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San Onofre: We Can't Ignore the Warning Signs

Erich Pica | Posted 05.21.2012

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Erich Pica

San Onofre's reactors have already released radioactive steam and are literally shaking themselves apart. Instead of keeping the reactors shut down, Southern Edison is rushing to restart the reactors and running them as hard as possible.

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'There Is No Timeline On Nuclear Safety'

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 05.13.2012

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LOS ANGELES — A $670 million overhaul at California's San Onofre nuclear plant was expressly intended to avoid the types of ailments that have s...

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More Wear & Tear For Ailing Power Plant

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 04.12.2012

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LOS ANGELES — The operator of an idled nuclear plant on the California coast announced Thursday that more unusual wear has been found on tubing ...

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Wind Storm Wreaks Havoc On The Southland

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.19.2012

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Southern California wind continues to prove more powerful than the area's power lines. Throughout the weekend storm of wind, rain and, in some areas, ...

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So Cal Edison Sends Thousands Of Apology Letters

AP | By JOHN ROGERS | Posted 02.19.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Southern California Edison is reaching out to hundreds of thousands of customers who were left without electricity – some for as ...

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So Cal Edison On The Defensive After Botched Emergency Alert

AP | By NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted 01.03.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Nuclear watchdog and environmental groups have criticized Southern California Edison for how long it took to notify the media and publi...

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Ammonia Leak At California Nuclear Plant Prompts Alert

AP | AMY TAXIN | Posted 01.01.2012

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IRVINE, Calif. — A non-radioactive ammonia leak at a Southern California nuclear plant prompted an emergency alert and precautionary evacuation ...

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Senate Approves Obama's Nominee For Commerce Department

AP | By ALAN FRAM | Posted 12.20.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Thursday to approve President Barack Obama's nomination of former utility executive John Bryson to head the Commerce De...

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Navajo Nation Settles Allegations Against Coal Company

AP | By FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.05.2011

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- The Navajo Nation has settled its allegations that a coal mining company conspired with others to cheat the tribe out of hundreds ...

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Utility Company Stumbles On Trove Of 1.4 Million-Year-Old Fossils

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 05.25.2011

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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A utility company preparing to build a new substation in an arid canyon southeast of Los Angeles has stumbled on a trove of ...

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Smart Meters Coming To SoCal Edison Customers

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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When you get your pricier-than-normal monthly utility bill, did you ever wish there was a way to monitor your energy usage on a daily basis? Or a way ...

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Ford's Giant Green Leap

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrea Chalupa

Given the crisis we face, we should all be driving around in zero-emission vehicles. Forget the flying car and living like the Jetsons! We need cars that don't emit C02, now.

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Create Your Own Green Job

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charles Karel Bouley

Barack asked all of us. Your turn. I found solutions. Maybe they're not for you, but find your own. They're out there. Don't wait for a bail out or a government program or hand. Take the lead.

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John "Nuke Bailout" Bryson Must Not Be Secretary of Energy

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harvey Wasserman

Long gone from Southern California Edison, John Bryson's ascent to head the Department of Energy would send a disastrous signal to those who are committed to a post fossil/nuclear future.

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Solar Power Turf Wars: Solar Industry Holds Back Massive Expansion

Fortune | Todd Woody | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Southern California Edison unveiled plans to install 250 megawatts' worth of solar panels on warehouse roofs back in March, it was hailed as a gr...

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Artificial Reef Being Built To Defend Against Los Angeles Nuclear Plant's Pollution

LA Times | Susannah Rosenblatt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rocks bigger than basketballs were pushed into the ocean off San Clemente this week to provide the foundation for a 150-acre reef for giant kelp -- a ...

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Solar-Power Users Go Green To Save Green

USA Today | Paul Davidson | Posted 05.25.2011

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For years, Bruce Crawford dreamed of putting solar panels on his one-story house to cut his power bill and "do something good for the environment." Bu...

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