Valero and Tesoro…names that sound like hill towns in Tuscany rather than the monikers of two mega-polluting oil companies who put up millions to …
Leave It to Oil Companies to Misappropriate Funds
Tomorrow is the deadline for submitting signatures to get a measure that would stop the implementation of California’s landmark Global Warming Solutions Act (AB …
When it Comes to California, eMeg Wants to Buy It Now
Adding the Buy It Now feature was one of the best things eBay ever did for buyers and sellers alike. Gone were the days …
Grassroots Voices Getting Heard, AND Published
Have you gotten a call from us yet to stand up for AB 32 — the Global Warming Solutions Act? We’ve been busy placing …
The Cognitive Dissonance Of Conservatives And The Success Of Environmentalism
Cognitive dissonance is defined as an uncomfortable feeling caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously. Matthew Yglesias writes, “In the 1970s, …
How You Win
Reading the newspapers these days always reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from The American President. President Andrew Shepherd finally addresses the …
Republican candidates for governor debate state’s landmark global warming law
Last night, the two major Republican candidates for governor, Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and ex-eBay executive Meg Whitman, appeared at their first debate together, …
Are Meg Whitman’s investments a conflict of interest? Ask her!
The Los Angeles Times has a thought-provoking article today about whether or not candidate for governor and former eBay executive Meg Whitman’s …
Pro-pollution Advocates Squabble Over Polluted Money
Two giants of the effort to ensure that polluting industries can continue to sicken the people of California and wreck the climate are squabbling …
Texas oil boys gunning for California climate law
Two Texas-based oil companies have reportedly pledged up to $2 million to buy signatures for a ballot initiative to suspend California’s landmark …
John A. Perez, 68th Speaker of the California Assembly
John A. Pérez was sworn in as Speaker of the California Assembly yesterday in the State Capitol. He brings to the Speakership a …
California governor race "key to U.S. climate change"
CLCV launched our “Build a Greener Governor” campaign exactly one year in advance of the critical November 2010 governor’s race. As environmental …