Historic, veto-proof vote launches CleanPowerSF
Sup. David Campos addresses a CleanPowerSF rally before it was approved by the Board of Supervisors.Steven T. JonesThe San Francisco Board of Supervisors today cast an historic vote that was more than...
View ArticlePG&E union turns to Change.org to attack renewable energy program
As the issue of climate change heats up again on the national stage, a local program seeking to provide San Franciscans with the option to purchase 100 percent renewable energy has come under attack by...
View ArticleKey CleanPowerSF facts matter more than myriad details
PG&E greed and negligence destroyed a neighborhood and killed eight people, and we're going to just trust it to save the planet?sfexaminer.comIt’s great to see our colleagues down the hall at the...
View ArticleSupervisors to grill Mayor Lee over CleanPowerSF sabotage
Mayor Lee will have to explain why he's bucking the people and their elected representatives in favor of PG&E.Rebecca BoweMayor Ed Lee will be on the hot seat for his unqualified support of Pacific...
View ArticleMayor Lee distorts reality in defending CleanPowerSF obstruction by his...
Mayor Ed Lee and his appointees are essentially claiming the authority to override board decisions made on a veto-proof 8-3 voteTim DawMayor Ed Lee yesterday answered a series of five questions from...
View ArticleIs Art Torres helping PG&E, helping his son's political career, or both?
Joaquin and Art Torres are both mayoral appointees who serve as presidents of their respective commissions.As I’ve been reporting on how CleanPowerSF is being blocked by Mayor Ed Lee and his political...
View ArticleMayor Lee supports PG&E's monopoly
After watching Mayor Ed Lee and his appointees subvert the launch of CleanPowerSF and support PG&E's illegal monopoly control of local energy users -- and PG&E's regular attempts to greenwash...
View ArticleHow San Francisco should really be helping the Philippines
Devastation like that in the Philippines now will become more common as the oceans warm.Ted Aljibe/Getty ImagesThere were a couple good stories in today’s San Francisco Chronicle related to concerns...
View ArticlePlans for SF clean energy program still underway, despite political opposition
District 5 Sup. London Breed called for a clear plan to build out local energy sources and create jobs.San Francisco’s longstanding effort to develop a municipal renewable energy program has been...
View ArticleThe miraculous and mysterious, disappearing, reappearing Clean Power SF data
Now you see it, now you don't. Data on CleanPower SF scrubbed from a city report on renewable energy. Graphic by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezThe fight for clean power in San Francisco just got a whole lot...
View ArticleSF may go through Marin County to bypass CleanPowerSF subversion
Marin Clean Energy was launched over PG&E's objections, an influence that has stalled CleanPowerSF.Just in time for Earth Day, a renewed effort to reduce the city’s carbon emissions was introduced...
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