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Commentary: Heat, Fires, Post-Apocalyptic Landscape Punctuate September in California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 09, 2020
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Commentary: Heat, Fires, Post-Apocalyptic Landscape Punctuate September in California

By David M. Greenwald In 1987, I was a freshman in high school in San Luis Obispo. One miserable day th ...

By David M. Greenwald In 1987, I was a freshman in high school in San Luis Obispo. One miserable day the temperature hit a whopping 111 degrees—the highest in the country that day and the highest ev ...

September 09, 2020
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California’s Mountain Lions Receive Further Protection

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 19, 2020
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California’s Mountain Lions Receive Further Protection

(From press release) In a welcome move to protect California’s mountain lions, the California Department ...

(From press release) In a welcome move to protect California’s mountain lions, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) expanded the boundary of the three strikes mountain lion depredatio ...

February 19, 2020
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Hope for California’s Southern and Central Coast Mountain Lions

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 14, 2020
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Hope for California’s Southern and Central Coast Mountain Lions

(From Press Release) - Current protections under California law couldn’t save p56, the first lion killed ...

(From Press Release) - Current protections under California law couldn’t save p56, the first lion killed under the States three strikes law, yet there is now hope that P56 didn’t die in vain. The Peti ...

February 14, 2020
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Senator Wiener Wants to Turn PG&E into a Publicly-Owned Utility

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 04, 2020
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Senator Wiener Wants to Turn PG&E into a Publicly-Owned Utility

In an effort to fundamentally reform PG&E, this legislation will turn it into a public utility focuse ...

In an effort to fundamentally reform PG&E, this legislation will turn it into a public utility focused on safety, reliability, and affordability instead of profits Monday, Senator Scott Wiener (D- ...

February 04, 2020
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Assemblymember Bonta Announces Launch of California Green New Deal

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 07, 2020
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Assemblymember Bonta Announces Launch of California Green New Deal

(From Press Release - Assemblymember Bonta) - Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) today unveiled details ...

(From Press Release - Assemblymember Bonta) - Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) today unveiled details of the California Green New Deal Act (AB 1839) that will boldly address the impacts of climate ...

January 07, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: State Takeover of PG&E not only Reasonable but Warranted under the Circumstances

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: State Takeover of PG&E not only Reasonable but Warranted under the Circumstances

It is hard to blame Governor Gavin Newsom for the problems involving PG&E and the threat of wildfires ...

It is hard to blame Governor Gavin Newsom for the problems involving PG&E and the threat of wildfires fueled by howling winds and dry conditions. But he only has to look to 2003 to know what can ...

November 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Wind, Fire, Power Outrages – Post Climate Change California’s Normal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 30, 2019
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Commentary: Wind, Fire, Power Outrages – Post Climate Change California’s Normal?

It is easy to point your finger at PG&E, at their failure to plan and maintain their electrical lines ...

It is easy to point your finger at PG&E, at their failure to plan and maintain their electrical lines, their untenable solution of turning off power for long periods of time – this is a disaster. ...

October 30, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Lawsuit Filed Challenging Trump Administration’s Attempt to Trample California’s Authority to Maintain Longstanding Clean Car Standards

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 21, 2019
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Lawsuit Filed Challenging Trump Administration’s Attempt to Trample California’s Authority to Maintain Longstanding Clean Car Standards

(From Press Release- AG's Office) - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today, with Governor Gavin ...

(From Press Release- AG's Office) - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today, with Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources Board, led a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the ...

September 21, 2019
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Trump Sets Up a Court Battle over Auto Emissions as Newsom and Becerra Prepare to Fight Back

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2019
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Trump Sets Up a Court Battle over Auto Emissions as Newsom and Becerra Prepare to Fight Back

On Wednesday the Trump administration will revoke California’s authority to set emissions rules stricter ...

On Wednesday the Trump administration will revoke California’s authority to set emissions rules stricter than federal standards, setting up a likely court battle between the state and the President – ...

September 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Law Would Limit Planned Black Outs

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 09, 2019
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Law Would Limit Planned Black Outs

(From Press Release – Senator Wiener) - Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced new legi ...

(From Press Release – Senator Wiener) - Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced new legislation to limit utility blackouts and help protect residents, businesses, and medical and publ ...

September 09, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Gov. Newsom Bans Use of Brain-Damaging Pesticide in California

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 09, 2019
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Gov. Newsom Bans Use of Brain-Damaging Pesticide in California

EWG: "Just because chemical agribusiness wants to use a brain-damaging pesticide doesn’t mean they should ...

EWG: "Just because chemical agribusiness wants to use a brain-damaging pesticide doesn’t mean they should" (From Press Release) – In a major move to protect California children, farm workers and their ...

May 09, 2019
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Legislation Sponsored by ASUCD Moving through the Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 26, 2019
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Legislation Sponsored by ASUCD Moving through the Process

Students representing the ASUCD Office of the External Affairs Vice President in February submitted an ag ...

Students representing the ASUCD Office of the External Affairs Vice President in February submitted an agricultural bill, AB 1086, to the California State Assembly which seeks to reduce the amount of ...

April 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Extinction Rebellion Disrupts State Capitol, Big Oil Lobby Monday for Passage of Environmental Laws

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 23, 2019
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Extinction Rebellion Disrupts State Capitol, Big Oil Lobby Monday for Passage of Environmental Laws

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Extinction Rebellion – a recent worldwide, ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Extinction Rebellion – a recent worldwide, grassroots, militant environmental movement that dramatically calls attention to global warming ...

April 23, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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UC Davis Student-Written Legislation to Reduce Water Usage Introduced in the California State Assembly

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 01, 2019
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UC Davis Student-Written Legislation to Reduce Water Usage Introduced in the California State Assembly

(From Press Release) — On February 22nd, 2019, students representing the ASUCD Office of the External A ...

(From Press Release) — On February 22nd, 2019, students representing the ASUCD Office of the External Affairs Vice President have submitted an agricultural bill, AB 1086, to the California State Ass ...

March 01, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Local Impact as PG&E Files for Chapter 11

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2019
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Local Impact as PG&E Files for Chapter 11

As expected, PG&E filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protections. PG&E in a press release Tues ...

As expected, PG&E filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protections. PG&E in a press release Tuesday announced that it remains committed to continue to deliver “safe and reliable electric and ...

January 30, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Fire Danger Adds Urgency to Climate Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 26, 2018
| (69) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Fire Danger Adds Urgency to Climate Change

We have learned, once again this month, that the risk of fire presents a multi-fold danger to areas of Ca ...

We have learned, once again this month, that the risk of fire presents a multi-fold danger to areas of California – even those locations where the risk of actual fire is comparatively low. On the one ...

November 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Schools Made a Tough Call, Is This Really the Future We Face?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2018
| (66) Comments

Commentary: Schools Made a Tough Call, Is This Really the Future We Face?

UC Davis tried to open earlier this week and the students protested the decision. The administration aft ...

UC Davis tried to open earlier this week and the students protested the decision. The administration after the push back re-considered their decision, and ended up closing school for the week. Given ...

November 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The New Normal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 13, 2018
| (29) Comments

Commentary: The New Normal?

It wasn’t an incredibly hot fall. In fact, I don’t know that we had a single real heat wave after Labor ...

It wasn’t an incredibly hot fall. In fact, I don’t know that we had a single real heat wave after Labor Day. But we’ve had almost no rain, and for most of October the temperatures were running aroun ...

November 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Fires, Heat, the New Normal under Climate Change Sinks In

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 18, 2018
| (36) Comments

My View: Fires, Heat, the New Normal under Climate Change Sinks In

Last week I was visiting my folks in San Luis Obispo. After finishing the Vanguard, I prepared for a jog ...

Last week I was visiting my folks in San Luis Obispo. After finishing the Vanguard, I prepared for a jog from the house I grew up in, down to my old high school and back. It was a little different h ...

August 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: What Happens When It Comes Here?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 30, 2018
| (59) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: What Happens When It Comes Here?

Yesterday I had a terrifying reminder of just how vulnerable we actually are. As I drove over the Mace o ...

Yesterday I had a terrifying reminder of just how vulnerable we actually are. As I drove over the Mace overpass, Davis blanketed by cool smoke and noxious ash, I suddenly saw to the east, not far awa ...

July 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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