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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, February 17th, 2017 / Editorials, Latest news, Opinion / Comments Off on Our view: State needs to be smarter about water infrastructure
The dam was declared totally safe. The collapse was totally unexpected. This month’s emergency evacuation of 200,000 people below the troubled spillways at the Oroville Dam in Northern California recalled memories of a disaster right in our backyard. On March 2, 1928, as many as 600 people, many of them residents of Ventura County, died Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, July 29th, 2016 / Columns, Energy, Latest news / 1 Comment
This has been a big year for green energy. Anti-nuclear groups are celebrating an agreement to close Diablo Canyon nuclear plant near San Luis Obispo, solar costs are on par with conventional resources and a big wind turbine project offshore at Morro Bay is moving rapidly through the approval process. The Public Policy Institute of Read More →
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By Philip Joens / Friday, July 1st, 2016 / Central Coast, Energy, left / Comments Off on Diablo Canyon plant closing effects being mitigated
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