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Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

California needs biomass energy to meet its wildfire goals. Its projects keep going South

Arbor Energy’s biomass project converting forest-thinning waste into energy with underground carbon sequestration failed in California due to regulatory hurdles and opposition, moving to Louisiana.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

After insurance pullback, advocates demand a 'bill of rights' for California policyholders

A leading consumer group is proposing a policyholder rights initiative that would require insurers to offer coverage to California homeowners who fireproof their homes - or lose the right to sell home or auto insurance in the state for five years. The Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights was filed with state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta's office last week by Consumer Watchdog, the Los Angeles advocacy group whose founder Harvey Rosenfield authored Proposition 103, the 1988 initiative that governs California insurance law.
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Environment
fromThe Mercury News
3 weeks ago

Letters: Put fire safety focus on neighborhoods, not backcountry

Wildfire protection should prioritize neighborhoods, homes, and people through defensible space, ember-resistant materials, and community mitigation rather than distant forest thinning.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Letters: Put fire safety focus on neighborhoods, not backcountry

Prioritize community-focused wildfire measures—defensible space, ember-resistant construction, local mitigation—rather than distant backcountry forest thinning.
fromSFGATE
3 months ago

Colorado To Force Insurers To Reward Wildfire Prep-but Will Rates Really Fall?

When neighbors in Summit County pooled a half-million dollars to clear dead pines and carve out a massive fire break... they thought they'd done everything right.
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fromKqed
4 months ago

PG&E Proposes New Rate Increase, But Says Customer Bills Won't Rise - Yet | KQED

PG&E requests a rate increase citing reduced operation costs but faces criticism for overspending and mismanagement.
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