Environment California

Friedman Introduces Consumer Watchdog Sponsored Bill to Hold Oil Drillers Financially Liable for Harm Caused by Their Drilling

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onsdag, februari 21, 2024
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Under AB 3155, oil drillers could face penalties ranging from $250,000 to a $1 million.

Key Points: 
  • Under AB 3155, oil drillers could face penalties ranging from $250,000 to a $1 million.
  • These penalties can be challenged and rebutted by the drilling companies if the companies can prove the illnesses were caused another way.
  • Oil drillers that don't use the best technology to protect communities from toxic leaks need to be accountable to the communities they harm," said Assemblymember Friedman.
  • "If oil drillers don't want to invest in the most protective technology to drill, they should face legal accountability to the families they harm."

SF BottleBank Pilot To Refund CRV Bottle Deposits A Bust; Coalition Gives CalRecycle Checklist for Reform, Says Consumer Watchdog

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måndag, juni 12, 2023
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CalRecycle should take heed as it builds a new bottle deposit system to begin in 2025 under SB 1013."

Key Points: 
  • CalRecycle should take heed as it builds a new bottle deposit system to begin in 2025 under SB 1013."
  • The SF BottleBank program offers consumers bottle deposit refunds via electronic accounts in exchange for bags of CRV empties taken by consumers to supermarket parking lots.
  • The SF BottleBank program received state grants totaling $2.15 million in the last four years with nothing but red ink in sight.
  • That comes to anywhere from $300,000 worth of CRV deposits to $1.6 million worth of CRV a year per location.

Bill to Hold Oil Drillers Presumptively Liable For Harms in Drilling Safety Zones Garners Support of 130+ Group Coalition Including Consumer Watchdog, That Powered Through Gasoline Price Gouging Penalty Bill

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tisdag, april 18, 2023
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Oil drillers qualified a referendum that put SB 1137 on hold until voters vote on it in November 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Oil drillers qualified a referendum that put SB 1137 on hold until voters vote on it in November 2024.
  • If SB 556 becomes law, it would further protect communities by making drillers liable for the harms they cause starting January 2024.
  • "This bill connects the dots between toxic oil and gas pollution and the health harms it causes.
  • It's high time the onus was put on oil companies to prove their dirty activities aren't the cause of rampant health harms.

Diverse Coalition of 347 Organizations Sign Letter to Protect Rooftop Solar in California

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fredag, september 3, 2021
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 347 organizations representing a true grassroots movementspanning business to housing to environmental advocacy groups, issued a statement of support to protect rooftop solar in California.

Key Points: 
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 347 organizations representing a true grassroots movementspanning business to housing to environmental advocacy groups, issued a statement of support to protect rooftop solar in California.
  • Solar is incredibly popular in California , in part because net metering is putting the benefits of rooftop solar in the hands of more people by making it more affordable.
  • In fact, working and middle-class neighborhoods make up nearly 50% of today's rooftop solar market.
  • Save California Solar is a coalition founded by the Solar Rights Alliance, California's association of solar users, to help ensure that rooftop solar continues to grow and benefit every Californian.