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Governor owns this utility scandal
2015-12-13 04:35:23| Energy - Topix.net
U.S. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. of California gestures as he speaks during a signing ceremony on the side line of the COP21, United Nations Climate Change Conference at the U.S. embassy in Paris, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. California Governor Jerry Brown joined governors and other local leaders from around the world signing an accord Sunday to do more on a local level to reduce emissions and protect populations from global warming.
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Jerry Brown in Paris: Calif governor goes deep on climate change and other global threats
2015-12-11 00:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: California Gov. Jerry Brown had a song stuck in his head, and he wanted to hear it. Standing outside a conference center shortly after giving a speech on climate change, he asked for someone to play it on their phone. And when the refrain arrived, he sang along to the Barry McGuire tune from 1965 -- "We`re on the eve of destruction." "We have a theme song!" said Nancy McFadden, the governor`s top aide. It was a fitting anthem for Brown`s trip to the U.N. summit on climate change, a trip...
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Chevron CEO Blasts California Environmental Laws Governor Touts
2015-12-09 18:49:20| Energy - Topix.net
As Governor Jerry Brown is in Paris urging other political leaders to follow his lead in curbing global warming, the chief executive of California's largest oil company said the state's policies "unambiguously raise energy costs and do nothing about greenhouse-gas emissions." Chevron Corp. Chief Executive Officer John Watson said environmentalists have misdirected their energies toward California and other industrialized economies instead of targeting the largest polluters in the developing world.
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Chevron CEO Blasts California Environmental Laws Governor Touts
2015-12-09 13:39:15| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
As Governor Jerry Brown is in Paris urging other political leaders to follow his lead in curbing global warming, the chief executive of California's largest oil company said the state's policies "unambiguously raise energy costs and do nothing about greenhouse-gas emissions." Chevron Corp. Chief Executive Officer John Watson said environmentalists have misdirected their energies toward California and other industrialized economies instead of targeting the largest polluters in the developing world.
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How Illinois' Super-Rich Governor and His Cronies Are Changing the State
2015-11-30 09:34:25| Apparel - Topix.net
If the recent political trends in Illinois serve as a test case for the rest of the country, we're in for big trouble. Sunday's New York Times took a close and troubling look at the rise of newly installed, super-rich Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner, thanks to his even wealthier backer, hedge fund billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin, and several of their flush friends around the country.
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