John White

Clean Power Campaign / Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technology

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Legislative Director of the Clean Power Campaign and Executive Director of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technology in Sacramento, California

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In the past 30 years, smog has decreased dramatically in Southern California thanks to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. But the region is still the nation's smoggiest.

Smog Alert

In the past 30 years, smog has decreased dramatically in Southern California thanks to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. But the region is still the nation's smoggiest.

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The nuclear power reactors at San Onofre generated power off and on for 40 years, until they were shut down a year ago because of leakage from a tube for radioactive steam.

The Shutdown of San Onofre and California's Energy Future

The nuclear power reactors at San Onofre generated power off and on for 40 years, until they were shut down a year ago because of leakage from a tube for radioactive steam.

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An election that turned conventional political wisdom upside down and an economy that turned everything upside down; 2008 was a year of some of the most profound changes Americans…

Fears, Hopes and Predictions for 2009

An election that turned conventional political wisdom upside down and an economy that turned everything upside down; 2008 was a year of some of the most profound changes Americans…

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