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San Diego Union-Tribune's Opinion Editor, Robert A. Kittle, refuses to print UCAN's rebuttal

Bob Kittle with arched eybrows and bow tie.
Bob Kittle

The San Diego Union-Tribune has refused to print UCAN's rebuttal to Robert A. Kittle's factually inaccurate editorial titled Lucrative Rip-Off, published on July 14. Read Mr. Kittle's  back-pedaling response, (and our reply to him) here.

Union-Tribune slams UCAN with an ill-founded, sloppily researched editorial

The Union-Tribune, which once lionized UCAN's executive director, Michael Shames, as a "Consumers' Hero" is now portraying Shames as a mustache-twirling villain who has swindled SDG&E ratepayers out of $2 million. Read our reply to the opinion.

Physicist, 82, leads the way on energy efficiency

North County Times - Pioneering physicist leads the way in promoting energy-efficient living without making huge investments.  MORE 

Why chopping down trees to make room for SDG&E electric lines is a form of pornography


GUEST COMMENTARY BY JEANNE GAHAGAN - A Mission Hills resident compares the reckless removal of magnificent trees from her neighborhood to pornography. Ms. Gahagan offers a freudian analysis of SDG&E's "tree-envy" complex which is rooted in a desire to maintain power and control at
any cost. More.

UCAN files protest against SDG&E's application for expedited approval of the Miramar Energy Facility II Project

Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) has hereby filed a Protest of SDG&E's application and,specifically, its request for expedited approval of construction of a Miramar Peaking Plant.
Click here to read UCAN's protest.

BLM lifts moratorium on solar energy applications

Today the Bureau of Land Management announced the lifting of its moratorium on solar energy applications. More.

High gas prices equate to higher public support for oil exploration, Pew survey finds

The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press has released a nationwide study finding that "amid record gas prices, public support for greater energy exploration is spiking." More.

U.S. freezes solar energy projects

The Bureau of Land Management has struck a blow to the alternative energy industry. More.

The U.S. Energy Department releases its long-term market report

The U.S. Energy Department has released its Annual Energy Outlook 2008 report. The AEO report, prepared by the Energy Information Administration, presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand, and prices through 2030. More.

Sunrise Powerlink decision delayed as regulators request more details

UNION-TRIBUNE - UCAN Executive Director Michael Shames, an opponent of the $1.5 billion SDG&E project, called the ruling a "bombshell." MORE



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