Bad Branding: Mesa Water District’s Marketing Scheme Backfires: Looking Back to 2013
Lately, the people who act like they own the Mesa Water District, namely its five-member board of directors, general manager, and communications manager, have been...
Dust-ups Continue over Radioactive Waste Storage at San Onofre
The decommissioning of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) has been riddled with controversies since it was shuttered in 2013, undermining public confidence in Southern...
Poseidon’s Reliability Promise – Pay More Don’t Get More: Looking Back to 2015
But underlying every other aspect of the proposed Poseidon ocean desalination project is that, if nothing else, it is a corporate scam for which the...
How the Poseidon Project Could Have Been Fully Permitted by Now: Looking Back to 2012
“If you have a well designed and planned facility the permitting process shouldn’t be any problem at all,” Luster said....
Poseidon was Delaying its Own Desal Project in 2008: Looking Back
Poseidon pals and foes are ready to fight it out in July. The issues haven't changed in 15 years....
Exclusive: Update for COVID-19 Deaths in Orange County by City Including Skilled Nursing Facilities
Once again, the SCV is reporting exclusively on the number of COVID-19 deaths by city in Orange County and the number of deaths from skilled...
Cooling Trend – Power Plants Must Change to Protect Marine Life: Looking Back to 2007
(2007) Once-through-cooling (OTC), a process used by power generating plants for cooling, may be on its way out in the United States due to anticipated...
Do COVID-19 Deaths in Skilled Nursing Facilities Matter to Orange County Supervisors?
But what about the elderly--the people over 65, especially those in skilled nursing facilities, who took care of the rest of us into adulthood and...
Residents Fight Poseidon Project: Looking Back to 2006
(2006) Concerned local residents and environmental protection groups are suing to force the City of Huntington Beach to withdraw certification of a desalination plant and...
First Public Report on Orange County COVID-19 Deaths by City
Orange County health officials publicly released COVID-19 fatality counts by city for the first time today in response to a public records request by the...