On May 15 we were treated to the second Climate Change Symposium, organized by a group of Del Mar residents. This second
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Read More »The saga of the income-graduated electricity fee continues. Thanks go to our California Representatives Assembly Member Tasha Boerner and Senator Catherine Blakespear,
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Read More »In the October Sandpiper, I described the income-graduated fixed charges for electricity that was mandated by state bill AB 205 that would
Read More »At holiday gift giving time, it is more important than ever to remember the mantra: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. There is usually so
Read More »Think you are paying a lot for your electricity now? Just wait, it could get a lot worse! Last year, a
Read More »Too hot to swim in the ocean! On July 24th, the ocean temperature on the Florida coast was recorded at 101.1 degrees
Read More »While almost 19% of cars sold last year in California were electric vehicles (EVs), fewer than 2% of trucks sold were electric.
Read More »Recently a large Torrey Pine on Via Alta fell onto a power line and many houses on Crest Road lost power for
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