I thought that responsible journalism entailed getting both sides of the story before going to print. That is a marketing ploy that most journalists should be able to see through. Muni says that building the infrastructure for CNG buses will take five years. Predictably enough, they had no reply when queried why it only took Washington, D.C., one year to build the same infrastructure. Other California cities that have moved to CNG buses include L.A., San Diego, and Sacramento.
Kids suffer the most from the health impacts of air pollution.
Let's wake up and direct more concern toward the health of the public, especially children, in the Bay Area. Let's do it before it's too late. Let's look at what deregulation has done in the electricity generation market in this state. Prior to the restructuring that began in 1996, the regulated utilities had their generation and other rates set by the California Public Utilities Commission based on their costs and a set rate of return on investment, about 10 percent. As part of deregulation, the regulated utilities sold their power plants to generation companies.