Why are gas prices going up when the price of oil is going down? Get the KUSI interview on this story with Public Watchdogs’ Executive Director, Charles Langley There is a schism in the scheme of things. According to the “Laws of Supply and Demand,” the price of a commodity will increase when it is scarce, and decrease when it is abundant. As of this…
That metallic taste in your mouth? It could be brain damage. People who surf near the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) are rumored to occasionally report a metallic taste in their mouth while surfing. Southern California Edison (SCE), the owners of the shuttered nuke plant, use a system called “Dilute and Discharge,” to dump radioactive water from its spent nuclear fuel pools into…
What do Fukushima and San Diego have in common? Answer: Both are the sites of a failed nuclear power plant, and both sites are actively dumping radioactive waste into the Pacific Ocean. Join us, Saturday, June 11, 2022 from 10am to Noon, as we gather with other concerned citizens to protest and educate our neighbors on the ongoing dumping of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean…
Today, Public Watchdogs joined as a signatory to An Open Letter to the Government of Japan from Concerned Groups, Elected Officials, and Scholars of the World. The letter which will be hand-delivered to the Japaneses Consulate on August 1, 2022, condemns the government of Japan for its dumping radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. As of this writing, more than 130 organizations and scholars have signed…
Public Watchdogs to Question San Onofre Cost to public Public Watchdogs has filed a formal Notice Of Intent (NOI) with the California Public Utilities Commission to intervene on behalf of ratepayers in hearings involving the decommissioning of the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) by Southern California Edison (Edison). According to Public Watchdogs’ Executive Director, Charles Langley, “We will use forensic analyses to investigate and…
Chuck Lowery is an Oceanside native. As a retired businessman, philanthropist, and former Oceanside City Councilmember 2014-18, Chuck learned how to work with other community members and to consider the potential outcome of serious decisions. As a local stakeholder, the proximity of millions of California residents to the radioactive storage on the San Onofre beach is an item of deep concern. In an effort to learn…
Former Chair of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission rejects nuclear energy as “not safe” and “not smart” Dateline May 12, 2022 — E, the Environmental Magazine, has published a compelling article by journalist Sara Mosko titled the Insanity of Expanding Nuclear Energy. The story explains how four of the world’s top nuclear regulators have issued a joint statement rejecting nuclear energy as a clean, green solution to…
Prepare for the gas tax to increase: What does it even pay for? The price of paradise could be going up even more this summer. It looks like California will be raising its gas tax as lawmakers have not acted to stop the increase. This story was originally published on CBS News 8 San Diego. Please get the original CBS story and video here. Author: Heather…
On April 11, 2022, the Washington Post published this article, What should America do with its Nuclear Waste? Public Watchdogs member, Diane Ray, responded with this letter to the editor: On April 10, 2022, Jerry Stephenson, ISFSI engineer manager at the nuclear waste dump at San Onofre, was quoted in the Washington Post, saying that the dry fuel storage at San Onofre is entirely “self-sufficient” one…
Remembering Phil, 10-22-21, Friday, 3PM We are here today to remember Phil, and to share memories of Phil, who we all knew in different ways and in different roles. Phil was a father, an athlete, a public advocate, and so much more. My name is Charles Langley. I knew Phil because I worked with him for many…
Trained workers at the Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Massachusetts are claiming that skilled nuclear technicians are being replaced by unqualified “Homer Simpsons” as a way of cutting labor costs for the plant’s new owner, Holtec International. Holtec’s legal record includes criminal activities such as bribery and outright lying to elected officials, so it is no surprise that the company has serious management problems that have…
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Public Watchdogs unleashes an analysis of potential gasoline price gouging Get the 600-word Analysis here Get the KUSI News story here March 9, 2022
Scroll down for story … California gets little, if any oil from Russia. March 14, 2022, KUSI San Diego SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – With the average gas price costing California’s over five dollars a gallon, one advocacy group is taking it upon themselves to look into the possibility of California oil refineries price gouging consumers. Click here for the original story as it appeared on KUSI….
The story is reproduced under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Please view this story on ABC Channel 10 News here. Public watchdogs asking California’s attorney general to look into price gouging