In last night’s debate Senator Barbara Boxer made clear what was at stake in November’s U.S. Senate election: California’s clean energy future. Without a doubt, re-electing Barbara Boxer will help keep the dream alive, but electing Carly Fiorina would be a nightmare. In fact, when asked about her stance on Prop 23, the Dirty Energy Initiative to suspend California’s landmark global warming law AB 32, Fiorina danced around the question. But her spin failed. After a long-winded meaningless answer, the moderators pushed her give a direct yes or no answer on supporting the Dirty Energy Initiative. You will be surprised to learn she still didn’t answer the question.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) currently generates 75% of its electricity using fossil fuels with a significant amount generated by coal-fired power plants. While LADWP has aggressive Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) goals, long-term contracts tying it to coal-fired generation remain an obstacle. The currently proposed geothermal and solar-thermal investments will take [...]