By Tom Frantz On a Saturday morning in early November, several people, including myself, boarded a Cessna T210 for a flight around the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley. The Valley was in the [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air
We Must Choose Our Future
By Tom Frantz There is overwhelming scientific consensus on global warming. Since the Industrial Revolution, our planet has warmed about one degree Celsius. We already have witnessed significant [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Community Emission Reduction Plans
By Tom Frantz When community residents and local businesses meet to discuss solutions to their air pollution needs, innovative ideas are sometimes the result. Ten communities in California have [...] Continue Reading
Oil Production Blues
By Tom Frantz California’s 140-year-old oil company, Chevron, has been in the spotlight recently in Kern County. It is not good news. Chevron is in the process of losing a significant chunk of the [...] Continue Reading
AB 617 Not Working
B Tom Frantz In 2017, the California legislature extended cap-and-trade (AB 398) until 2030 as the key mechanism for reducing California’s greenhouse gas emissions. Major emitters of CO2 must buy [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: A Just Transition
By Tom Frantz There is no question the earth is warming rapidly because of human activity. Our inability to fully accept this looming disaster has resulted in insufficient public action to quickly [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: High-Speed Rail Construction Is a Dirty Business
By Tom Frantz Readers may have noticed recent high-speed rail (HSR) construction in various parts of the San Joaquin Valley. The building of bridges over Highway 99 in south Fresno and over the San [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Rearguard Action Needed
By Tom Frantz It is a fact that residents in Fresno, Tulare, Kings and Kern counties breathe the worst air in the nation. The rest of the San Joaquin Valley is slightly better. This pollution [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Rearguard Action Needed
By Tom Frantz It is a fact that residents in Fresno, Tulare, Kings and Kern counties breathe the worst air in the nation. The rest of the San Joaquin Valley is slightly better. This pollution [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Protect Our Forests
By Tom Frantz Residents of the San Joaquin Valley reside in a polluted and sterile world. We breathe air saturated with dust, exhaust, smoke, ammonia and pesticides. We tread on concrete and [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Protect Our Forests
By Tom Frantz Residents of the San Joaquin Valley reside in a polluted and sterile world. We breathe air saturated with dust, exhaust, smoke, ammonia and pesticides. We tread on concrete and [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Three Victories for the People
By Tom Frantz Three significant events took place recently that should improve the quality of life for residents in the San Joaquin Valley. First, the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition (CVAQ) [...] Continue Reading