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PG&E Will Bury 10,000 Miles of Cable to Stop Sparking California Wildfires
The monopoly utility has unveiled an ambitious plan to bury cables at a cost of $15-30 billion and pass the cost on to Californians.
This Off-Grid Project Is Bringing Streetlights Back to Detroit
When a utility repossessed nearly 1,400 streetlights, 12,000 residents were left in the dark. Now, a non-profit is installing solar-powered versions.
PG&E Execs Were Literally Partying in Wine Country While Planning to Cut Power to Millions of Californians
They were wining and dining their top natural gas customers at a lavish retreat in wine country.
The Company That's Caused California Wildfires Is Cutting Off Power to 2 Million People to Avoid Another One
The state of California allowed PG&E to start charging customers billions more so it could upgrade its grid. The company still hasn't.
A California power company is being sued for its role in the state's deadliest wildfire
The Camp Fire has destroyed more than 8,000 homes and killed 56 people. PG&E might have been able to prevent some of the damage.
"Comments Off": How Livity Sound Removed Genre From the Equation
In conversation with the Bristol label who have quietly fostered their own distinct strain of UK dance music.
Rest in Peace Tony Phillips, Utility Star and True Believer
Tony Phillips wasn't quite a Hall of Famer, but by becoming a star at age 30, he did something few players have ever done. It started with telling himself a story.
Detroit Bankruptcy Judge Says He Can't Stop Controversial Water Shutoffs
Judge Steven Rhodes said there is no "enforceable right" to water, leaving the city free to continue cutting off water for thousands of residents with unpaid utility bills.
Why Economists Hate (and Love) Christmas
Your growing collection of ugly sweaters represents billions of dollars in value being destroyed in the economy every year.
This Is the Way Facebook Ends
Let's not forget everything Facebook has done for us. In leveraging our social curiosity and innate egomania, Mark Zuckerberg unleashed a social revolution, compelling us to share even the most mundane aspects of our lives. No longer anonymous trolls...