Women's Energy Matters News
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Pelosi announces opposition to Prop 16 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is against Proposition 16. Her chief of staff appeared at a news conference on the steps of city hall Sunday to announce her position. |
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PG&E Commits Facebook Identity Theft for Prop 16 I noticed that one of my friends on Facebook was a “fan” of Proposition 16 - PG&E’s Monopoly Protection Act that is easily the worst measure on the June ballot. He expressed shock to even be on that page. Apparently, PG&E had added him on as a supporter without his consent. |
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Marin Clean Energy clears another hurdle The Marin Energy Authority cleared another financial hurdle to compete with PG & E, as it vies with the utility over soliciting customers & Proposition 16. |
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Proposition 16: Is two-thirds too high a bar? Editorials in newspapers around the state have come out against the ballot measure saying it would actually give customers less say about where their electricity comes from. Video report |
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$30 group fights PG&E over Prop 16 David vGoliath over Proposition 16. That initiative would make it difficult to establish local power authorities like the one that has been formed in Marin County. PG&E is spending millions to get Prop 16 passed, but a group of Bay Area opponents has come up with a low-budget plan to defeat it. $35 million, a small army of political consultants, tons of television & radio advertising, in the other corner - nothing but ambition. Video report |
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It took eight years of tough political battles, but California's Marin County finally flipped the switch on its own energy authority two weeks ago, providing customers with electricity that's largely generated from renewable sources. |
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PG&E threatened with fines over Marin Clean Energy 'Opt out' letter Marin Energy Authority managers said Friday they remain concerned about Pacific Gas and Electric's efforts to squash the Marin Clean Energy initiative, despite a threat by the California Public Utilities Commission to fine the investor-owned utility for its latest violation of state rules. |
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State threatens PG&E with fines for Marin letter A letter that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. says it sent to Marin County residents by mistake last week briefly prompted California energy regulators to threaten the giant utility with fines. |
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Proposition 16 changes rules on public power California has a long, expensive history of fighting over public power provided by government. Prop 16 would radically alter the rules of engagement. The ballot measure, funded to the tune of $35 million almost entirely by PG & E... |
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PG&E irks PUC over energy flap in Marin California regulators on Monday bluntly warned Pacific Gas and Electric Co. that some of its actions to undermine Marin County's new public power program break state rules and must end - immediately. |
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Candidates differ on issues: Adams backs green power plan, Mazzoni calls venture risky Supervisor Susan Adams and former Assemblywoman Kerry Mazzoni haven't found much to agree on in their race for the San Rafael area's seat on the Board of Supervisors. |
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Plugging in a monopoly PG & E is the sole contributor to -- and the main beneficiary of -- Prop. 16. The most important thing to know about Proposition 16 on California's June ballot is that it was written and bankrolled by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for the benefit of PG&E. |
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PUC waited far too long to tell PG&E to back off THE SCOLDING that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. just got for its over-the-top campaign urging Marin ratepayers to opt out of the new public power authority was much deserved, if overdue. |
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'We Are Appalled,' Declared CPUC About 2004 PG&E Executive Bonus Scandal -- 'Give It Back' The lead sentence in last Friday's San Francisco Chronicle article hints at the dilemma Peter Darbee's political recklessness has created for his company & its heretofore guardian angels, the CPUC delivered a rare rebuke to PG&E, banning some of the hardball tactics the utility has used in its efforts to derail Marin County's new public power agency. |
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PG&E flips the switch on a ballot power play It was an unhappy anniversary that passed without public fanfare. But nine years ago last week, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., ravaged by the energy crisis, plunged into bankruptcy. |
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PG&E's new rates could help Marin green power JUST WHEN some might be thinking of opting out of the new Marin Energy Authority, Pacific Gas and Electric does something so dumb that the quandary for consumers is more difficult than ever. |
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PG&E must stop threats to public power agencies California energy regulators delivered a rare rebuke to Pacific Gas and Electric Co. on Thursday, banning some of the hardball tactics the utility has used in its efforts to derail Marin County's new public power agency. | ||
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CPUC reins in PG&E's advertising blitz in Marin In Marin County PG&E is being told to back off. The California Public Utilities Commission is reigning in the utility's efforts to contact its customers there. Video version |
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When do we get to have a two-thirds approval vote on PG&E's rate hike? The Chronicle’s David Baker reported today that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has proposed a new fee structure that would raise the average residential customer bill by $10.73 more each month, bringing it to a total of $88.13. |
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S.F. sues over PG&E-backed ballot measure San Francisco and a group of government-owned utilities from around California took their campaign against a Pacific Gas and Electric Co.-sponsored ballot measure to court Thursday, arguing that Proposition 16 is a power grab dressed up as an expansion of taxpayers' rights. |
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Marin energy battle plays out before state commission A PG&E spokeswoman told the California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday that the investor-owned utility is spending millions of dollars to pass Proposition 16 because it wants to protect California taxpayers. |
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PUC listens to Proposition 16 debate Critics of a PG&E-backed ballot measure that would hamper public power efforts want California energy regulators to jump into the fray. At an unusual hearing of the California Public Utilities Commission, public officials and consumer advocates on Wednesday urged the commissioners to oppose Proposition 16. |
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Some say Prop 16 is a power grab by PG&E Depending on whom you believe, Proposition 16, a measure on the June ballot, is either a power grab by PG&E or an attempt to give voters more power. Video version |
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Prop. 16, bankrolled by PG&E, subject of lively debate Proposition 16, a statewide ballot initiative being bankrolled by PG&E, was the subject of a lively hearing Wednesday at the California Public Utilities Commission. |
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Coalition opposing Marin Clean energy has strong ties to PG&E Five mailers sent to Marin residents opposing the Marin Clean Energy initiative bear the name of the Common Sense Coalition, but in fine print the mailers all state: "This information was provided by Coalition for Reliable and Affordable Electricity, a coalition that includes Pacific Gas and Electric Co. |
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Chief justice says initiatives paralyze state California Chief Justice Ronald George escalated his criticism of the state's initiative process Friday, saying unrestrained ballot-box lawmaking is paralyzing government. While nearly half the states allow voters to enact laws, "nowhere is the practice of government by voter initiative as extreme as it is in California," the state Supreme Court's leader said in a keynote speech of a Stanford Law School conference on state constitutions. |
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PG&E reaches agreement with MCE Utility will deliver electricity for county clean-energy program |
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The Chamber of Commerce Overlooks Prop 16's Massive Drafting Errors John Geesman, a former California Energy Commissioner, has been tracking PG&E's naked power ploy, Prop 16, for a while now. You can find his writings at the PG&E Ballot Initiative Fact Sheet. In a posting from yesterday, he tears into the California Chamber of Commerce for endorsing it. Apparently, the Cal Chamber hasn't bothered to read the measure before they just sorta agreed to do PG&E's bidding. PG&E is, of course, a big contributor to the CalChamber. |
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Prop 16 is Worst Measure on June Ballot Every election cycle has an awful state ballot proposition, with plenty of corporate funding to fool voters. For the June primary, it’s Prop 16 – a thinly veiled power grab by PG&E to shut down competition to keeps its monopoly. As more California cities consider providing their own energy through Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), PG&E feels threatened that consumers will finally have a choice. |
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The utility's initiative has become Proposition 16, which is written broadly to apply to all public power systems. By undermining all competition from public power agencies, it will benefit no one except PG&E and other private utilities. |
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PG&E kicks reporter out of Prop 16 debate I heard this crazy story... In a nutshell, local political consultant David Townsend—the man who got KJ elected mayor—agreed to a debate with state senator Mark Leno about the merits of Prop 16. That’s the measure PG&E put on the June ballot to make it nearly impossible for public utilities like SMUD to start up or expand. The event was held at a meeting of the Northern California Power Association, which represents public power providers in California. (also see 02/03) |
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Marin Energy Authority OKs deal with Shell The Marin Energy Authority board Thursday night unanimously approved a five-year contract with Shell Energy North America, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, to supply it with the electricity it will need to compete with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. as a retailer of electricity in Marin. |
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Why PG&E fears SSJID as well as Marin County It is abundantly clear with each passing day that PG&E – a key player in plunging California into a downward spiral and helping set the stage for the recall of Gov. Gray Davis when it successfully greased politicians in Sacramento to deregulate power in the Golden State – never intended to play by the rules it helped create. |
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Bay Area county becomes state's first municipal wholesaler SAN FRANCISCO -- Marin County officials voted unanimously yesterday to become California's first community choice power aggregator in the face of staunch opposition from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
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Marin County to provide power, oust PG&E Marin County is poised to jump into the public power business, despite fierce opposition from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. |
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PG&E kicks press out of debate It sounded like a great story: a representative of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. agreed to a public debate over the merits of a ballot initiative the company essentially had paid to place on the California ballot. The measure seeks to curtail public power and clean energy in the state. And so far, PG&E has been loathe to discuss it in any open forum. |
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Palo Alto votes to oppose PG&E-backed ballot measure What Pacific Gas & Electric calls the "Taxpayers Right to Vote Act," Palo Alto officials are calling a power play by the utility company to stifle competition from the public sector. The city council voted 9-0 Monday night to pass a resolution opposing Proposition 16... |
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PG&E ballot initiative comes under scrutiny Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s statewide ballot initiative, which the utility calls The Taxpayer’s Right to Vote Act, has attracted criticism in a few editorials since the company sank millions into gathering enough signatures to qualify it for the ballot. |
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Marin Energy Authority hashes out details of clean energy plan Marin Energy Authority board members said Monday they plan to set their "light green" rates - which would provide electricity that is 25 percent from renewable sources - at the same cost that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is charging. |
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PG&E spending millions to block local utilities PG&E is spending millions of dollars on a statewide initiative that would make it tougher for you to get your power from anyone else. The initiative, one of several appearing on the June 8 ballot, would require two-thirds approval from local voters before cities or counties could choose an alternate energy provider. |
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Ross backs out of Marin Energy Authority Ross this week became the only Marin County municipality to reverse field & back out of the Marin Energy Authority, which plans to provide electric power from sustainable sources to county ratepayers by this summer.... Councilman Scot Hunter was the swing vote in a 3-2 decision to opt out of the new joint powers authority, which received an initial commitment from the town last year. |
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Marin Energy Authority considers discounts in return for loan guarantees The county of Marin and the Marin Municipal Water District could get access to 100 percent renewable power at discounted prices in return for co-signing a $1.6 million loan enabling the Marin Clean Energy initiative to begin operations. |
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San Anselmo reaffirms vows to Marin Energy Authority Jeff Kroot emphasized that he is a supporter of sustainability efforts - even saying he owns a hybrid vehicle - but then said he would vote to opt out of San Anselmo's commitment to the upstart Marin Energy Authority. |
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Marin DA seeking answers in grand jury whodunit How did a copy of a civil grand jury report that slammed the Marin Energy Authority's plan to compete with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. got into the hands of PG&E and other critics before its official release last month. |
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Mill Valley on board with energy initiative After a marathon public hearing that ended early Tuesday morning, the Mill Valley City Council reaffirmed its desire to remain involved with the Marin Clean Energy initiative. |
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San Rafael remains in county energy alliance The council unanimously reaffirmed its participation in Marin Clean Energy, an initiative of the Marin Energy Authority that would compete with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
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PG&E ballot measure is a stealthy power play The proposed Taxpayers Right to Vote Act illustrates what California's initiative process has come to. It's a plaything of powerful interests using deception to line their pockets. | ||
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New Group Seeks to Bring Greener Power The Marin Energy Authority is the leading edge of a movement tailored to an environmentally conscious age & an environmentally conscious region. Through a form of public collective purchasing it plans to provide a greener alternative to the power from the Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Northern California’s dominant utility. |
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Far from being a rational piece of reasoned investigation, the report is neither accurate nor fair, say Marin Community Energy proponents. |
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“Hit job” on Marin Clean Energy In a report officially released yesterday, the Marin County Civil Grand Jury tore apart Marin Clean Energy, a community-choice aggregation program that is intended to reduce the region’s greenhouse-gas emissions to address climate change. |
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Marin Clean Energy goes to towns for vote The Marin Energy Authority (MEA), a joint powers authority formed last year, held a well-attended public workshop Nov. 23 to explain its pending effort to buy “green” electricity for Marin residents from companies other than current power supplier PG&E. |
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Unfortunately, the conversation has been reduced to the "lesser of two evils" in the world of fossil-based energy - PG&E vs Shell. This level of debate misses the larger point and diverts our attention from MEA's ultimate goal of providing local clean energy options for Marin residents and businesses. |
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Marin Energy Authority approves draft contract Following a key vote Thursday night, the county of Marin and eight Marin municipalities have 90 days to decide whether to go forward with a plan to compete with Pacific Gas & Electric as a retailer of electricity in order to reduce Marin's greenhouse emissions. |
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Marin Community Foundation pledges $10 million to fight global warming The foundation, which manages the $1 billion in assets of the Leonard and Beryl H. Buck Trust, will provide about $6.5 million for projects that make schools and other public buildings more energy-efficient. |
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The offers are in--can Marin Clean Energy flip the green switch? | ||
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Supervisors loan Marin Energy Authority $210,000 to battle PG&E Marin County supervisors agreed Tuesday to loan the Marin Energy Authority another $210,000 in its quest to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the county and compete with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. |
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Misplaced fears about power agency Some recent writers suggest that implementing Marin Clean Energy is too risky. I suggest we risk far more if we don't do everything we can to confront the threat of climate change. |
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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is backing a ballot measure that would make it much tougher for government entities, such as the Marin Energy Authority, to compete with PG&E as a retailer of electricity. |
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Here's how PG&E tries to pull the plug on public power plans |
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PG&E watch: The rate hike, the LNG pipeline and the $82 million corporate giveaway
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A dozen companies submit bids to Marin Energy Authority A dozen companies have submitted bids to the Marin Energy Authority to supply electricity and compete with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to boost usage of renewable energy in the county. |
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County pushes on for 'clean energy' The San Joaquin Valley Power Authority, a partial model for the Marin Energy Authority, has announced it will temporarily suspend efforts to compete with Pacific Gas and Electric by contracting with alternative electricity suppliers. |
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Larkspur shuns Marin Energy Authority Larkspur - the last city to consider joining the Marin Energy Authority - has rejected the offer to join the county-led collective, saying now is not the time for Marin to get into the energy business. |
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Corte Madera says 'no' to Marin Clean Energy initiative The Corte Madera Town Council has passed up participation in the Marin Clean Energy initiative, saying joining at this time would be too costly. |
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2008 |
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Business group calls for vote on Marin Clean Energy plan as more cities show interest. (The county and several cities have rejected this idea.) |
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The Pacific Sun recaps the benefits of Marin Clean Energy and... ...the long process that convinced a majority of San Rafael councilmembers to vote for the program on the first round, December 1st. (Mayor Al Boro had to recuse himself because of investments in PG&E.) |
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Novato only city that hasn't thrown on the switch to Joint Powers Authority... |
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Barbara George from WEM discusses how Marin County choses green energy Energy issues from a woman's point of view |
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Green, clean energy machine: Marin Clean Energy--it's more than a power play The proposed joint powers authority that would constitute to form a Marin Clean Energy local power agency also could assume a role to help guide the county and Marin cities in efforts to cope with critical environmental issues.ommunity-choice aggregation program that is intended to reduce the region’s greenhouse-gas emissions to address climate change. |
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Marin County Fair Kicks Out Green Group A group promoting community choice energy were asked to leave the Green Fair |
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A push for energy independence If CCA proponents have their way, Marin could turn the lights out on PG&E |
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Utilities Amp Up Push To Slash Energy Use California Pays Bonuses For Reducing Demand;A Switch in Light Bulbs |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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Utility Shareholders May See Long-Overdue Energy-Efficiency Awards |
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CPUC Tackles Debate over Who Should Manage Energy-Efficiency Programs |
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2003 |
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Non-Utilities Pleased with CPUC's Short-Term Energy-Efficiency Allocation, but Tug-of-War Continues |
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City delays power program after activists note it favors downtown without guaranteeing Hunters Point plant closure |
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Stakeholders Grapple over Future of Energy-Efficiency Programs [re AB1734] |
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CPUC Earmarks $16 Million in Efficiency Trade-Offs for Hunters Point |
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Why is S.F. letting PG&E grab $16 million in conservation funds? |
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2001 |
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Charged Atmosphere * WEM provided background although not mentioned in the article |
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