The San Francisco Chronicle reports on the city of San Francisco battles for much higher energy prices:
San Francisco is months away from launching a program that would allow residents to purchase their energy from renewable sources - at a premium.
The hard-fought program, which has been debated for decades, was approved last year, but some worry that before the greener energy grid can even start, it will be derailed.
There's more:
The Stop the Shell Shock campaign, funded by an electrical workers union, has mailed out flyers, made robocalls and set up a sleek website urging San Franciscans to rethink the five-year, $19.5 million contract with Shell Energy North America for 100 percent renewable power.
The struggles of the Blue America.