Guest Blogger by Kristin Berger, CCP Thanks to all who took part in Rumi’s Caravan on February 6 to benefit The Climate Center. After expenses, we raised over $13,000 this year to incubate and advance cost-effective climate solutions. Rumi’s Caravan is a poetic conversation that engaged all of the audience’s senses through the spoken word, music and … Read more
by Geoffrey Smith, CCP | February 11, 2016 The fate of rooftop solar has been a cliffhanger for the last few months. On January 28, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted on the future of Net Energy Metering (NEM) and its impacts on rooftop solar in California. The consequences of a ‘bad’ CPUC decision … Read more
by Niki Woodard and Amy Jolly, CCP | February 10, 2016 Maddy from Sonoma Valley High School: “Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.” Twenty-three students from Sonoma County attended the Youth for Environment and Sustainability (YES) Conference on January 30 at the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley. … Read more
by Niki Woodard & Amy Jolly | February 10, 2016 Korean educator Dr. Choi of Gwangju National University of Education wants to see Korean youth more engaged in the fight against climate change. In searching the internet for strategies and activities to engage youth in climate action, he found The Climate Center’s ECO2school program. According … Read more
by Kristin Berger, CCP | Jan. 26, 2016 Interested in geology and adventure travel and want to support climate solutions? Williams GeoAdventures (WGA), our Business for Clean Energy Silver Sponsor, is ramping up its commitment to the The Climate Center by designating the June 2016 Dolo-Slovo Rocks!, tour a fundraising endeavor for the Center, … Read more
by Andy Ferguson The second Business of Local Energy Symposium, an event that explores the emerging Community Choice Energy market in California, will be held in San Jose on March 4th. Prominent speakers from existing Community Choice Energy (CCE) programs, state energy agencies, and private industry will address an audience composed of local government representatives … Read more
by Geoffrey D. Smith, CCP | January 12, 2016 We all want to keep rooftop solar a viable, affordable option as a means of reducing greenhouse gases, right? To do so, we need you to raise your voice and take action because rooftop solar is under attack. Yes, again. The solar community celebrated … Read more
By Woody Hastings, CCP | December 29, 2015 The Climate Center is proud to announce that the Reva and David Logan Foundation awarded it a grant for 2016 to spread Community Choice energy programs in California. The Logan-funded project will focus on five yet-to-be-selected Central Valley communities in California, communities that are severely impacted by … Read more
by Geoffrey Smith, The Climate Center | Dec. 16, 2015 On December 15, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) largely rejected the Investor Owned Utility (PG&E, SDG&E, SCE) proposals to dismantle the rules that make rooftop solar viable. The CPUC’s decision, although preliminary, will determine the fate of Net Energy Metering (NEM). NEM is the … Read more
By Mike Sandler Pictured above (from left to right): Mike Sandler (co-founder of CCP), and members of the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability (FEASTA) Erik-Jan van Oosten of the Netherlands, Robert Hutchison from the UK, Caroline Whyte originally from Ireland now living in France, and Laurence Matthews from the UK. They attended the Paris climate talks … Read more
