The Climate Center Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we just hired Woody Hastings as Renewable Energy Implementation Manager. Woody worked as a Public Information Specialist for the South Coast Air Quality Management District, as Environmental Planning Deputy for the Los Angeles City Council, in the private sector and also on renewable energy in several nonprofits. One … Read more
Many of the Climate Protection Campaign’s public presentations during the past year were videotaped, thanks to volunteer Kevin Tally. The videos languished for lack of funding for editing. Now thanks to the Bank of America Foundation, the educational videos will be available on our website. We will also be producing a new video on developing … Read more
Read about it: http://www.juicytomatoes.com/ under “NorCal Keeps the Green Light On.”
Since its inception over 30 years ago, ThermaSource has emerged as a worldwide industry leader for geothermal engineering and drilling services. Their focus is on their customers and their challenges, specifically working with them to manage risks, reduce costs, and increase the probability of successful geothermal wells. Geothermal power is a reliable form of renewable … Read more
From Press Democrat 11/26/10: “As a member of the scientific community devoted to studying the climate crisis, I would like to call out the nonsense in Bjorn Lomborg’s opinion piece. Let’s be very clear: We have to stop polluting our atmosphere with too much greenhouse gas now. After decades of rigorous study of the evidence, … Read more
On November 9th, Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) held a hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Renewable Energy in San Rafael. The purpose of the hearing was to gather testimony on the status and obstacles of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA). CCA allows communities to procure greener electricity than is offered by private utilities such … Read more
We trounced oil companies that attacked California’s climate and energy law, winning 61 % to 39 %. Now we must strengthen AB32. California’s Air Resources Board on Dec. 16 will vote on staff’s recommendations for implementation. Although many of their recommendations are sound, others would mean big giveaways to industry – paid for by Californians … Read more
Printed in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat July 3, 2009 If Congress passes climate legislation this year, it will likely initiate one of the largest transfers of wealth in American history – hundreds of billions of dollars over time. Who will benefit and who will lose? The answer depends on what approach Congress takes over … Read more
Oct 14th at 7 PM at the Jackson Theater a panel of experts will explore “Factory Farms or Grass-raised Animals?” Dan Imhoff, who has a new book, CAFO: The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories will speak about the business and agricultural practices of CAFOs and lead the panel discussion on local alternatives to factory raised … Read more
Stop Prop 23 Join the opposition to Prop 23. Over 30 cities including Los Angeles and Sacramento, hundreds of business leaders, and many public officials to oppose Proposition 23, the deceptively titled “California Jobs Initiative.” A whopping 97% of funds come from the oil industry, with most from two large out-of-state oil companies, Valero and … Read more