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Retired banking executive Pat Kilkenny convened 45 Sonoma County business leaders at the offices of GHD engineering on October 24 to hear presentations on the economic advantages of Sonoma Clean Power. Kilkenny invited the attendees to join Business for Sonoma Clean Power and to urge Sonoma County policy makers to create a local electricity provider … Read more
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Have Fallen 14% in Three Years Santa Rosa – Sonoma County greenhouse gas emissions totaled 3.8 million tons in 2011, according to a new report by the Climate Protection Campaign. This marks a reduction of 170,000 tons from the previous year and 600,000 tons from the county’s high mark in 2008. “We might actually … Read more
New Video — Documentary filmmaker Rainie Ames came to Sonoma County at the beginning of October after searching nationwide for communities that are creating their own energy and climate future. She identified Sonoma County as the top spot. This is the best validation that we are achieving what we set out to do when we founded … Read more
A new tool on the Climate Protection Campaign website allows you to offset the carbon impact of your driving and flights. A contribution based on your carbon emissions will go toward establishing policies that result in ongoing emission reductions. http://staging-theclimatecenter.org/carbon-calculator
Last week, Mary Nichols, Chair of the California Air Resources Board, told the California Manufacturers & Technology Association, Western States Petroleum Association, and the California Chamber of Commerce: “Join the many hundreds of businesses that are investing in the fight against climate change instead of fighting AB32.” They fought the original legislation for California greenhouse … Read more
Climate Protection Campaign’s Ann Hancock will be the moderator of candidate debates on Oct 3 in Novato. The theme of the debates is ECONOMY – EQUITY – ENVIRONMENT. Candidates for California Assembly District 2: Michael Allen and Marc Levine Candidates for U.S. House of Representatives District 10: Jared Huffman and Dan Roberts WEDNESDAY OCT. 3, 2012 … Read more
Yesterday’s announcement of new federal miles per gallon standards has rightly been hailed as the biggest thing the White House has ever done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Let me also say, “It’s about… Read more>
Support residential PACE by submitting your comment to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) by September 13, 2012. Court ordered Rulemaking by FHFA resulted in over 30,000 public comments in response to the FHFA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), the overwhelming majority in support of PACE. The FHFA’s Notice of Proposed Rule (NPR): Allows … Read more
If you drive an electric vehicle, or are considering one, or are just curious about them, the Climate One program at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco will be hosting a crowd-sourced program on August 20th titled EV Riders. Unlike many other programs where we hear the marketing spiel or what advertisers say about plug-in, hybrid, and electric … Read more
Cities are holding study sessions for elected leaders, staff and community members to learn about Sonoma Clean Power. Presenters from the County Water Agency will address questions such as the following: How does Sonoma Clean Power work and what are its benefits and risks? Should cities form a joint powers authority for the proposed program? … Read more