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
Herb Williams joins The Climate Center’s Board of Directors. Herb is the founder of Delphi and has 50 years’ experience as a political consultant. It was through his former survey firm that he became acquainted with Santa Rosa, where he conducted the very first survey regarding the widening of Highway 101. Herb moved to Santa Rosa … Read more
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 set of rules that governs how rooftop solar systems are … Read more
by The Climate Center & Mike Sandler The Climate Center and the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability (based in the UK and Ireland) are co-sponsoring a side event at the international climate change conference in Paris hosted by the United Nations known as COP-21. The side event will introduce CapGlobalCarbon (www.capglobalcarbon.org), a citizen’s movement … Read more
by Amy Jolly, CCP | Nov. 9, 2015 The Center for Climate Protection is pleased to announce the hiring of Alina Huff as the new Program Coordinator for ECO2school. Alina has a background in environmental science, education, organic farming, and ethnobotany, and has a passion for community, nature, education, and botany. She spent a year … Read more
by Paola Alvarado, CCP | November 6, 2015 [Amy Jolly, Shivani Kumar, and Paola Alvarado] Sunny San Diego hosted the 44th North American Association of Environmental Educators Conference, bringing together educators from all over the world to share best practices and innovative approaches to teaching about climate, environment and sustainability. The NAAEE conference inspired great … Read more
by Amy Jolly, The Climate Center | Nov. 6, 2015 The Climate Center is happy to introduce our team of interns for the fall. Daniel Settlemyer is a senior at Sonoma State University, studying Energy Management and Design. He is working on a variety of projects at CCP, including research on feasible locations for photovoltaic … Read more
Interview with Jeff Byron, by Niki Woodard | October 20, 2015 What’s on the mind of a former California Energy Commissioner? Energy, of course. More specifically, Community Choice Energy, accelerating renewable energy development, energy efficiency, and future clean tech innovations. Jeff Byron served on the California Energy Commission from 2006 to 2011, appointed by Governor … Read more
California Senator Mike McGuire recently spoke at a business breakfast hosted by The Climate Center’s Business for Clean Energy program at Labcon in Petaluma on September 17th. There were several climate and energy bills being considered by the legislature before the session ended. The biggest was SB 350 which passed after being amended at the … Read more
