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Energy Choices 1964-2014

50th Anniversary of the end of plans for a Nuclear Plant at Bodega Head, and the year of the Launch of Sonoma Clean Power  By Woody Hastings Fifty years ago in October 1964, Pacific Gas & Electric announced that it was canceling its plan to construct the first commercially viable U.S. nuclear-powered electric generating station … Read more

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Jigar Shah and others discuss political, financial, and technological obstacles on the path to net zero

Jigar Shah is a keynote at The Business of Local Energy Symposium.  Register Now! In his book Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy Jigar Shah grapples with the essential question of scaling already available green technology to its needed level quickly. While efficient and relatively inexpensive green technology that cuts carbon emissions is available, … Read more

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Oct 23 Business Symposium Features New Energy Economy Titans, Inc/ Jigar Shah, David Hochschild, Geoff Syphers, Jeff Byron, More…

An upcoming North San Francisco Bay symposium in Petaluma, CA features many prominent dignitaries in the movement for a new energy economy. The October 23rd “The Business of Local Energy” Symposium focuses on business opportunities arising from Community Choice Aggregation agencies now being established that are gaining political momentum in California and elsewhere. Jigar Shah, … Read more

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Naomi Klein- This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate – Oct 17, 2014

North Bay Organizing Project proudly presents: Naomi Klein speaking on her new book: This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate Friday, October 17 at 7:00pm Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building in Santa Rosa, California Purchase Tickets This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate is the most provocative, important, and personal book yet from Naomi Klein, … Read more

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Unfinished Business… Energy Choice in Rohnert Park and Petaluma – Let’s get it done this year!

By Woody Hastings September 2014 Most of Sonoma County now has some exciting new choices about where their electrical power comes from and how much they pay for it. Sonoma Clean Power, the Community Choice program that launched in Sonoma County in May of this year, offers cleaner power at rates that are 4 to … Read more

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The Spark that Encourages Others to Care

The Climate Center’s Youth Advisory Board Member, Sam Perry, beautifully described what drives her to be a young activist in the Press Democrat issue of Teen Life. “I want to be the spark that encourages others to care about the environment as much as I do.” By Martin Espinoza, The Press Democrat September 4, 2014 … Read more

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The Business of Local Energy Symposium – Oct. 23, 2014

Join us at the Sheraton Hotel in Petaluma for a symposium designed to answer the question “How do we cost effectively maximize the development of local, renewable resources?” Learn about the opportunities in the emerging Community Choice Energy market, discuss practical solutions with clean tech entrepreneurs, utility staff, regulators and other interested public officials. Help … Read more

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Climate Ride: Sustainability Conference on Wheels

Riding through the Alexander Valley outside of Healdsburg From Saturday May 17th to Tuesday the 20th, 150 riders and over 25 support staff covered 250 miles on a two-wheeled sustainability conference.  Michael Jacob, who raised over $3,100 to participate and to benefit The Climate Center, had the great fortune to ride, hang out and get … Read more