Clean Energy

(Promoting ECO2school and biking at Analy High School) With bike blender smoothies, breakfast tables, school rallies and giveaways, who could resist taking action against the climate crisis? Students across Sonoma County stepped up by walking, biking, taking the bus, and carpooling during the ECO2school Challenge in April. Green teams, eco clubs, and leadership classes encouraged … Read more

 In June 2008, I wrote my first Mitzvah Moments column for the Gazette. I wanted a way to make a difference about the environment, for which I had always had a love and a deep concern. Soon I am going to walk my talk. More about that later. Recently, my good friend Barbara Oldershaw introduced … Read more

Dan Morain in a recent editorial entitled “Lining up for the cap and trade gusher,”  does a good job depicting the varied interest groups jockeying for a piece of the AB 32 (Global Warming Solutions Act) pie.  He also rightly expresses concern over a serious potential problem for supporters of cap and trade when transportation … Read more

This month you are going to see something new on your utility bill – a Climate Credit.  It is not often that you get credited on your utility bill, so here is the story. For several years, Climate Protection Campaign has been advocating for a carbon price that returns revenues to people. Last year after input … Read more

SAMPLE LETTER We recommend sending this letter to all the commissioners at the CPUC and copying the governors office, if you have or are planning a solar installation.  Addresses and email addresses are below. February 2014 President Michael R. Peevey California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Ave. San Francisco, CA 94102   Pres. Peevey, … Read more

People with solar panels on their roofs and their supporters teamed up with solar advocacy and environmental groups to deliver more than 50,000 signatures urging the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to not change the rules on existing solar customers. Specifically, the petition asks the PUC to allow customers to continue under current net metering … Read more

In January of 2014, the City of San Rafael released a white paper on sea level rise to address the needs of their Climate Change Action Plan, which was adopted in 2009. Anais Hall, who currently works for Climate Protection Campaign as a Project Coordinator for the Carma Carpooling program, helped with this report as a consultant … Read more