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
For those of you who care about reducing your carbon footprint and supporting local renewable energy, I’ve got good news. You can now enroll in Sonoma Clean Power’s EverGreen service, which provides 100% renewable energy sourced from the Geysers geothermal field, right in our back yard. You can sign up now at Sonoma Clean Power. … Read more
The Climate Center has just released “Local Energy Resources Development – Planning Concepts.” It is a living document intended to help stimulate a growing conversation about local energy resource development enabled by Sonoma Clean Power. The document describes The Climate Center’s vision, approach, and other thoughts about the best ways to advance a local clean … Read more
I am very excited to introduce our new ECO2school Program Coordinator Paola Alvarado. Paola brings nearly five years of experience educating students K-12 through engaging presentations to the ECO2school team. Prior to this, Paola worked and volunteered as a Marine Science educator at multiple aquariums in California, including The Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. … Read more
This event marks the release of the seventh annual edition of State of Green Business, GreenBiz Group’s award-winning annual report. Each year, the report looks at 10 key trends and dozens of metrics assessing how, and how much, companies are moving the needle on the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. January 21, 2014 1:00-2:00pm EST … Read more
This Event is Sold Out Meet us at the oasis for an evening of ecstatic poetry and music for the 13th annual Rumi’s Caravan. It’s a sublime, one-of-a-kind evening of poetry and music performed in the ecstatic tradition, featuring the works of Rumi, Hafiz, Mary Oliver, Rilke, and others, and accompanied by live mystical music … Read more
(Sunbeams shine down on the Congenra solar collectors on the roof of Woodfour bewery at the Barlow in Sebastopol. The collectors produce both fuel-free hot water and clean electricity for the brewing operation.) The Barlow opening in Sebastopol is a big deal. It’s a wonderful new dimension to the Sebastopol community. And there are some … Read more
Speaker: Cyane Dandridge, Strategic Energy Innovations Wednesday, 11/13/13 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Marin Science Seminar 320 Nova Albion Way Terra Linda High School Rm 207 San Rafael, CA 94903 Email: marinscienceseminar@gmail.com Phone: (415) 479-4106 Strategic Energy Innovations (SEI), a nonprofit organization established in 1997, helps empower schools and universities, small businesses, local governments, affordable housing agencies, and … Read more
Mary Ann Piette is the Head of the Building Technology and Urban Systems Department and has been at LBNL since 1983. She is also the Director of the Demand Response Research Center (DRRC). The DRRC develops DR technology and the Open Automated Demand Response standard, which is a key element of the NIST Smart Grid … Read more
