Sonoma Clean Power was featured in an interview with Woody Hastings in the North Bay Report on July 12th on KRCB: “Using the money we pay for electricity to fund the creation of renewable power sources is the concept behind Sonoma Clean Power. From chicken manure to geothermal steam, Sonoma County is ripe with renewable energy … Read more
Implementation Manager Woody Hastings last month helped mobilize a broad coalition to oppose Assembly Bill 976, a serious threat to Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) – known here as Sonoma Clean Power. CCA is the most powerful solution under local control to develop renewable power and create green jobs. AB 976 would have prohibited a newly-formed CCA from contracting with … Read more
Climate change is here. Solutions exist, and the Climate Protection Campaign is developing them. Ann Hancock, Executive Director, and Lawrence Jaffe, President of the Board, present the work of the Climate Protection Campaign, based in Sonoma County, to create powerful solutions that communities around the world can use. The Climate Protection Campaign works to inspire, … Read more
Press Democrat: By Geof Syphers and Carl Mears, June 18, 2011 “Robert Bryce’s conclusions about solar and wind in his attack on California’s renewable energy standards are dead wrong (“When wind and solar power don’t add up,” Sunday Forum, June 12). First, his assumption that solar power requires large centralized systems located in far away … Read more
If you missed Ellie Cohen on “Conservations Role in Climate Protection” at Pepperwood Preserve earlier this month, or would like another chance to absorb it, her presentation is now online. For the presentation >
Climate change, birds and the role of conservation in securing our future Ellie M. Cohen, CEO and President, PRBO Conservation Science Friday, June 3, 7:00pm (Facility opens at 6 pm for building tours and exhibit viewing.) Dwight Center, 2130 Pepperwood Preserve Road, Santa Rosa, (707) 591-9310 Please join us at Pepperwood to hear Ellie Cohen present the … Read more
Young scientists put climate deniers in their place in this 2 minute video. It may not convince Senator Inhofe, but it will bring a smile to your face.
The Washington Post, Editorial Board Opinion, May 15: “Climate change is occurring, is very likely caused by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems.” So says the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, the country’s preeminent institution chartered to provide scientific advice to lawmakers. … Read more
• Polystyrene (commonly referred to as Styrofoam) is made from petroleum, a non-renewable, highly polluting and increasingly scarce commodity. • The environmental impacts of polystyrene from energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and total environmental damage rank second highest behind aluminum, according to the California Integrated Waste Management Board. • Polystyrene is a principle component of … Read more
In June 2010 PG&E spent millions dollars to pass Prop 16. This initiative was designed to shackle the state law that allows local jurisdictions to establish Community Choice Aggregation. CCA empowers local communities to develop renewable energy and create more competition in the utility market. State Senator Mark Leno has authored SB 790, a bill … Read more