Special joint presentation of the Climate Protection Campaign and Pepperwood Preserve: Climate change, birds and the role of conservation in securing our future Ellie M. Cohen, CEO and President, PRBO Conservation Science Friday, June 3, 7:00 pm (Facility opens at 6 pm for building tours and exhibit viewing.) Dwight Center, 2130 Pepperwood Preserve Road, Santa … Read more
We recently conducted a survey for our new Real-Time Ridesharing pilot and got a great response, with over 1,000 taking the survey. Over 50% said they would likely or definitely try a real-time ridesharing system as currently planned (which will include incentives for pilot participants). Nearly 60% said they would try the system if gas prices … Read more
Join leaders from Sonoma County government, business and the community at large for “Climate Protection: Everybody Profits” in Petaluma. This year’s theme is “Food, Farming and You: Addressing the Pickle We Are In.” For a full program and registration>
A new Pew Research Center poll “Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology” finds strong support for the environment and clean energy across party affiliations. 71% of Americans believe “this country should do whatever it takes to protect the environment.” For the complete poll results. Overall the public prioritizes developing alternative energy over expanding oil, … Read more
June 3, 7 pm “Climate Change, Birds and the Role of Conservation in Securing our Future,” a presentation by Ellie M. Cohen, CEO and President, PRBO Conservation Science, at the Dwight Center. (Facility opens at 6 pm for building tours and exhibit viewing.) Join us for a special joint presentation of Climate Protection Campaign and … Read more
“Excellent.” The Los Angeles Times “Lively and Fun.” The Seattle Times “Entertaining … endearing … and exceptional.” The Huffington Post ‘carbon nation’ movie screening Please join us on May 12th @ 6:45pm for a local screening of ‘carbon nation,’ a climate change solutions movie, hosted by Climate Protection Campaign. The film will be showing at Summerfield … Read more
June 18 Middletown Days – Calpine Sponsoring A Day at The Middletown Days Rodeo and offering free guided bus tours of The Geysers Departing From Calpine’s Visitors Center 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. For more info>
June 10 Calpine hosting free guided bus tours of The Geysers departing from Geyserville from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm. For more info>
Ghilotti Construction Company, the largest contractor in Sonoma, Marin and Napa, is a Business for Clean Energy sponsor and is demonstrating leadership in the industry by reducing its environmental impact. Some of the company’s accomplishments: using biodiesel blend for trucks and heavy equipment, recycling jobsite asphalt and concrete materials, construction of a “Green” corporate headquarters, … Read more
“Natural gas may be a marginally cleaner fossil fuel than coal, but obtaining it through the processing of fracking turns out to be more damaging to the climate than coal ever was. Fracking is a process that splits deposits of natural gas deep underground, using high pressure chemicals. A new study at Cornell has revealed … Read more