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Equitable clean energy– support this new bill

Technology and market trends of this moment are laying the groundwork for a clean, affordable, reliable, equitable and safe electricity grid in California. Unfortunately, our laws are sabotaging us. The failings of our archaic electrical system, which ignited many of California’s recent wildfires, are causing homeowners, businesses, hospitals, firefighters, and others to buy fossil fuel-powered back-up generators– increasing emissions that drive climate change … Read more

Categories Clean Energy Community Energy Resilience Fossil Fuels Transportation
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Upcoming Climate Center webinars to focus on climate science and fossil fuel phaseout

The Climate Center is kicking off its Climate Safe California winter webinar series with the first two webinars focused on climate science and a just transition away from the fossil energy era. Webinar 1. What the Science Requires The first titled “What the Science Requires” will take place on Tuesday, January 26th, 10am – 11am. … Read more

Categories Climate Justice Fossil Fuels Just Transition
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The fossil fuel industry wants you to believe it’s good for people of color

by Sammy Roth, The Los Angeles Times Highlights Fossil fuel companies claim to be working in favor of communities of color, including indigenous and tribal groups, by pushing their natural gas agenda Gas industry groups and organizations that accept fossil fuel money promote the idea that a transition away from natural gas will disproportionately affect … Read more

Categories Climate Justice Divestment Fossil Fuels Public Health
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How Republicans think about climate change

Republicans are not a monolith on climate change Republican lawmakers have been attacking the Biden Administration’s actions to address the climate crisis. However, not all Republicans align. The party is split and the recent mass power outages during a severe storm in Texas may drive a deeper wedge into the party as Republican lawmakers were … Read more

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Rocky Mountain Institute study shows renewables are kicking natural gas to the curb

by Steve Hanley, Clean Technica Highlights New research from the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) shows that renewable energy is leading natural gas as the preferred choice of new electricity generation  The study looks at energy projects from two of America’s largest electricity markets — ERCOT and PJM RMI argues that there should be a shift … Read more

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Can China go net-zero? Two charts show just how ambitious Xi Jinping’s goal is

by Emily Pontecorvo, Grist  Highlights Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced that his country aims to reach peak carbon emissions before 2030 and become carbon-neutral by 2060 A newly released blueprint for the country’s energy transition was created by the Tsinghua University’s Institute of Energy, Environment, and Economy To reach their carbon neutrality goals, there will … Read more

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The climate science behind this year’s wildfires and powerful storms

by Scott Pelley, 60 Minutes Highlights In 1988, NASA scientist James Hansen discovered that man made climate change would lead to a global rise in temperatures by the year 2020 “Career fires” or fire events that firefighters would likely only see once in their career, can typically burn up to 50,000 acres and are happening … Read more

Categories Carbon Sequestration Clean Energy Fossil Fuels
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Exxon touts carbon capture as a climate fix, but uses it to maximize profit and keep oil flowing

by Kevin Crowley and Akshat Rathi, Bloomberg Highlights Carbon captured by Exxon Mobil’s Shute Creek Treating Facility is being sold to other companies that are injecting the carbon into depleted oil fields to help produce more oil Exxon may have claimed hundreds of millions of dollars in tax credits due to the tax credit that encouraged companies … Read more

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Report: CRC’s failure could leave California taxpayers with $900 million burden

by Gabby Brown, Sierra Club Highlights New analysis from the Sierra Club shows that natural gas exploration company California Resources Corporation (CRC) may leave California taxpayers with $900 million in costs for the remediation of thousands of abandoned oil wells CRC has ownership interest in nearly 18,000 oil wells that can cause greenhouse gas emissions, … Read more

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