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2023
New California budget means a $6B cut, and future uncertainty, for climate spending, Orange County Register, May 13, 2023
City OKs study for new energy program, reviews 2022 police response times, The Bakersfield Californian, May 10, 2023
California Ponders V2G Mandate, CleanTechnica, May 8, 2023
California just can’t quit Big Oil, Stateline, May 8, 2023
Batteries on wheels: California to mandate bidirectional charging on EVs from 2027, The Driven, May 5, 2023
A California bill could help make EVs a blackout solution, Grist, May 4, 2023
Can electric cars save the grid? CA might require EVs to have V2G by 2027, Electrek, May 4, 2023
After Historic Year of Environmental Laws, California Wants to Go Further, Stateline, April 25, 2023
Vehicle-to-grid pilots soar, but where will they land?, Greenbiz, April 25, 2023
CA Bill to Hold Oil Cos. Presumptively Liable for Harms in Safety Zones Passes Judiciary Committee, Daily Kos, April 28, 2023
Santa Rosa’s 14th annual Earth Day draws families for a fun, educational and sunshine-filled afternoon, Press Democrat, April 22, 2023
Why Bidirectional Charging is the Most Exciting Climate Bill of 2023, Sonoma Independent, April 21, 2023
California Bill Could Make Bidirectional EV Charging the Norm, Government Technology, April 18, 2023
Environmental Justice Advocates Urge California to Stop Issuing New Drilling Permits in Neighborhoods, Inside Climate News, April 14, 2023
How your car can power your home, San Jose Mercury News, April 17, 2023
Environmental Justice Advocates Urge California to Stop Issuing New Drilling Permits in Neighborhoods, Inside Climate News, April 14, 2023
The Climate Connection: The path to a climate-safe California, Napa Valley Register, April 7, 2023
Transforming the grid with electric vehicles, PV Magazine, April 7, 2023
Experts urge rapid reduction of climate change is possible and necessary, KCBS Radio, March 26, 2023
What will the UN’s new climate report tells us and why does it matter?, BBC Radio, March 20, 2023
Microutility Supporters Raise Questions about California’s Progress on Microgrids, Microgrid Knowledge, March 8, 2023
What Sonoma County can do about the climate crisis, Sonoma Sun, March 6, 2023
New IPCC report must signal to polluters their time is time up, EnviroNews Nigeria, March 6, 2023
3 new-tech geothermal plans to be considered for boosting power at The Geysers, North Bay Business Journal, February 24, 2023
How to run your house on clean electricity, no solar panels required, Washington Post, February 9, 2023
Sonoma County purchases 10 all-electric buses as public transit moves toward a zero-emission fleet, Press Democrat, February 9, 2023
How a new law is bringing more attention to natural carbon sequestration, CapRadio, February 6, 2023
Funding Opportunities Abound for California Microgrid Developers, Microgrid Knowledge, February 3, 2023
2022
California’s residential solar rules overhauled after highly charged debate, CalMatters, Dec 15, 2022
Fresno Moving Forward on Seeking PG&E Alternative, GV Wire, Dec 1, 2022
California Climate Plan Scraps New Gas Plants, Expands Carbon Capture for Fossil Fuels, Capital and Main, Nov 21, 2022
Close to Home: Time to ban horribly polluting gas leaf blowers, Press Democrat, Nov 20, 2022
The Good and the Bad of California’s New Climate Plan, KPFA, Nov 18, 2022
Climate activists meet to strategize on how to fight environmental disaster, KCBS Radio, Nov 16, 2022
California’s climate plan calls for no new gas power plants, The Washington Post, Nov 16, 2022
To cap breakthrough year, California’s climate blueprint needs two key changes, CalMatters, Nov 11, 2022
California Climate Measure Fails After ‘Green’ Governor Opposed It in a Campaign Supporters Called ‘Misleading’, InsideClimate News, Nov 10, 2022
Sonoma County leaders travel to Egypt to represent North Bay at UN climate conference COP27, Press Democrat, Nov 10, 2022
Californians reject tax on millionaires intended to raise up to $4B a year for vehicle electrification, Utility Dive, Nov 9, 2022
Climate experts say glaciers in Yosemite are melting faster than expected, KCBS Radio, Nov 4, 2022
The Climate Connection: Napa County cities initiate climate action, Napa Valley Register, Oct 21, 2022
Fifty Environmental & Public Interest Groups Back Newsom’s Special Session Bid To Cap Oil Refiner Windfall Profits In Letter To Leadership, Yahoo Finance, Oct 18, 2022
Microgrids Address Many Challenges Facing Contemporary Power Sector, California Energy Markets, Oct 21, 2022
California Lawmakers Aggressively Combat Climate Crisis, Governing, Oct 10, 2022
California Takes Leading Edge on Climate Laws. Others Could Follow., The Pew Charitable Trusts, Oct 6, 2022
Legislature sends carbon sequestration bill and billions in climate spending to Newsom, Agri-Pulse, Sept 7, 2022
California reemerges as environmental leader on national and global stage, by Jessica Wolfrom, SF Examiner, September 5, 2022
Diablo Canyon Extension Draws Mixed Reaction; Other Energy Bills Pass, by Jason Fordney, California Energy Markets, September 2, 2022
California faces big power challenges — even if Diablo Canyon stays open, by Jeff St. John, Canary Media, September 2, 2022
California Legislature approves climate change steps, but one ambitious one fails, by Nadia Lopez, Calmatters, September 1, 2022
Newsom to Legislature: Act fast to enact new climate change targets, by Rachel Becker and Julie Cart, Calmatters, August 9, 2022
Op-ed: How electric cars can keep California’s power on without more natural gas, San Francisco Chronicle, July 28, 2022
Bill Moves Forward to Lock More Carbon In the Soil by Suzanne Potter, Public News Service, June 30, 2021
California Bill Wields State’s Purchasing Power for Climate Action, CleanTechnica, June 11, 2022
The Faces of the Climate Crisis: the Youth, by Chase Hunter, Sonoma Index-Tribune, June 10.2022
Op-Ed: California can do better than carbon neutrality by 2045 by Daniel Kammen, LA Times, May 17, 2022
Leaders recognized for contributions to the San Francisco North Bay North Bay Business Journal, May 13, 2022
California could lead the nation in natural carbon removal. This bill would do just that by Cristina Garcia and Ellie Cohen, Sacramento Bee, May 10, 2022
What Does Climate Justice in California Look Like? by Liza Gross, Inside Climate News, April 20, 2022
Newsom signals he’s open to excluding the wealthiest Californians from gas tax rebate by Dustin Gardiner, April 15, 2022, San Francisco Chronicle
Another local city prohibits new gas stations by Marc Albert, KRCB, March 26, 2022
California is Falling Behind Its Climate Goals. Big Oil Wants to Help by Aaron Cantu, Capital & Main, March 25, 2022
California lawmakers want to build more clean energy — and faster by Sammy Roth, March 31, 2022, Los Angeles Times
Does Newsom’s California gas rebate undermine climate goals? by Grace Gedye, San Francisco Chronicle, April 1, 2022
As gas prices surge, Fresno County calls for more oil drilling. Some say it’s a bad idea by Melissa Montalvo, Fresno Bee, March 23, 2022
California contradiction: Ban gas cars later, but cushion gas prices now? by Grace Gedye, CalMatters, March 28, 2022
Lawmakers push for carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gases by Martin Wisckol, Orange County Register, March 16, 2022
Frustration builds in wait for California’s next rooftop solar proposal – Press Democrat by Mary Callahan, Press Democrat, March 20, 2022
PG&E’s ‘personal microgrid’ device aims for home resiliency in fire-prone areas by Lisa Cohn, Microgram Knowledge, March 4, 2022
California gets $56 million to expand number of electric vehicle charging stations by Guy Kovner, Press Democrat, February 10, 2022
A Rude Awakening with Woody Hastings and Dr. Randi Jandt KPFA, February 11, 2022,
Newsom unveils new push for electrifying transportation by Marc Albert, KRCB, February 2, 2022
The climate solution in California’s compost and crops by Justine Calma, The Verge, January 26, 2022
Is The California Solar Dream Fading Fast? by Carolyn Fortuna, CleanTechnica, January 20, 2022
The Climate Center’s Ryan Schleeter – CA’s Latest Billion Dollar Climate Budget, KPFA, January 14, 2022
Newsom budget would fund CSUB energy center, well abandonment work by John Cox, Bakersfield Californian, January 10, 2022
Newsom’s budget proposal would add billions to confront wildfire, climate change by Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, January 10, 2022
Sen. Dodd Pushes For Clean Energy Generators During Disasters by Olivia Wynkoop, SF Gate, January 6, 2022
California Senate Bill Proposes Clean Energy Solutions To Keep Lights On During Outages, CBS SF Bay Area, January 6, 2022
2021
Solar industry cringes at new rules proposed by California regulators by Erik Anderson, KPBS, December 13, 2021
California’s plan to cut rooftop solar incentives, explained by Sammy Roth, LA Times December 16, 2021
SF’s Climate Action Plan: What You Need to Know by Kevin Truong, San Francisco Standard, December 8, 2021
PD Editorial: The world punts another year on climate change by Press Democrat Editorial Board, November 17, 2021
Huffman, 2 local leaders report on UN climate change conference by Guy Kovner, Press Democrat, November 10, 2021
What’s at Stake for California at UN Climate Conference? By Rachel Becker, KQED, November 1, 2021
Column: Global leaders lag California, San Diego officials on climate action by Michael Smolensk, San Diego Tribune, November 3, 2021
Methane gets its due: Climate pledge puts focus on super pollutants by Francine Kiefer, CS Monitor, November 5, 2021
What California brought to the climate summit – KCBS Radio In Depth, KCBS, November 6, 2021
Even the Bay Area needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions faster, experts say by J.D. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, November 8, 2022
Newsom signs historic $15 billion to combat growing climate crises by Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, PBS NewsHour, September 24, 2021
California moves on climate change, but rejects aggressive cuts to greenhouse emissions by Samantha Young, San Francisco Chronicle, September 25, 2021
Climate change projections are dire, but it’s not time for business to give up by Barry Vesser, North Bay Business Journal, August 27, 2021
Carbon neutral isn’t good enough. California needs to be carbon negative by 2030, by Daniel Kammen and Manuel Pastor, The San Francisco Chronicle, July 30, 2021
To save lives and livelihoods, we must become more energy-resilient; SB99 will help, by Destiny Rodriguez and Davis Harper, The Stockton Record, June 20, 2021
California’s budget surplus can help achieve a climate-safe future by Nayamin Martinez, CalMatters, May 19, 2021
California must accelerate its climate leadership by Dave Pine and Russell Hancock, The Mercury News, April 22, 2021
An Earth Day message for California: Move faster on climate change by Sammy Roth, LA Times, April 20, 2021
Steyer Joins Pundits in Call for California to Go Green Faster, by David Baker, Bloomberg, April 20, 2021
Clean energy can help California fight climate change and prepare for wildfire season by James Gore and Venise Curry, The Sacramento Bee, April 19, 2021
Changing how we raise crops, livestock could help combat climate change by Doron Amiran, North Bay Business Journal, April 9, 2021
Planning for the future requires energy resilience by Destiny Rodriguez and Davis Harper The Business Journal, March 12, 2021
How Covid-19 Has Changed the Environment – and What We’ve Learned by Anne-Christine Strugnell, Marin Magazine, March 9, 2021
California is falling behind on climate protection by Ann Hancock and Kenny Likitprakong, Press Democrat, February 21, 2021
To weather the worsening drought, California needs healthy soils, by Ellie Cohen, and Torri Estrada, CalMatters, February 11, 2021
Is California, North Bay clean energy industry ready for electric vehicles? by Doron Amiran, North Bay Business Journal,
February 8, 2021
Wildfires among the dangers of doing nothing on California’s climate goals by Doron Amiran, North Bay Business Journal, January 18, 2021