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New Video — Documentary filmmaker Rainie Ames came to Sonoma County at the beginning of October after searching nationwide for communities that are creating their own energy and climate future. She identified Sonoma County as the top spot. This is the best validation that we are achieving what we set out to do when we founded … Read more
A two-year struggle to defeat an insidious piece of legislation in Sacramento, Assembly Bill 976, has come to a happy conclusion. On September 27 Governor Brown vetoed AB976 and added a brief signing statement (see below). In this statement the Governor echoed what community choice proponents drove home repeatedly in committee hearings and elsewhere. The … Read more
A new tool on the Climate Protection Campaign website allows you to offset the carbon impact of your driving and flights. A contribution based on your carbon emissions will go toward establishing policies that result in ongoing emission reductions. http://staging-theclimatecenter.org/carbon-calculator
Last week, Mary Nichols, Chair of the California Air Resources Board, told the California Manufacturers & Technology Association, Western States Petroleum Association, and the California Chamber of Commerce: “Join the many hundreds of businesses that are investing in the fight against climate change instead of fighting AB32.” They fought the original legislation for California greenhouse … Read more
Climate Protection Campaign’s Ann Hancock will be the moderator of candidate debates on Oct 3 in Novato. The theme of the debates is ECONOMY – EQUITY – ENVIRONMENT. Candidates for California Assembly District 2: Michael Allen and Marc Levine Candidates for U.S. House of Representatives District 10: Jared Huffman and Dan Roberts WEDNESDAY OCT. 3, 2012 … Read more
Last week, Mary Nichols, Chair of the California Air Resources Board, told the California Manufacturers & Technology Association, Western States Petroleum Association, and the California Chamber of Commerce: “Join the many hundreds of businesses that are investing in the fight against climate change instead of fighting AB32.” They fought the original legislation for California greenhouse … Read more
It Starts with a Revolution – Sun 9/9 Starting out the ride today I couldn’t find words for what I was feeling. I think that’s the definition of having your mind blown. After breaking camp, 162 riders rolled out of the campground and started the five-day ride to San Francisco. One turn of the wheel … Read more
Yesterday’s announcement of new federal miles per gallon standards has rightly been hailed as the biggest thing the White House has ever done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Let me also say, “It’s about… Read more>
If you ever get the chance to drive by the ever-colorful Ace Sebastopol Hardware Center, look up. You can’t see the forty kilowatts of solar panels installed on the roof that power the entire place on sunny days, but you can see the small, community scale wind generator that has been installed. This is a … Read more
Remember the rolling blackouts of 2001? They were frightening and really bad for the economy. This month California came dangerously close to a repeat performance. On August 10 and August 14, the company that manages the state’s electrical grid issued “Flex Alerts,” urging us to set our thermostats at 78 and wait until evening to … Read more
