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On Tuesday, Sept. 15, Stockton’s City Council unanimously approved a resolution selecting a consultant to complete a feasibility study on launching a Community Choice Energy program in Stockton. Enabled by state law, the program would allow the City to procure power on behalf of residents, businesses, and municipal accounts while still receiving transmission and distribution … Read more
By Venise Curry, MD, and Ellie Cohen, Special to CalMatters September 14, 2020 https://calmatters.org/commentary/my-turn/2020/09/lawmakers-let-oil-and-gas-interests-sicken-us-gov-newsom-can-put-us-on-the-path-to-recovery/ Make no mistake about it. Climate change is powering California’s perfect storm of record heat, lightning, drought, wildfire and smoke amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and electricity blackouts. In his video message to the Democratic National Convention in August, Governor Gavin Newsom … Read more
by The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, The Los Angeles Times Highlights The west coast of the United States is currently experiencing the climate catastrophe scientists have been warning the world about for decades Around 2 million acres of land have burned in California from this year’s early fire season Though some fires were accidentally … Read more
by Oliver Milman, The Guardian Highlights SUVs were the second largest cause of the global rise in carbon dioxide emissions over the past decade, surpassing all shipping, aviation, heavy industry, and trucks There are more than 200 million SUVs on the road, emitting 700 megatonnes of CO2, about the entire output of the UK and … Read more
by Tony Barboza, The Los Angeles Times Highlights The California Air Resources Board approved new standards that will significantly lower smog pollution from diesel trucks and cargo ships as trucks emit close to one-third of smog pollution and cargo ships are on their way to be more polluting than trucks within the next 3 years … Read more
by Sammy Roth, The Los Angeles Times Highlights UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education released a new report titled “Putting California on the High Road: a Jobs and Actions Plan for 2030″ Carol Zabin, lead author of the report, emphasizes that many people are currently in the energy workforce and need to be … Read more
by Brian Eckhouse, Bloomberg Highlights A new lobbying organization named the American Clean Power Association has formed in order to advocate for more renewable policies The country’s top wind power trade group is teaming up with some big-name energy groups such as NextEra Energy, Avangrid, and Berkshire Hathaway Energy to form this association The renewables … Read more
by Sam Liccardo and Sheila Kuehl, San Francisco Chronicle Highlights San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors member Sheila Kuehl wrote an opinion piece addressing the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment, otherwise known as the PCIA or “exit fee”: Since 2013, exit fees have risen more than 600% in the PG&E … Read more
by Angely Mercado, Grist Highlights One hundred and forty different environmental groups have signed on to a letter to Presidential hopeful, Joe Biden, asking him to abstain from adding any fossil fuel executives, lobbyists, or representatives from his presidential cabinet and administration Groups that signed on include: Sunrise Movement, MoveOn, Zero Hour, Greenpeace, 350 Action, … Read more
by Mark Olalde, Desert Sun Highlights Many environmental bills were not passed during the 2020 legislative session in California Mary Creasman, CEO of the California League of Conservation Voters, remarks that we are running out of time to make big environmental impacts: “We only have until 2030 to prevent the most catastrophic impacts of the … Read more
