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Sustainable holiday gift idea: Hobo Wine Co. uses carbon-free energy, conserves water, and more. See the deal.

Kenny Likitprakong and Lynn Wheeler are the founders, winemakers and combined creative force behind BCE member The Hobo Wine Company of Santa Rosa, CA. Through a partnership with 1% For the Planet, Hobo Wine Company is a substantial 2018 supporter of The Climate Center. Kenny and Lynn have also implemented several sustainability and clean energy … Read more

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Santa Rosa City Council moves toward innovative “electric-ready” building ordinance

Frog Song solar by Laurie-Ann Barbour

by Mike Turgeon, The Climate Center Climate Action Fellow In a marathon study session on Tuesday, October 23rd, the Santa Rosa City Council, at the urging of the Friends of the Climate Action Plan (FoCAP), received a long-overdue update on the progress of the 2012 Municipal and Community Climate Action Plans.  The Climate Action Plan implementation … Read more

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Political activism, clean commuting, community design, zero waste, and veganism among solutions at Green Teen climate action event

The Climate Center’s Youth Advisory Board (YAB) demonstrated their passion and commitment to climate action at the sixth annual Green Teen Conference, a youth-organized and youth-led climate conference. The motto of the conference this year was “Generation Us! Bring it Home” as student leaders made the connection between individual behavior and its impact on the … Read more

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The Center will offer another inspiring gathering based on October’s success

On October 11th we celebrated with about 100 of the Center’s supporting partners at the Charles Schulz Museum. After refreshments, mingling, and a welcome from Jeannie Schulz,  Adam Hochschild, author of Bury the Chains gave an inspiring talk about the movement that abolished slavery in the British Empire. Abolishing slavery seemed impossible at the time, … Read more

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Psst, your California Climate Credit is increasing – and so is your potential dividends donation

Karen Barnes enjoying her increased climate credit

By Mike Sandler, Cofounder of The Climate Center Psst, you’re getting money back from a carbon price.  The California Climate Credit is one of the best kept secrets in the world of climate policy.  It was created in 2014 by the California Public Utilities Commission to return revenues from the State’s Cap & Trade program back to … Read more

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Testifying in Fresno at the public hearing on watering down vehicle emissions standards

Destiny Rodriguez at the SAFE hearing in Fresno, Sept. 2018

I woke Monday morning feeling poorly. My nose was stuffed, my eyes irritated and runny, my chest in pain. These are the effects of residual unhealthy air quality from the last week. Despite the fact most of the larger fires have been contained in the surrounding area, the heat from the Valley bakes the already … Read more

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The Center’s electric vehicle survey well-received at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco

by Isabella Burch, The Climate Center On September 12, Ann Hancock, Jock Gilchrist, and I had the great honor of participating in a panel discussion entitled “Gas/Diesel Car Phaseouts: Global Strategy To End Gasoline Use”. This was an affiliate event for the larger Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco. Hosted by Coltura and the … Read more