Republican leaders continue to stay busy advocating against public health and environmental protections, as well as personally enriching themselves. Highlights of the last two weeks: GOP pushes 80 anti-environment riders, dark money rule changes in spending bill EPA Chief’s clean-water rollback shaped by secrecy, luxury travel and handpicked audiences Jeff sessions has a huge conflict … Read more
by Buddy Burch, The Climate Center On February 13th, Karen Barnes, Jock Gilchrist, and I of The Climate Center attended a “Climate One,” presentation hosted at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Climate One “offers a forum for candid discussion among climate scientists, policymakers, activists, and concerned citizens.” The topic was “Power Shift: The End … Read more
by Isabella Burch, The Climate Center In January, California Assemblymember Phil Ting introduced the Clean Cars 2040 Act to address the pervasive issue of air pollution in our state. This would allow the only new vehicle registrations in California to be Zero Emissions Vehicles starting in 2040. The Clean Cars 2040 Act reflects a global … Read more
Hi! My name is Maitreyi Siruguri and I recently joined The Climate Center as an ECO2school Program Coordinator. I was born and raised in India, for the most part in big metropolitan cities, however I was always drawn to the countryside and the serenity of nature. I had the opportunity to explore life away from … Read more
CPUC adopts a favorably amended resolution, initially a big problem for emerging Community Choice agencies Clean energy advocates, local government elected officials, and Community Choice agencies (CCAs) scored a partial victory at a voting meeting of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in San Francisco on February 8th. Inundated by “thousands of emails” according to … Read more
Save the date – March 22 Public launch and rally in support of AB 1745: Thursday, March 22, doors open at 5:30, rally from 6:00 – 7:30 Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino, Santa Rosa, 95401 Free – refreshments will be served Register for the event here>> The Climate Center is launching a campaign in support of … Read more
On January 3rd, Assemblyman Phil Ting of San Francisco introduced AB1745, a bill that would allow the only new vehicles to register in California in 2040 and beyond to be Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEVs). Since transportation contributes 39% of California’s greenhouse gas emissions – the largest of any sector – bringing that number down to … Read more
On January 11, the California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to close down the Diablo Canyon nuclear generating station in San Luis Obispo by 2025. Diablo is the last operational commercial nuclear power plant in California, so when it closes, California will have closed its chapter of nuclear power as an energy source. California is … Read more
NASA recently confirmed that the healing of the Earth’s stratospheric ozone layer is a direct result of the Montreal Protocol. The Montreal Protocol was the ban on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other ozone depleting compounds (ODCs) in 1987. First, a mini primer on what we are talking about here. Ozone is O3 , or three atoms … Read more
Hello, my name is Valeria Sanabia! I am the new Community Outreach Specialist in Stockton and San Joaquin County. I’ve joined The Climate Center, an organization that is helping address economic and community needs through the implementation of Community Choice Energy. In our work together, we will work to ensure that San Joaquin County and … Read more
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