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Join us for Sonoma County’s fourth annual Green Teen Gathering. When: Friday, November 18, 2015, 5:30-8:30pmWhere: Montgomery High School CafeteriaFood will be available for purchase. The Green Teen Gathering is a youth-organized, youth-led event sponsored by The Climate Center’s Youth Advisory Board. Students on the Youth Advisory Board learn leadership and life skills while making … Read more
The Climate Center (CCP) has operated for years on the premise that local control of energy resources is key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. This is specifically because of the uncertainty of action at the federal level as the political tables turn at election times. CCP has coupled this tactic with a … Read more
Sonoma County resident Alan Soule recently completed a circumnavigation of the globe, driving the entire route in his electric car. Driving from Barcelona westward, Mr. Soule crossed 20 countries and covered almost 16,000 miles without consuming a single drop of gasoline. [SLGF id=9720] Mr. Soule represented our nation as Team USA, participating in the 80-eDays … Read more
Dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, The Climate Center launched Clean Power Exchange (CPX) to accelerate the spread of Community Choice Energy programs across California and beyond. Community Choice Energy is the most powerful, cost-effective, local solution available to local governments for significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to analysis that the Center conducted from 2006 to 2008. For … Read more
On October 5, students across Sonoma County left their cars in the driveway and took to the streets. By making a choice to use alternative transportation, walking or biking they started their day with a breath of fresh air. In Sonoma County, more than 10,000 students participated in International Walk and Roll to School Day. … Read more
Uber’s rapid rise has been staggering and would seem to indicate a coming revolution in the way we access transportation. According to The Economist, Uber is now worth over $1 billion, and no technology firm in history has raised more money from private investors before going public. Its investors include Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund, mutual … Read more
by Angela Hart, The Press Democrat
Overview During the 2015/16 two-year California legislative session, which came to a close on August 31st, The Climate Center engaged on several important bills with climate and energy implications. Below is a run-down of some of them, and how they fared in the legislature. Note that at the time of this update, several of the … Read more
The cost of putting solar on your home rooftop has never been so low! These low costs are a result of ‘soft cost’ reductions and ongoing developments in industry efficiencies. This is great news for prospective solar buyers, as well as overall reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. By working with me as your Clean Energy Advocate, we can take … Read more
