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American Geophysical Union Fall Conference in SF – Dec 15-19 Climate Science World Event: Want to understand more about the effect of black carbon emissions on ice and snow reflectivity in Asia? Or about the atmospheric waves linked to warming that can heat some earth areas while plunging other areas into frigid cold? These and … Read more
The Central Coast Sustainability Summit in Santa Barbara last month featured many excellent presentations about the water/energy nexus. My keynote on developing and launching a Community Choice program warmed up participants for the “big wow” of the summit, the dynamite presentation by Jason Caudle, Deputy City Manager of Lancaster. Caudle went right to the point: … Read more
Petaluma’s City Council will consider joining Sonoma Clean Power at its regular meeting on December 15, potentially capping a remarkable bright spot in the political quest for local, renewable energy. Sonoma Clean Power (SCP), a local government agency set up to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote renewable energy development, and save customers money, has … Read more
The Climate Center is thrilled to announce that registration is open for the Climate Ride California that will be May 17 to 21, 2015. Join The Climate Center Team for the California ride. Experience epic biking, amazing scenery, and dynamic speakers that all combine to make this charitable event exciting, informative, and fun. Last year’s … Read more
Do you have solar on your home or considering installing it? Come learn about NetGreen, Sonoma Clean Power’s Net Energy Metering (NEM) program, by attending one of our free workshops being held throughout the County! NetGreen allows our customers to make their meter “spin backward” and offset their electrical usage by installing a generating system (e.g. solar system on your … Read more
Do you have solar on your home or considering installing it? Come learn about NetGreen, Sonoma Clean Power’s Net Energy Metering (NEM) program, by attending one of our free workshops being held throughout the County! NetGreen allows our customers to make their meter “spin backward” and offset their electrical usage by installing a generating system (e.g. solar system on your … Read more
by Barry Vesser, Deputy Director of The Climate Center Sonoma Clean Power (SCP), the county’s new not-for-profit electricity provider, has hired Nathanael Miksis as Director of Power Services and Procurement. I had a chance to interview Nathanael recently. Read on to learn about how Nathanael’s background and experience help increase SCP’s capacity. Nathanael is an … Read more
The Business of Clean Energy Symposium held on Oct 23 in Petaluma, CA, featured green tech experts from around California and across the country. The event, sponsored by the The Climate Center, revealed opportunities arising from the Community Choice utilities that are literally gaining steam in California. Government agencies from across California reviewed the striking … Read more
“The solution that has resulted in the most significant emission reductions in communities across the U.S. is switching the fuel source from fossil to renewable for electricity. “ Sonoma County needs powerful solutions to meet its bold, science-based 25% GHG emission reduction target. This target was set by resolution in 2005 by all nine Sonoma … Read more
Cleantech Open Global Forum Nov 12-13,2014 An event like no other, the 2014 Cleantech Open Global Forum promises to be bigger and better than ever! Set in the heart of San Francisco at the stunning 1930’s Art Deco Treasure Island Building, it brings together the best-of-the-best cleantech entrepreneurs and alumni companies from the U.S. and around the … Read more
