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Economics of Sustainability Conference, San Francisco, Oct. 6-9

UN Climate Week and many environmental organizations are meeting this month in New York to catalyze action in dealing with the Climate Crisis. The Economics of Sustainability Conference, taking place less than two weeks after Climate Week, is a next step in addressing the most critical challenge of our time. Naomi Klein says, “Dealing with … Read more

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Naomi Klein- This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate – Oct 17, 2014

North Bay Organizing Project proudly presents: Naomi Klein speaking on her new book: This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate Friday, October 17 at 7:00pm Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building in Santa Rosa, California Purchase Tickets This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate is the most provocative, important, and personal book yet from Naomi Klein, … Read more

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Unfinished Business… Energy Choice in Rohnert Park and Petaluma – Let’s get it done this year!

By Woody Hastings September 2014 Most of Sonoma County now has some exciting new choices about where their electrical power comes from and how much they pay for it. Sonoma Clean Power, the Community Choice program that launched in Sonoma County in May of this year, offers cleaner power at rates that are 4 to … Read more

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The Spark that Encourages Others to Care

The Climate Center’s Youth Advisory Board Member, Sam Perry, beautifully described what drives her to be a young activist in the Press Democrat issue of Teen Life. “I want to be the spark that encourages others to care about the environment as much as I do.” By Martin Espinoza, The Press Democrat September 4, 2014 … Read more

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Carma Internship Opportunity for SRJC Student

SRJC internship: community-building, outreach and marketing Internship description The Climate Protection Campaign, a Santa Rosa-based non-profit in partnership with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), is seeking a fall intern to help build the Carma Carpooling app user community. The mission of the Climate Protection Campaign is to create model programs to reduce greenhouse emissions for … Read more

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The Business of Local Energy Symposium – Oct. 23, 2014

Join us at the Sheraton Hotel in Petaluma for a symposium designed to answer the question “How do we cost effectively maximize the development of local, renewable resources?” Learn about the opportunities in the emerging Community Choice Energy market, discuss practical solutions with clean tech entrepreneurs, utility staff, regulators and other interested public officials. Help … Read more

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Climate Ride: Sustainability Conference on Wheels

Riding through the Alexander Valley outside of Healdsburg From Saturday May 17th to Tuesday the 20th, 150 riders and over 25 support staff covered 250 miles on a two-wheeled sustainability conference.  Michael Jacob, who raised over $3,100 to participate and to benefit The Climate Center, had the great fortune to ride, hang out and get … Read more

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Elliot Daum’s Ride for the Climate Protection Campaign

  California Superior Court Judge Elliot Daum raised the bar of his own personal fitness and cycling goals to benefit the Climate Protection Campaign this May. Elliot took to the road to train this Spring, and was rewarded with a four-day journey from San Francisco to Sacramento with approximately 150 riders. All riders raised funds … Read more

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Donor Spotlight: Ardath Lee at 80 – Still Engaged

So…you retire, and get asked…well, what are you doing these days?  I used to say, airily, oh a little of this, a little of that.  But now I say that I volunteer for The Climate Center, because then I can talk about CPC if the person shows any interest…(or not). And why do I want … Read more