Robert García and Ariel Collins | The City Project Blog | Link to article Climate is a civil rights issue as well as a health, economic, and environmental issue. A successful climate movement will address the rights of communities of color and low income communities directly. Recent polls show that Latinos are far more likely […]
Climate is a civil rights issue as well as a health, economic, and environmental issue
February 12, 2015
Huge solar farm opens in California: Enough energy for 160,000 homes
February 10, 2015
Taylor Goldenstein | LA Times | Link to article About 4,000 acres of shiny black solar panels stretch across Riverside County near Joshua Tree National Park, where on Monday U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell dedicated one of the largest photovoltaic solar energy farms in the world. “This is the beginning of a renewable energy future,” […]
Lawmakers take step toward fulfilling state climate change goals
February 9, 2015
Chris Megerian | LA Times | Link to article State lawmakers are preparing a sweeping package of bills that would fulfill several of Gov. Jerry Brown’s climate change objectives by increasing California’s reliance on renewable energy and alternative transportation fuels. The proposals would also require state pension funds, the two largest public systems in the […]
Gov. Brown proposes 50% renewables goal in inaugural speech
January 21, 2015
Debra Kahn | E&E Publishing | Link to article Gov. Jerry Brown (D) received plenty of early support for his proposal, in his Jan. 5 inaugural speech, to get half of California’s electricity from renewable sources by 2030. A lawyer who represents renewable energy developers said the media coverage of Brown’s goal has sparked interest […]
Gov. Brown’s renewable energy plan could boost solar, wind industries
January 7, 2015
LA Times | By Julie Cart | Link to article Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal this week to significantly boost the amount of energy California derives from renewable sources could reinvigorate the state’s utility-scale solar and wind industries, as well as launch another land rush in the Mojave Desert. In his inaugural address, Brown didn’t say […]
Governor Brown Sworn In, Delivers Inaugural Address
January 6, 2015
Portland, Ore. — In response to today’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruling on the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) “Environmental Redispatch and No Negative Pricing policy,” Rachel Shimshak, executive director of non-profit advocacy group Renewable Northwest Project, issued the following statement: We are pleased that the Commission has ruled on this issue and has determined that BPA’s “Environmental Redispatch and No Negative Pricing Policy” is discriminatory. With these questions answered, Renewable Northwest Project is eager to continue working with BPA and regional partners toward solutions to over-generation that are economical, equitable and good for the environment.
Gov. Brown proposes 50% renewables goal in inaugural speech
January 5, 2015
Debra Kahn | E&E Publishing | Link to article California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) today proposed requiring that his state’s energy mix include at least 50 percent renewables by 2030, among a host of environmental initiatives he floated in his inaugural address to state lawmakers. As Brown was sworn in for a historic fourth term, […]
Gov. Brown revives Manuel Pérez’s renewable energy plan
January 5, 2015
Tatiana Sanchez, The Desert Sun | Link to article A locally authored plan to dramatically increase the state’s renewable energy goals is regaining momentum, as part of a series of ambitious goals California Gov. Jerry Brown wants to achieve in the next 15 years. Brown, who delivered his inaugural address on Monday, called on California […]
Don’t count on Diablo
December 10, 2014
New Times SLO | Link to article License renewal is not a foregone conclusion “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!” bellowed an increasingly panicked Wizard of Oz after feisty Toto and his intrepid companions had blown the cover on the pugnacious imposter. Behind a fearsome façade of smoke and mirrors, this “wizard” […]
