Noah Smith | noahpinion Link to article My favorite futurist tells me how to beat Putin, solve climate change, and build the future When I want to know what the future is going to be like, I go ask Ramez Naam. Over the years, his spyglass has seemed to peer just a little farther into the […]
The need to improve transmission of clean power to homes, businesses
March 28, 2022
Michael Colvin and V. John White | CalMatters Link to article IN SUMMARY Two bills will tackle transmission issues for clean energy and give us a chance to build our way out of the climate crisis. Californians get it. After years of unprecedented wildfires, growing awareness of the threat that dirty gas power plants pose […]
CAISO approves nearly $3B of transmission projects to prepare for California’s clean energy goals
March 18, 2022
Kavya Balaraman | Utility Dive Link to article Dive Brief: The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) approved a transmission plan Thursday that includes 23 projects, estimated to cost nearly $3 billion, to cope with the dramatic increase in renewable generation and forecasted load growth in its footprint. The plan represents a massive increase in spending, compared to […]
Biden says commercial-scale lithium extraction possible in Imperial Valley by 2026
February 22, 2022
Erin Rode | Desert Sun Link to article As the Imperial Valley begins its transformation into what some are calling Lithium Valley, one company says it could have lithium production at commercial scale by 2026, President Joe Biden said Tuesday at an event with Gov. Gavin Newsom, industry executives, community representatives and labor leaders. Biden […]
Column: Want to conserve water and make clean energy? Build more solar farms in San Joaquin Valley
February 10, 2022
George Skelton | LA Times Link to article “The San Joaquin Valley is facing a monumental shift in land use over the next two decades,” wrote PPIC water experts Andrew Ayres and Curtis Seymour. “Promoting solar expansion on fallowed farmland … could support two major objectives at once: the state’s clean energy goals while easing […]
California’s electric grid is not ready to meet climate goals
January 26, 2022
Guest Commentary | CALMATTERS Link to article As the UN conference on climate change has made clear, we must all accelerate our efforts to address this existential threat. Fortunately, California is on a strong foundation to do its share. The state has excellent solar and wind resource potential. We have targets in place to reach […]
Manchin’s Coal Corruption Is So Much Worse Than You Knew
January 10, 2022
Jeff Goodell | Rolling StoneLink to article The senator from West Virginia is bought and paid for by Big Coal. With his help the dying industry is pulling one final heist — and the entire planet may pay the price One of the hardest things to grasp about the climate crisis is the connectedness of […]
Editorial: No, California shouldn’t extend the life of its last nuclear plant. There are better ways to fight climate change
December 12, 2021
The Times Editorial Board | Los Angeles Times Link to article California is approaching an energy crossroads. In three years, its last nuclear plant will begin to power down and the state will lose its largest single source of emissions-free electricity. A 2018 law requires state regulators to “avoid any increase in greenhouse gases” as […]
Time for Congress to launch America’s clean industrial revolution
October 31, 2021
Bill Gates | LinkedIn Article Link to article Right now, I’m heading to the international climate conference in Glasgow, known as COP26, where delegates will talk about how to cut greenhouse gas emissions from roughly 51 billion tons per year to zero by 2050. On my way out the door, I’m hearing news that makes […]
