By David Siders, Sacramento Bee | Link to article One month after the oil industry and moderate Democrats in the Assembly dealt Gov. Jerry Brown a rare defeat on major climate legislation, the governor on Wednesday signed into law a less sweeping greenhouse gas reduction measure. Though the bill remains significant – requiring California to […]
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U.S. and China aim to hit climate goals sooner than expected in some cities
September 15, 2015
By Christi Parsons and Chris Megerian, LA Times | Link to article U.S. and Chinese officials plan to unveil new, more ambitious carbon-emission rules for several Chinese cities and provinces, embracing a faster timeline than the sweeping targets President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinpeng set last year for reducing greenhouse gases over the next […]
Drought is killing California’s hydroelectric power. Can solar make up the difference?
September 9, 2015
By Steve Scauzillo, San Gabriel Valley Tribune | Link to article Snowmelt entering Big Creek’s hydroelectric powerhouses has slowed to a trickle. Reservoirs sit at their lowest levels ever. The 102-year-old central-California complex owned and operated by Southern California Edison lost 80 percent of its hydroelectric power this year, a direct result of a persistent […]
Renewable energy bill far from perfect, experts say
September 7, 2015
By Sammy Roth, The Desert Sun | Link to article “Sometimes the legislative process takes a while to catch up to new information and new developments,” said V. John White, executive director of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies, a trade group. “The governor has not done a really good job of articulating […]
Four Powerhouse Bills to Help California get to 50 Percent Renewable Energy
August 17, 2015
By Lauren Navarro of Environmental Defense Fund | Link to article California is deep into the dog days of summer, and pressure is mounting on the state’s electric grid to keep up with demand. Luckily, California’s legislature is working to bring more clean energy resources to the grid, diversifying how we power our homes and […]
Alexander Sherriffs and William B. Marcus: Clean-energy economy for the Valley
August 8, 2015
By Alexander Sherriffs and William B. Marcus – Opinion Columns & Blogs | Link to article The San Joaquin Valley is a remarkable place. It has played a vital role in the development of the economy and the character of the state. The Midway-Sunset and Kern Oil Fields produced over 5 billion barrels of oil […]
California is ahead of the game as Obama releases Clean Power Plan
August 4, 2015
By Tony Barboza of LA Times | Link to article President Obama’s plan to cut carbon pollution from power plants over the next 15 years will force states to address climate change by pushing them to act more like California. The Clean Power Plan announced Monday poses significant challenges for states that rely on coal-fired […]
What We Can Learn from Germany’s Windy, Sunny Electric Grid
August 3, 2015
By Andrew Campbell of Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley | Link to article Today’s release of the final Clean Power Plan by President Obama ushers in an exciting period of change on US power grids. Wind and solar energy will get a big boost through the plan. The plan recognizes that to sustain public […]
Obama to Unveil Tougher Environmental Plan With His Legacy in Mind
August 2, 2015
Coral Davenport & Gardiner Harris / NY Times | Link to article In the strongest action ever taken in the United States to combat climate change, President Obama will unveil on Monday a set of environmental regulations devised to sharply cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from the nation’s power plants and ultimately transform America’s electricity […]
