Sonoma County embraces solar power
Environment California Research & Policy Center The Press Democrat Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Robert Digitale You might not realize it on a foggy winter morning, but Sonoma County cities are really...
View ArticleAlameda City to discuss opting-out of bag ban ordinance
Environment California San Francisco Chronicle Thursday, February 16, 2012 Susan Davis Oceans Keep plastic out of the Pacific
View ArticleCities Support the San Mateo Regional Ban
Environment California San Mateo Daily Journal Saturday, February 18, 2012 Journal staff Belmont Joins Foster City considers joining county bag ban February 18, 2012, 05:00 AM Daily Journal staff...
View ArticleUpdate: City of Alameda remains opted-in for bag ban ordinance
Environment California San Francisco Chronicle Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Susan Davis Item removed from 2/21 agenda Just a quick update on the plastic bag ban story I posted Friday: Public Works...
View ArticleDana Point is One Step Closer to a Ban
Environment California Orange County Register Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Frank Shyong Dana Point's plastic bag ban gets second OK BY FRANK SHYONG / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER The City Council...
View ArticleFive reasons why California cities will build one million solar roofs and 12...
Environment California Research & Policy Center Forbes Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Tony Seba Can California cities scale their clean energy infrastructure by an order of magnitude over the next six to...
View ArticleCloudy skies for L.A.'s solar efforts
Environment California Research & Policy Center Los Angeles Times Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Dan Turner When he was running for mayor seven years ago, Antonio Villaraigosa promised to make L.A. the...
View ArticleState Expands Solar Metering Program
Environment California Research & Policy Center The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, May 24, 2012 John Cox The state Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously Thursday to expand net metering,...
View ArticleState Regulators Raise Existing Cap on Solar 'Net Metering'
Environment California San Jose Mercury News Thursday, May 24, 2012 Dana Hull In a huge victory for solar customers and the states's growing solar industry, state regulators with the California Public...
View ArticleBill to ban plastic bags advances in Sacramento
Environment California San Diego Union Tribune Sunday, July 8, 2012 Mike Lee Oceans
View ArticleCalifornia Schools Are Going Solar
Environment California Research & Policy Center KCET ReWire Thursday, November 15, 2012Chris ClarkeThe report, Making the Grade with Clean Energy (PDF), surveys 18 California school districts...
View ArticleSurvey: California Schools Going Solar
Environment California Research & Policy Center UPI Friday, November 16, 2012A survey of California schools found nearly 200 solar projects installed on campuses, leading the way to the state's...
View ArticleConsideran energía solar
Environment California Research & Policy Center La Opinion Saturday, November 17, 2012Esmeralda Fabián-Romero Su uso significaría grandes ahorros en las escuelas Las escuelas de California gastan...
View ArticleSchools Go Solar to Save Cash, Revive Programs
Environment California Research & Policy Center The Business Journal Friday, December 7, 2012Ben KellerAs energy goes in California, schools are among the biggest users, causing many districts in...
View ArticleCalifornia Facing Rolling Blackouts Because of Green Energy?
The Fox Business program "Money with Melissa Francis" claims that California is facing an electricity crisis due to the state’s alleged overreliance on renewable energy. Environment California Research...
View ArticleSunny Times for Solar Power, Except in L.A.
...there's a lot more work the DWP needs to do to help solar reach its enormous potential in Los Angeles -- this is a very sunny city and could be a beacon for clean development.
View ArticleA Different Solar Milestone
Regardless of how it's accounted for, getting more rooftop solar installed in California is a good thing, and Environment California credits the Million Solar Roofs initiative of the state's Go Solar...
View ArticleLancaster's Solar Leadership
The city of Lancaster, in the Antelope Valley, basks in sun for a good portion of the year. Now it's become the first city in the nation to mandate that homeowners take advantage of all that sun with...
View ArticleWith Help From Nature, a Town Aims to Be a Solar Capital
“Lancaster is breaking new ground,” said Michelle Kinman, a clean energy advocate at Environment California, a research and lobbying group. Ms. Kinman, who tracks the growth of solar energy in the...
View ArticleCLIMATE CHANGE: Warnings from Schwarzenegger, Environment California
Warnings about the drastic consequences of climate change have come from two directions this week — a draft version of a National Climate Assessment issued by the U.S. Global Change Research Program,...
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