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Gov. Brown Makes Key Environmental Appointments to Cal EPA and Department of Toxic Substances Control
Posted on September 12, 2011 | No CommentsIn a press release issued today, Gov. Jerry Brown announced two appointments of interest to California environmental development, policy and legislation. Kristin Stauffacher has been appointed deputy director of legislation at... -
UN IMO Elects New Secretary-General – Focuses on Shipping Pollution
Posted on June 29, 2011 | No CommentsInternational Maritime Organization, the agency responsible for preventing marine pollution by ships, chooses Koji Sekimizu as new Secretary-General. New International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General, Koji Sekimizu of Japan, has an increasingly important... -
Gov. Jerry Brown Signs ABX1 15 – Broadens Solar Incentives
Posted on June 28, 2011 | No CommentsABX1 15 solar incentive extension is expected to help address the fiscal emergency declared by Gov. Brown in January. California Governor Jerry Brown signed ABX1 15, authored by Assemblymember Jerry... -
Gov. Brown Signs $8M Cleantech & Renewable Energy Job Legislation – SBX1 1 (Steinberg)
Posted on April 20, 2011 | No CommentsGovernor Brown has signed a bill that will fund cleantech and renewable energy job training to the tune of $8M. The bill is SBX1 1 (Steinberg), aka Senate Bill No. 1. Partnership... -
Prop. 23 crushed, Prop. 26 passed. What happened?
Posted on November 3, 2010 | 2 CommentsCalifornia's 2010 election was a sweeping victory on the environmental front, on all but one account. The one place we fell short was with Proposition 26. -
Critical debate over California’s Prop. 23
Posted on November 1, 2010 | 1 CommentProposition 23 is among the most controversial initiatives facing Bay Area and California voters, and the outcome is expected to have global implications. The proposition was developed to suspend Assembly Bill 32, also know as the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, until California's unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent and remains there for a full year. -
Prop 16 enables monopoly
Posted on May 3, 2010 | No CommentsFrom CalBuzz on Prop 16 - Taxpayer's right to vote to perpetuate PG&E's power monopoly. -
Climate change agreement reached, but…
Posted on December 12, 2009 | No CommentsWe are running short on time. There has to be movement on all sides. These were the words from President Barack Obama to the 193-nation summit, as the clock was... -
this week’s top news
Posted on October 30, 2009 | No CommentsLocal: New! SF Climate Action Portal National / International: Boxer and Kerry introduced climate legislation to cut emissions 20% by 2020 and more than 80% by 2050 Phrase of the week: Gray... -
International Day of Climate Action – 350
Posted on October 24, 2009 | No CommentsToday, people in 181 countries are coming together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet’s history. At over 5200 events around the world, people are gathering to call for...
