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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... -
The Link Between Climate Change and Violence
Posted on August 4, 2011 | No CommentsThere have been murmurs about the correlation between stress caused by a poor economy and increasing violence in our communities — but what about climate change and violence? Researchers from... -
Transportation Greenhouse Gases Reduction to Require 3 Part Approach
Posted on July 7, 2011 | No CommentsEMBARQ, a program of the World Resources Institute, has released a new report on the correlation between driving, oil requirements and the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG). The 45-page report,... -
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... -
Beland and Eggert Appointed to CA Natural Resources Agency and CA Energy Commission
Posted on May 12, 2011 | No CommentsGovernor Jerry Brown’s office has just announced the appointments of two key environmental and energy positions. Janelle Beland, former senior advisor and caucus director for Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg, has been... -
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... -
Bay Area’s economic comeback may suffer from EPA budget cuts
Posted on April 13, 2011 | 2 CommentsFriday’s federal budget deal had to happen, and budgets and programs have to be cut. But, it looks like the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the nation’s environmental champion, watchdog and... -
Bay Area energy leaders gather in Oakland for 2nd Annual LCEA Clean Power, Healthy Communities Conference
Posted on March 7, 2011 | No CommentsFollowing a successful first year, the Local Clean Energy Alliance presents its 2nd Annual Clean Power, Health Communities Conference, in Oakland on March 18. This year’s theme is Community Power: Decentralized... -
What’s the big deal about plastic bags?
Posted on November 24, 2010 | No CommentsLike the Jay-Z / Alicia Keys version of "New York State of Mind"? Want to know why plastic bags are such a problem.
