SAN DIEGO, California, June 4, 2015 (ENS) – San Diego Gas & Electric and automakers, electric vehicle service providers, public interest environmental groups and labor unions Wednesday signed a formal agreement in support of the utility’s innovative Electric Vehicle Grid-Integration pilot project. If adopted by the California Public Utilities Commission […]
California is at it again – leading the nation and now the world. This time we are showing leadership on tackling our two greatest crises together: combatting the climate crisis, and doing so in a way that helps our most vulnerable communities. The state is starting to make huge investments […]
SAN FRANCISCO (June 4, 2015) – A diverse set of public interest groups, automakers, labor unions, and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) submitted a proposed settlement yesterday to the California Public Utilities Commission to accelerate the deployment of smart electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that would support the utility […]
San Diego Gas & Electric announced Wednesday that an array of automakers, labor representatives, environmentalists and service providers has agreed to support the utility’s proposal to substantially increase its local electric-vehicle infrastructure and incentives. The program calls for SDG&E to install charging stations for electric vehicles at up to 550 sites […]
Legislation Will Spur Progress on Clean Air and Jobs; Seen as Crucial for Communities of Color Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 415-846-7758 (cell) SACRAMENTO – The Greenlining Institute today hailed passage by the California Senate of a package of bills designed to expand and accelerate the state’s […]
Nine years ago, California committed to reducing the carbon pollution that leads to climate change. Today, that commitment is paying off – not just with cleaner air, but also good jobs and strengthened local economies. As leaders of the Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce and ASIAN, Inc., we’ve too often […]
Something amazing is starting in California. It’s changing Latino lives for the better all over our state, and could set a precedent for the rest of the nation. Leticia and Gerardo Ramirez live in Madera, a small town in California’s Central Valley – a corner of the state where the […]
Like a lot of construction workers, Jesus (Jesse) Magallenes took a serious hit during the Great Recession. California’s Central Valley, where Jesse lives in the town of Visalia, had it particularly rough. Jesse got by taking odd jobs wherever he could — driving a forklift or whatever he could get. […]
California’s great middle is a land set apart. No valley is more vast, no soil is more fertile, and tragically, no air is more polluted. As a landscape of paradox, the San Joaquin Valley is a region where poverty and bounty sit side by side. This situation has been aggravated […]
Another refinery explosion. Another flaring incident. Another industrial project polluting our air. We are used to hearing the bad news, but things are starting to look up for Wilmington. California took the lead in combating global warming with landmark legislation called AB 32, passed in 2006. AB 32 requires a […]
Governor Jerry Brown long has rejected either a ban or a moratorium on fracking in California like those adopted in New York state and France, where citizen outcry has prevailed. Brown’s alternative has been to beef up the state’s regulatory apparatus with serious environmental scientists and additional staff, claiming the […]
On January 15, Environmental Defense Fund released the second report in a series that explores how one of California’s signature climate and clean energy policies – our cap-and-trade program – is working. Today, EDF is making this information available in Spanish – you can find the Executive Summary here along […]
LGBT businesses in California would get another boost from a proposed law now pending in the Statehouse. Assemblyman Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) introduced legislation last week that would require recipients of California Energy Commission grants or loans to increase procurement from minority-owned business enterprises, including those run by LGBT individuals. The […]
SACRAMENTO – A bill in the State Assembly would push California Energy Commission grantees and loan recipients to increase procurement from California small businesses and bring jobs and opportunities to underserved communities. The measure, Assembly Bill 865, introduced by Assembly Member Luis Alejo (Dem-Salinas), would require recipients of Energy Commission […]
Would Boost Small Businesses with Supplier Diversity Program Similar to Longstanding CPUC Effort Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758 (cell) SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) introduced legislation today designed to boost California small businesses and bring jobs and opportunities to underserved communities. The measure, Assembly Bill […]
Denny Sysaknoi had never met Leticia and Gerardo Ramirez until last November. Today, they not only know each other, they stand as real-world examples of how California’s climate change laws are changing lives for the better here in the Valley. The Ramirez family lives in Madera, in a home they […]
California, which has long been known as a leader in finding ways to cut its contribution to climate change, just one-upped itself. On Monday, Democratic lawmakers in the state unveiled a package of four bills that aim to tackle climate change in the state. One of the bills, SB 350, calls […]
It’s widely known that the solar industry is creating a lot of jobs, but some figures presented at an energy conference yesterday put that job performance in a new light. The California solar industry now employs almost 55,000 people, more than the state’s three major utilities — Pacific Gas and […]
It’s funny that when sudden spikes in gasoline prices line oil company’s pockets at the expense of consumers, it’s nothing but crickets from the industry. However, when these same oil companies are expected to lower their pollution emissions through longstanding planned state regulations, suddenly they claim to care about low-income […]
Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758 (cell) BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA – Thanks to legislation enacted last year, SB 1275 (de León), the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has taken the first steps to create carsharing programs for electric cars in low and moderate income communities. CARB will begin […]
