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Charitable Foundations Pledge $4 Billion for Global Climate Action

Andrew Burger September 24, 2018

Announced at the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit, the $4 billion pledged is to be invested in advancing deployment of low- and zero-carbon solutions.Read More

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California Is the First State To Require Solar On New

Gina-Marie Cheeseman May 15, 2018

The California Energy Commission recently adopted building standards requiring solar photovoltaic systems on new homes starting in 2020. The new standards, the first in the nation to require solar, are expected to increase the cost of a new home by $9,500, which is around half the cost of installing solar PV systems on existing homes. […]Read More

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Stem to Roll Out AI-Powered Battery Energy Storage at Eight

Andrew Burger February 12, 2018

Leading commercial real estate developers and owners are only just beginning to latch on to the financial, and broader social and environmental, benefits they can realize by investing in intelligent battery energy storage systems, the costs of which are falling fast.Read More

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California State Bill Would Bring Transparency To Political Campaigns

Gina-Marie Cheeseman July 19, 2017

Follow the money California elections mean candidates spent big money trying to get elected. Governor Gray Davis and his opponents spent over $130 million in the 2002 governor’s election. Davis spent almost $78 million, the most money spent by a politician in a non-presidential race. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger raised $23.6 million during his first year […]Read More

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U.S. Leaders Raise the Bar on GHG Emissions Cuts

Andrew Burger August 30, 2016

There has been a flurry of activity regarding efforts to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions this week and month. Pres. Obama is zeroing in on achieving UN climate treaty emissions cuts as he makes his way to the annual G20 summit in China, while U.S. state and Canadian provincial leaders took actions to further reduce carbon emissions and boost renewable energy use.Read More

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Head Start Towards 2020: California Reduces CO2 Emissions for Third

Thomas Schueneman January 16, 2013

California’s CO2 emissions fell in 2011 for the third straight year, putting the state in a good position for meeting its target of reducing carbon emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, according to the California Air Resources Board (CARP) and as mandated by California AB32 (the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006). Since businesses began reporting […]Read More

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Cap-and-Trade a Reality in California

Dusty Anderson November 20, 2012

The concept of a cap-and-trade CO2 throttling system is not new, or without widespread support. However it has been slow to catch on with the Federal government, and slightly faster with state governments. The system is widely used in Europe, as are many global warming driven initiatives. There is no price for the right to […]Read More

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