Here Comes the Sun
Solar energy has been in the spotlight a lot lately and its future looks bright – take this story in today’s Sacramento Bee, for instance, which reports that the state’s solar power industry is rebounding: The source of the sunny news is the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which just issued its first annual program assessment of the California Solar Initiative (CSI) to the state legislature. The program was established by a law passed in 2006 dubbed the “Million Solar Roofs Plan” (SB 1, Murray), which was designed to help make California the nation’s leader in solar energy.
Posted by Beth Gunston on July 2, 2009 and filed under General, Global Warming, Legislation. This entry has 0 comments. Add to the discussion!
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June 5: Voices of the New Green Economy
CLCV's 27th Annual Environmental Leadership Awards honored Van Jones of the White House Council on Environmental Quality; F. Noel Perry, the founder of Next 10; and Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg on June 5th in Oakland. Read more about our honorees.
Still no solution to state budget crisis; reform needed
The state needs a budget agreement, but diesel emission rules and transit funding have already been among the casualties of a flawed process. California needs new laws to prevent lawmakers from holding budget negotiations hostage over pet issues.
- Read all of our blog entries on the budget and the letters we recently wrote to the governor and legislative leaders.
- Action Alert: Contact your legislators and ask them to reform the budget process.
- Read our news release: "With California on the Brink of Collapse and Environmental Laws Weakened, It’s Time to Work for Budget Process Solutions."
- Read the poll showing Californians support environmental protection even in tough economic times.
California Environmental Scorecard details story of legislative session
- Every year, we grade California's lawmakers: Check out the most recent scores for legislators and the governor in CLCV's 35th Annual California Environmental Scorecard. Read more.
- For just a quick overview of the 2008 legislative session, check out our 2-page wrap-up of this year's Legislative Results (in PDF format).
Green California: Uniting the environmental community
The CLCV Education Fund has pioneered a new process to increase collaboration among environmental lobbyists working on state policy in Sacramento. Through the "Green California" convening process, environmental advocates representing over 50 organizations marshal the collective resources and organizational membership—over 1 million Californians—in support of strong policies that address some the state’s most pressing environmental issues. Find out more.
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