Today is Governor Jerry Brown’s 100th day in office. To mark this occasion (and taking a step back from the seemingly endless budget wars), he is signing into law today a historic bill that will promote California’s clean energy economy and create green-collar jobs.
A big step forward… Read more
If you haven’t heard, a rainstorm in Australia has caused the worst flooding in generations in the state of Queensland. Rivers in the area broke free, and Australia’s third-largest city, Brisbane (population 4.5 million), has seen major damage in a crazy-short period of time. Thousands… Read more
Wow, one of our own, Urban Habitat’s Connie Galambos-Malloy, made it onto California’s 8-member Redistricting Panel!
This is one of the most important government bodies you never heard of. California’s redistricting process is mysterious to most of us, but it will have a HUGE impact on California’s politics for decades.… Read more
It’s unfortunate that Harry Alford of the Beltway-based National Black Chamber of Commerce didn’t come clean about who is behind his attack on California’s clean energy and clean air standards, known as AB 32. His organization is heavily funded by oil interests, including Exxon Mobil, and has testified… Read more
Today marks 100 days since the Deepwater oil spill broke open in the Gulf of Mexico. My thoughts and prayers go out to the countless families whose livelihoods and way of life are being smothered by oil that should have remained deep underground. This tragedy is unfolding at a devastating… Read more
As the clean energy economy grows, we must constantly seek ways to ensure equal and fair access to jobs and opportunity, especially for those who are too often left out and left behind. With billions of dollars of federal stimulus money, as well as major other investments of funding and… Read more
Today, we are four months away from Election Day on November 2. And the statewide movement against Prop 23 – the Dirty Energy Proposition – is going full force. Every day, blogposts, Facebook rants and tweets come out taking a stand for California’s green economy and against… Read more
Have you heard the term “Cap and Trade,” but not been quite sure what it means? Or maybe you know what it is, but can’t make heads or tails of all the double-talk in Congress and the mainstream media? Good news: there’s a helpful and fun new video called “The… Read more
