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Governor Brown Stresses Environmental Goals

Governor Brown spent over one third of his inaugural address on protecting the environment by setting new goals to slow climate change. He clearly wants to...

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Climate

Carbon: A (Nearly) Weightless Commodity

Last Thursday, California became the first state to establish a conditional standard for greenhouse gas (GHGs) emission limits – known as the cap-and-trade...

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Climate

Dirty Energy Plays Dirty: What Props 23 & 26 Really Mean to California

Less than a month away from California’s November election, supporters and opponents of the state’s ten ballot measures are in the home stretch....

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Climate, Press Releases

California Once Again Sets the Standard on Clean Energy and Green Jobs

Yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) took a huge step towards a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable California by adopting a more ambitious...

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Land Use, Climate, Press Releases

Fate of SB 375 and CA Global Warming Reduction Goals Hinge in the Balance: Key Decisions Next Week

While Assembly Bill 32, California’s landmark global warming and clean energy law, is under attack by Texas oil companies looking to overturn it at the polls...

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Climate, Legislation, Press Releases

CARB Releases Staff Recommendation for GHG Land Use Targets

On Monday, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its staff recommendations for emission reduction targets mandated by SB 375 (Steinberg). The main...

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Climate, Press Releases

PPIC Proves Californians Still in Favor of Climate Policy

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) just released the results of it annual statewide survey on environmental issues in California. Despite...

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Climate, Legislation, Press Releases

Next in the Pipeline: Stalled Fed Climate Bill Leads to Smaller Energy Bill

On July 22nd, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced that he was unable to obtain the necessary 60 votes in the Senate to defeat a filibuster of...

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Climate, Press Releases

Proposition 23: More Dirty Energy, Fewer Clean Jobs

As the November election approaches, the campaign to protect California’s landmark climate and air quality law, know as AB 32, is picking up steam....

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Climate, Press Releases

Oil Companies Spending A Barrel Full To Suspend AB 32

On June 22nd, a ballot measure that would suspend AB 32, California’s historic climate change law, qualified for the November 2010 ballot. This ballot...

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