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Peter Miller –
Senior Scientist
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Posted April 10, 2015
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- CPUC, EPIC, RD&D, resesarch
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved applications for nearly $500 million in clean energy research, development and demonstration (RD&D) funding to provide benefits to California utility customers. The funding approval was for the 2015-17 Electric Program Investment Charge...continued→
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Noah Horowitz –
Senior Scientist and Director of the Center for Energy Efficiency
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Posted April 9, 2015
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- California, CEC, drinkingwater, electricitysavigns, energy, energyefficiencystandards, faucets, utilitybills, water
The California Energy Commission (CEC) just adopted the most advanced water efficiency standards in the nation for new urinals, bathroom and kitchen faucets, and toilets sold and installed in the state's homes and businesses. The savings from this unprecedented, emergency...continued→
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Becky Hammer –
Project Attorney, Water Program
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Posted April 9, 2015
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- beaches, bronxriver, cleanwateract, greatlakes, greeninfrastructure, longislandsound, ms4, newyork, nysdec, runoff, stormwater, urbanrunoff, waterpollution
Long Island Sound, the Bronx River, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, and South Oyster Bay all share something in common - and this is not a club you'd want to join. According to New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC),...continued→
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Joshua Axelrod –
Policy Analyst – Canada Project
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Posted April 9, 2015
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- alberta, canada, climate, dirtyfuels, oilsands, tarsands
A week after TransCanada announced that it would abandon a key element of its proposed Energy East tar sands pipeline and delay the project by at least two years, a new poll released this week reveals that the project lacks...continued→
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Pierre Bull –
Policy Analyst
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Posted April 8, 2015
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- interconnection, interconnectionstandards, IREC, solar, utilities
Americans love solar and recognize that beyond producing energy it powers us toward greater energy independence, combats global warming and lowers our utility bills. Getting a grid-connected home solar electric system up and running shouldn't be particularly hard or time-consuming....continued→
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Fernando Cazares –
NRDC / Voces Verdes Fellow
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Posted April 8, 2015
Guest Blogger: Michael Woo, Dean of the College of Environmental Design at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona It is a great week for the City of L.A. Today, Mayor Garcetti unveiled L.A.'s first Sustainability pLAn. It sets ambitious targets for...continued→
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Kimi Narita –
Director of Strategic Engagement, City Energy Project
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Posted April 8, 2015
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- adopttheplan, benchmarking, buildingefficiency, cityenergyproject, energyefficiency, garcetti, labbc, losangeles, sustainability, theplan
Today Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled the first-ever Los Angeles Sustainable City pLAn. This comprehensive document outlines ambitious yet achievable goals and targets for Los Angeles on environmental, economic, and equity issues. Within the section addressing energy efficiency in buildings, the...continued→
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Ann Alexander –
Senior Attorney
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Posted April 8, 2015
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- algae, gulfdeadzone, mississippi river collaborative, mississippiriver, nutrientpollution, nutrients
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit yesterday delivered a ruling in our lawsuit against EPA challenging its refusal to make a decision about how to address the algae pollution plaguing our nation's waterways. The court rejected EPA's...continued→
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Tracy Quinn –
Water Policy Analyst
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Posted April 8, 2015
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- drought, savewater, waterefficiency, watersense
California is experiencing an epic drought ... the worst in more than 1,000 years! And as we face a fourth consecutive year of drought - with no end in sight - that warrants bold and immediate action from the state....continued→
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Carolina Herrera –
Latin America Advocate
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Posted April 8, 2015
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- climatechange, indc, international, latinamerica, mexico, renewables
Following up on the late March announcement of its post-2020 emissions reduction commitment, Mexico has now provided a bit more detail on how it aims to achieve its goal of reducing 22% of greenhouse gas emissions and 51% of black...continued→
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Giulia C.S. Good Stefani –
Attorney, Marine Mammal and Southern California Ecosystems Projects
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Posted April 8, 2015
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- citadel, communitydefense, drinkingwater, fracking, monterey, oilandgas, oilfracking, sanbenitocounty, sanbenitorising
Hooray! Today we raise a glass -- of fresh drinking water -- in cheer to celebrate San Benito County's victory. Citadel Exploration has withdrawn its lawsuit challenging this central California County's ban on fracking and other high-intensity petroleum operations. It's...continued→
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Susan Casey-Lefkowitz –
Director of Programs
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Posted April 8, 2015
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- carbonpollution, cleanenergy, cleanpowerplan, fossilfuels, poverty, powerplants
When you live on a fixed income, reducing monthly electricity bills can make a big difference in your daily life. Lower energy costs mean more money for food, health care and other important parts of raising a family. A new...continued→
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Jennifer Sass –
Senior Scientist
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Posted April 8, 2015
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- bees, neonic, neonicotinoid, pesticide, pollinator, PollinatorHealth, toxic, toxicchemicals, WhiteHouse
The White House Pollinator Task Force, appointed June 2014 by a Memorandum from President Obama to tackle the crisis of bees, butterflies and other pollinators, is set to issue its recommendations sometime next month - about half a year after...continued→
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Juan Declet-Barreto –
Climate and Health Fellow
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Posted April 7, 2015
Today the White House announced an unprecedented, multi-sector initiative to better "understand, communicate, and reduce" the human health impacts of climate change. The administration is bringing together medical and public health professionals, in addition to leveraging results from federal-local government...continued→
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Pierre Bull –
Policy Analyst
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Posted April 7, 2015
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- cities, cleanenergy, cleanjobs, energyefficiency, PACE, permitting, solar
More than 57 million people live in our country's 100 largest cities--1 in 6 Americans, in fact. The metropolitan areas that cities anchor are places with high electric demand. That's why innovative urban solar policies that promote the clean power...continued→
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