Posted by Annie Notthoff in Living Sustainably
Governor Schwarzenegger has called a special session for the State Legislature to find a solution to California's water woes. We must get a water bill package passed -- The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is on the verge of collapse, California...continued→
Posted by Annie Notthoff in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
Ending one of the most contentious legislative sessions in California's history, Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed dozens of environmental bills and signed several others over the weekend that will add tons of air pollution to our environment, delay our freedom from fossil...continued→
Posted by Annie Notthoff in Living Sustainably
Before California's legislature adjourned its regular session earlier this month, it had once again attracted national attention for high profile efforts on water and renewable energy as well as a sex scandal that forced Orange County Assemblyman Mike Duvall to...continued→
Posted by Annie Notthoff in Reviving the World's Oceans
California's coast and ocean define who we are. They are tremendous natural and economic assets for our State. I've been lucky to have worked to protect California's coast and ocean for over 30 years now - since I first started...continued→
Posted by Annie Notthoff in Curbing Pollution
The California Air Resources Board ("CARB") recently enacted rules to fight air pollution from off-road diesel vehicles such as construction equipment and tractors. Emissions of nitrogen oxides (precursors of ozone) and diesel particulates (known carcinogens) were specifically targeted. CARB staff...continued→
Posted by Annie Notthoff in Solving Global Warming
The moment Senator Dianne Feinstein opened the inaugural ceremony, I had a sense of coming home. After all, there were two California women (Feinstein and Speaker Nancy Pelosi) accompanying President Obama down the stairs and they, along with lots of...continued→
Posted by Annie Notthoff in Solving Global Warming
Has Governor Schwarzenegger forgotten that California's environmental quality is the backbone of our economy? One of the things that make it so exciting to work in California is that, by and large, people here get it and they want to...continued→
Posted by Annie Notthoff in Solving Global Warming
I don't know about you, but I'm still poring over the maps and looking at the percentages and trying to let it sink in. One of the things this change signals is a new chance to move the great work...continued→
Posted by Annie Notthoff in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
As a continuation of my first video blog, here I talk about two pieces of solutions-based legislation in California aimed at combatting global warming. The first is AB 32, The Global Warming Solutions Act, a landmark law that NRDC helped...continued→
Posted by Annie Notthoff in Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Hi, for my first blog I decided to post a video. Click below to watch me talk about another round of California ballot measures coming this November, including a poorly written energy proposition. Unfortunately, the sloppy language is the least...continued→
