Everyone in my family except for me is a public school teacher, so they were all mightily shocked (and not necessarily in a good way) when I announced I was going to law school. They decided it was kind of OK once I got the job with NRDC.
I love:
So working on energy and climate issues at NRDC is really the perfect place for me. I can imagine a post-apocalyptic world in which we stay on the path of fossil fuels and a drastically changed climate. But I can also imagine a different world, in which we harness technology and make it work for us. Hopefully our words and science here at NRDC will help us change the rules to form the latter science fiction future, not the former.
Posted May 18, 2012 by Kristin Eberhard in Solving Global Warming
Are the millions of dollars in anticipated revenue from charging California’s largest polluters for their carbon emissions under the state’s cap-and-trade program rightly considered a drain on the economy, or a boon? A macroeconomic analysis comprised of four reports reveals...continued→
Posted May 7, 2012 by Kristin Eberhard
The 2012 California Green Innovation Index (www.next10.org), released this month by the nonpartisan, nonprofit group Next 10, shows that California’s leadership as a clean tech innovator is “driving the state’s ability to cut emissions” while supporting its economic rebound. Noting...continued→
Posted May 7, 2012 by Kristin Eberhard
Although 91 percent of Californians live in areas with unhealthy air, the state’s initiatives to cut emissions have resulted in significant improvements in air quality over the past 13 years, according to a national report released recently. The American Lung...continued→
Posted May 4, 2012 by Kristin Eberhard in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
A new poll shows that LADWP customers favor clean sources of power, and are willing to pay for it. The results of this new survey of 400 LADWP customers were just released today. Voters overwhelmingly want the majority of their...continued→
Posted May 3, 2012 by Kristin Eberhard in Solving Global Warming
Not only do a majority of Americans want global warming and clean energy to be priorities, they believe protecting the environment is good for economic growth and they’re willing to pay more to get electricity from renewable sources like the...continued→
Posted April 18, 2012 by Kristin Eberhard in Solving Global Warming
California’s safest option for guarding against lawsuits over how it spends the billions anticipated from its landmark cap-and-trade program is to channel the auction revenue toward reducing greenhouse gas pollution and furthering the goals of its Global Warming Solutions Act...continued→
Posted April 16, 2012 by Kristin Eberhard in Solving Global Warming
The nation is closely watching as California prepares to launch its first auction of pollution credits in a groundbreaking cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and potentially raise billions in revenue that can be reinvested in programs to...continued→
Posted February 17, 2012 by Kristin Eberhard in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
This fall I taught a class at UCLA Law school, and was surprised to hear that many of the students did not plan to stay in LA after graduating. When asked why, the big answer was jobs, but another common...continued→
Posted February 15, 2012 by Kristin Eberhard in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
LAANE has put together a terrific report (Clean Power, Good Jobs) that will tell you where LADWP's power comes from, what legislative mandates and other challenges it faces, expected trends in energy prices, and why energy efficiency is so important...continued→
Posted January 20, 2012 by Kristin Eberhard in Solving Global Warming
Since the release of Governor Brown’s budget two weeks ago, there have been a lot of questions about how much revenue could be coming from auctioning emission allowances under California's cap and trade program. Although we won’t know the exact...continued→
Posted December 8, 2011 by Kristin Eberhard in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Unanimous Board Vote on Energy Efficiency On Tuesday the LADWP Board voted unanimously to approve an energy efficiency goal of 8.5% savings by 2020. The leadership of Ron Nichols, the still relatively new GM, was evident in several things that...continued→
Posted November 21, 2011 by Kristin Eberhard in Curbing Pollution, Solving Global Warming
Last month, the California Air Resources Board unanimously approved California’s first-of-its-kind cap and trade program to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution across the economy. As the world’s twelfth-largest emitter of GHGs, California’s leadership in taking action to curtail its carbon...continued→
Posted November 14, 2011 by Kristin Eberhard in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
Ok, I’m a little late on the newsflash, since this pilot started in March. But in case you didn’t get the memo either, here it is: You can now find out when an LA Metro bus will actually arrive at...continued→
Posted November 7, 2011 by Kristin Eberhard in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
A recent LA Times article about “Buy Here Pay Here” used car dealers highlighted a local single mother (Tiffany Lee) who works at UCLA Health Clinic. Riding the bus to work took her two hours, and she had to ask...continued→
Posted August 24, 2011 by Kristin Eberhard in Solving Global Warming
Moments ago the Air Resources Board voted 9-0 to re-adopt and move ahead with the AB32 Scoping Plan -- California’s blueprint for transitioning to a clean energy economy. The new analysis will supersede the original study that the San Francisco County...continued→
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