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 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 eighth-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→
Posted August 1, 2011 by Kristin Eberhard in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
The most recent PPIC Survey on Californians and the Environment shows that Californians overwhelmingly feel that air pollution is the biggest environmental problem facing California today. Although all Californians are concerned about air pollution, those living in the Los Angeles...continued→
Posted July 28, 2011 by Kristin Eberhard in Solving Global Warming
The Public Policy Institute of California released its annual statewide survey on Californians and the Environment this week that shows 67% endorsed government action to regulate climate change, and overwhelmingly support (79%) government action on climate change, including strong support...continued→
Posted January 11, 2011 by Kristin Eberhard in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Downtown LA and the Westside are two big job centers, so being able to travel between them (and avoid traffic) is critical. Personally, my office is in Santa Monica, but I go to meetings in downtown Los Angeles often. I...continued→
Posted January 11, 2011 by Kristin Eberhard in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Last week I had an appointment in Century City, near Santa Monica Blvd and Beverly Glen. I got there on an LA Metro bus. Last year, Los Angeles Metro took an important step in making LA’s public transit system more accessible...continued→
Posted January 10, 2011 by Kristin Eberhard in Curbing Pollution, Solving Global Warming
In the aftermath of the California Air Resources Board’s historic vote to adopt the nation’s first-of-its kind program to cap global warming pollution across California’s economy, understandably there are questions about what the program will accomplish and how it will...continued→
Posted December 16, 2010 by Kristin Eberhard in Curbing Pollution
The California Air Resources Board today approved, by a vote of 9-1, the first economy-wide carbon market to reduce pollution in the nation. This comes just over a month after California voters overwhelmingly rejected Proposition 23, signaling strong support for...continued→
Posted November 5, 2010 by Kristin Eberhard in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
California voters gave AB 32 and clean energy a strong vote of confidence last Tuesday by resoundingly rejecting Proposition 23. Close to 4.5 million people voted against Proposition 23 – more than voted for or against any other item on...continued→
Posted October 26, 2010 by Kristin Eberhard in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
Backers of Proposition 26 are trying to trick California voters into believing that Proposition 26 would not threaten the principle that polluters should pay for the harms they cause. They tout a “legal analysis” that conflicts itself by simultaneously claiming...continued→
Posted October 14, 2010 by Kristin Eberhard in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Although there has been no official announcement, Big Blue Bus is showing up on Google Transit. This is truly exciting news for anyone trying to get around Santa Monica by bus! It means, for example, that I was thinking of...continued→
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