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Stop Burning Fossil Fuels. Period.
The only solution to safeguard life as we know it on Planet Earth is to stop burning fossil fuels. There is no other option. Here’s why.
Editorial Team
June 26, 2023
The only solution to safeguard life as we know it on Planet Earth is to stop burning fossil fuels. There is no other option. Here’s why.
Inside: Stop burning fossil fuels. Period. Plus: Greenhouse gas emissions: the big picture; Action Item: Tell Newsom to support public transit; Update from Sacramento; The Inflation Reduction Act: Opportunities for Contra Costa; Martinez refinery investigation; Juneteenth and July 4th Festivals;
Transportation is the highest contributor of GHG emissions—as much as 60 percent in Walnut Creek, and 46 percent in unincorporated Contra Costa County.
MCE, the not-for-profit public agency that provides clean energy for residential customers, also offers an electric vehicle (EV) charging rebate to businesses and multifamily properties, as well as technical assistance.
Plastic waste. It’s everywhere. If you live in Pinole or visit frequently, be part of the solution to the plastics problem, and complete this brief survey.
Investor-owned utility lobbyists are at the State Capitol every day, spreading misinformation about rooftop solar to your elected officials. Lawmakers need to hear directly from you, their voters, about why they should stick up for the public and keep rooftop solar growing.
Free, Expert-Level Solar Installation Training Available Using free energy from the sun to power our homes is clearly a fine idea—but installing a rooftop solar system can be expensive. SunWork, a nonprofit working in the Bay Area and along the
On April 17, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Berkeley’s 2019 ordinance banning natural gas hookups in most new construction. Bad news, yes—but not a fatal blow to the rapidly growing movement to make buildings all-electric.
Two critical climate bills addressing corporate accountability are up for vote in the California Senate at noon May 31st. Call or email your State Senator immediately and urge them to vote “Aye!” on SB253 and SB 261.
California cannot reach its ambitious climate targets while continuing to invest heavily in projects that increase our dependence on fossil fuel-powered vehicles. AB 7 will turn this situation around! Call your Assemblymember before NOON on Tuesday, May 31st. Here’s how.