We’ve got the power—let’s use it! This is the week our state legislators will be voting on several key climate bills, so it’s time for you to make two quick phone calls to your senator and assemblymember.
Inside: Action Alert: It’s time to call Sacramento! Plus: Court rules against Berkeley’s building electrification ordinance; Making solar more affordable; Solar Lobby Day is June 6; MCE rebates for EV charging; Attention Pinole Residents!
Update 5/24/23: SB 674 has passed the Senate! Now it’s onward to the Assembly and then (hopefully) to Governor Newsom’s desk.
K-12 students: Get involved in Walnut Creek’s Sustainability Action Plan. Create a painting, drawing, or other piece of visual artwork that shows what you want to see in the city’s sustainable future.
Watch for these five climate bills the 350 Contra Costa Action Legislative Team is tracking in Sacramento right now.
Inside: Visit us online! Plus: Brentwood: the ban continues; Sacramento Update; Celebrate Earth Day! More: Bike and Walk for the Planet, May 6; Attention Walnut Creek student artists;
On March 28, the Brentwood, CA, City Council voted unanimously to extend the city’s moratorium on oil and gas drilling for another year.
Join us at the day-long California Climate Policy Summit Sacramento on Tuesday, April 11.
Thanks to an innovative e-lending program set up by Lafayette’s Environmental Task Force, city residents can borrow an induction cooktop or electric leaf blower for up to two weeks.
Remember that white powder that blanketed Martinez back In November? A chemical accident at Martinez Refinery covered the surrounding area with 20 tons of dust containing heavy metals such as aluminum, chromium, and barium—but didn’t report the incident to the
