Electrified Home Tour
Free tour of four all-electric, green homes in Alameda and Contra Costa County on Sunday, March 10
Editorial Team
March 12, 2024
Free tour of four all-electric, green homes in Alameda and Contra Costa County on Sunday, March 10
Inside: After the Berkeley ruling: Moving ahead with building electrification; Climate Leadership in Action; Chevron and Martinez Refinery Co. to cut emissions; ACTION ITEM: All-electric affordable housing; and much more!
The federal ruling on Berkeley’s ban of gas hookups won’t stop paths to an electric future. Read about 4 Ways to Build an Electric Future, Post Berkeley Ruling.
Inside: Walnut Creek Sustainability Week Free Lunch & Learn Webinars, Carbon Capture and Storage: A False Climate Solution, California Sues Big Oil for Damages, Nine Climate ‘Solutions’ That Don’t Help, Legislative Wrap-Up–5 Big Wins!
Thinking about switching to electric appliances? Lunch and Learn with 350 Contra Costa and the Contra Costa Library Monday, Oct 23.
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.
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.
On March 15, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) voted to phase out ‘natural’ gas furnaces and water heaters starting in 2027. The goal is to eliminate emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), a significant cause of serious health problems.
As the need for electric power grows, many of us are understandably concerned that California’s grid may be over-stressed and failures may be even more frequent. Grid resilience is a real issue, and it’s getting lots of expert attention these days.
Successes encourage us. Challenges stimulate ever more determination to fight harder in 2023. Take a look back at a year’s local action for a better world and what we see ahead.
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