Do I really need to mow my lawn?
Do yourself and the planet a favor by rethinking your relationship with your yard.
Global warming solutions
A livable climate and a healthy future are possible if we work together to eliminate the pollution and practices warming our planet.
To avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, from more powerful hurricanes to increased flooding and worsening wildfires, we need to work together to eliminate the pollution and practices warming our planet. That means taking collective action to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, transitioning to an electric vehicle future, and powering our lives with clean, renewable energy. And we can all do more to use less energy, and use it more efficiently. Fortunately, global warming solutions are all around us — we just need to use them.
The Latest on Global warming solutions
Leaf blowers aren’t just noisy — they’re also huge climate polluters
The auto industry has a sustainability problem. And it’s not just about the environment.
Updates
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Stove efficiency standards finalized
It’s time for power plants to clean up their act
Electric buses may be coming to a city near you
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Destination: Zero Carbon
Electric vehicles are good. We can make them better.
Less driving is possible
“Certified natural gas” is not a source of clean energy
Did you know?
In the five minutes it takes to fill your gas tank, the U.S. government will give away over $190,000 in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry
What We're Doing
Our tax dollars shouldn't be propping up an industry that's contributing to the climate crisis. We're calling on Congress to end these subsidies.
The Latest
How to reduce your foodprint for your 2022 New Year’s resolution
Many of us use this time of year to reflect on what we want to do differently in the year ahead. One resolution that could really help the planet? Reducing your foodprint.
Save Rooftop Solar
Earlier this week the California Public Utility Committee proposed a rule change that could devestate rooftop solar. The new rule, NEM3.0, would assess a monthly solar penalty fee to all solar and storage customers, slash net metering credit by 80% and reduce the agreed upon billing structure for existing solar customers. Today, participants had one minute to voice their response at the CPUC meeting. Here is my statement:
New report shows California risks ‘solar cliff’
Sharply reducing net metering payments and imposing high, solar-only fixed charges could slow the growth of rooftop solar installations – and, in the most extreme cases, could cause installations to plummet -- according to a new report released Tuesday by Environment California Research & Policy Center, CALPIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group.
Statement: New report highlights solar savings for ratepayers
Vibrant Clean Energy and Local Solar for All released a new report Thursday that found sustained growth of rooftop and community solar, combined with battery storage, could save California $120 billion by 2050.
Statement: CALPIRG Education Fund and Environment California Research & Policy Center call on policymakers to save rooftop solar
CALPIRG Education Fund and Environment California Research & Policy Center joined clean energy advocates, environmentalists, solar consumers and faith leaders in calling on state decision makers to defend rooftop solar.
Team
Engstrom
Jenn
Engstrom
State Director, CALPIRG Education Fund
Rakov
Susan
Rakov
Managing Director, Frontier Group; Senior Vice President, The Public Interest Network