Often, billionaires are associated with the fossil fuel industry. However, the trend seems to have been changing in recent years. From T. Boone Pickens investments in wind energy, to Bill Gates championing clean technology and Richard Branson’s passion for biofuels, the list is growing. You can add another one … [continued]
The people have spoken: Proposition 23, the notorious California ballot initiative that would have rolled back the state’s landmark new air pollution control law, has been shot down in flames. Naturally, clean tech companies are rejoicing over the defeat of Proposition 23 along with others who supported the “No on … [continued]
The Heartland Institute, which has made its name by fighting anti-smoking laws, has just rolled out a campaign in support of California’s Proposition 23. Prop 23 is a ballot measure designed to nullify AB 32, California’s new law regulating greenhouse gas emissions, so it’s no surprise that out-of-state oil companies … [continued]
If you are a U.S. Senator or a Senate candidate, it pays to deny the science behind climate change, or at least to work against legislative action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. That’s the conclusion drawn by a report released yesterday by Climate Action Network Europe. The group combed through … [continued]
The Independent Energy Producers Association is a leading non-profit California trade organization and the oldest of its kind in the state. Together, its members represent about one-third of California’s generating capacity, so when IEPA speaks, people listen. Yesterday IEPA Executive Director Jan Smutny-Jones spoke. He issued a statement declaring that … [continued]
The California based solar power financing company SunRun has leaped front and center into the fight against Proposition 23, the upcoming ballot measure that would effectively dismantle the state’s thriving alternative energy sector. At last week’s Solar Power International conference, SunRun joined with other alternative energy companies to urge voters … [continued]
The renewable energy gloves are off in the great state of California, as state regulators have just okayed a new rule that would require utilities to get a full one-third of their power from renewable energy including solar and wind power. That’s right in the face of an aggressive push by the fossil fuel industry to roll back AB 32, California’s new state law that requires greenhouse gas reporting by major polluters.
Forget the Thrilla in Manilla, California is the epicenter of the fight of the century, at least when it comes down to the battle between fossil fuels and clean energy tech. A new coalition of California clean tech companies, labor organizations, community groups and environmental has just launched an effort … [continued]
