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Cities Are Closing Streets To Cars During Stay-At-Home Orders

April 19th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider

Cities all over the U.S. are closing down streets to traffic during the coronavirus pandemic in order to encourage people to stay home

Biking Provides Critical Lifeline During Coronavirus Crisis

April 18th, 2020 | by World Resources Institute

As the world works to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 3.9 billion people are under full or partial lockdown orders, as of mid-April. Cities have curtailed many public transit operations because of declining ridership and health concerns

Clean Power

Member-Owned Community Solar Poised For National Adoption

April 11th, 2019 | by Charles W. Thurston

Community solar projects are sweeping the nation, enabling individuals to benefit from solar energy even if they don’t have panels on their house or apartment building. The financial design of a community solar project may vary widely, however, which can make or break any savings that a system could yield for the consumer.

Cars

US West = EV Adoption Champion In USA

December 2nd, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan

It's widely known that California is the center of US electric vehicle adoption. California leads the country in terms of overall electric vehicle (EV) sales as well as EV market share of new vehicle sales. It's also where Tesla was born and where nearly every US EV startup pops up. But there are other states that are also well ahead of the US average for EV market share ... and they're basically all in the west

Climate Change

In Federal Lawsuit, Judge Asks 8 Questions, Chevron Admits Climate Change Is Real

March 23rd, 2018 | by Steve Hanley

Chevron attorneys say they will not deny climate change is real at the climate change trial taking place in federal court in California. That is a big step forward even it the plaintiffs do not win the suit.

Clean Power

Join The Local Clean Energy Alliance’s Clean Power, Healthy Communities Gathering

October 5th, 2017 | by Nicolas Zart

The Local Clean Energy Alliance is the California's Bay Area's membership-based organization working at the local, state, and national level to promote a clean energy future through the development and democratization of local renewable energy resources. The organization is putting on an event next month you won't want to miss — the Clean Power, Healthy Communities Gathering

Bicycles

Ford Taking Over San Francisco’s Bay Area Bike Share, Expanding From 700 To 7,000 Bikes

October 30th, 2016 | by James Ayre

San Francisco's Bay Area Bike Share program will be renamed Ford GoBike in early 2017, as part of a new partnership between the operating firm Motivate and Ford Motor Company

Cars

California Dominates US Electric Car Sales — 30 California Cities Show Why

September 25th, 2016 | by James Ayre

An interesting analysis of the California electric vehicle market was recently published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), [&hellip

Cars

Evercar Now Available In San Francisco & Oakland

September 13th, 2016 | by James Ayre

The shared-vehicles-for-on-demand-drivers firm Evercar has expanded into the Bay Area of California, according to a press release from the startup. [&hellip

Clean Power

Powerhouse: Where Solar Entrepreneurs Succeed (And Party!)

September 7th, 2016 | by Andrea Bertoli

Powerhouse is a solar incubator and accelerator based in Oakland, California. They house 20+ startups, and we got to meet their team at their annual New Dawn summer party last week.

Clean Transport

Oakland’s Success With Transit Encourages Streetcar Plan

November 17th, 2014 | by Cynthia Shahan

Oakland is already setting a lovely example for other cities by offering a free bus service on Broadway. 2,700 riders [&hellip

Clean Power

Oakland Mayoral Candidate Cites CleanTechnica In His Platform

November 1st, 2014 | by Zachary Shahan

I recently found out that Oakland Mayoral candidate Dan Siegel referenced CleanTechnica in his policy platform. I don’t know much [&hellip

Clean Power

California Keeps Crushing America’s Clean Energy And Tech Rankings

July 15th, 2014 | by Silvio Marcacci

Even though California once again dominates Clean Edge's annual Clean Tech Leadership Index, clean energy keeps growing in almost every corner of America.