Tom Steyer vs Xavier Becerra is the choice that matters for the world’s 4th largest economy What happens in California has BIG ripple effects for the pace of our global clean energy transition. With AI tech valuations ballooning, California is now the world’s 4th largest economy, ranking ahead of Japan, … [continued]
Sacramento, CA — Today, Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Tom Steyer for Governor of California, backing a candidate with a long record of investing in climate solutions, taking on Big Oil, and helping build the coalitions needed to win major environmental fights. “Tom Steyer has not just talked about climate … [continued]
Tom Steyer, billionaire investor and philanthropist, is a good guy. I’ve met him and chatted with him briefly. He even said nice things about CleanTechnica, so … he won some points in my book. Tom ran for president and got up to 11% of the vote in the Democratic primary … [continued]
Confirmed speakers include Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Martin Heinrich, Lisa Jackson, stars such as Jeff Bridges, Akon, Bob Weir and Wolf Bros, and more.
What scores do you give the different Democratic candidates for the presidency on their plans to fund the switch to clean energy?
A couple weeks ago, we wrote about a major new ballot initiative in Arizona. The proposal is a 50% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) by the year 2030. A total of 480,464 Arizona residents sign onto the initiative to get it on the November ballot. Unfortunately, local media outlets are blowing the story.
The Obama administration will soon announce its five-year plan for managing offshore oil and gas (OCS oil + gas leasing) from 2017 to 2022. Because of potential impacts on tourism and the environment, in its March draft version of the plan the President already scrapped an auction of Atlantic drilling rights in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
US presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton made two promises last week in her initial pledge to make the US a clean energy superpower. In the first, she committed herself to tax incentives that would help install half a billion solar panels nationwide within four years of her taking office. Her second … [continued]
As we noted in a sister article on Friday (“Climate Change Issues May Decide 2016 US Election”), NextGen Climate has come out with a thought-provoking white paper called “The Economic Case For Clean Energy.” Its context mirrors and supports the gist of remarks by Tom Steyer, president and 2013 founder of … [continued]
Today, Tom Steyer, president and 2013 founder of the NextGen Climate group, challenged American politicians to step up to the plate when it comes to climate change. He called on 2016 US election candidates and current elected officials to address the subject directly and lay out plans to power the US … [continued]
