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July 16 - PG&E's Push for Imported Fossil FuelsJuly 16th, 2009 Thursday, July 16, 6:30 – 8:30 PM start date: 07/16/2009 - 18:30 enddate: 07/16/2009 - 20:30 First Major Public Victory for the Oakland Climate Action Coalition!Great News! On Tuesday, June 23rd, the Public Works Committee Hearing approved a preliminary GHG reduction goal of 36% below 2005 levels by 2020 and 83% cut by 2050, as well as agreed to add language on annual reductions! The Oakland Climate Action Coalition came out in force with a bevy of articulate and passionate speakers including Nile Malloy - CBE, Danny Kennedy - Sungevity, Aaron Lehmer -Bay Localize, Dana Paredes -ACRJ, Mari Rose Taruc - APEN, Dave Room - Local Clean Energy Alliance, and Emily Kirsch - EBC. Talk on Integrating Workforce Development and Local Hire into Solar Projects
start date: 07/09/2009 - 18:00 enddate: 07/09/2009 - 20:00 Is PG&E Overestimating the Amount of Solar?Why is solar growing faster in Northern California than in Southern California, arguably a more amenable climate for solar? While political and social factors are often cited, part of the explanation lies in accounting too. City Council Approves Climate Action PlanThe Climate Action Plan sets detailed standards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Berkeley. June LCEA Meeting: Meet the Oakland Climate Action CoalitionJoin us for a conversation with Emily Kirsch, Bay Area Organizer of Ella Baker Center's Green-Collar Jobs Campaign, about the Oakland Climate Action Coalition which she organizes. start date: 06/11/2009 - 18:00 enddate: 06/11/2009 - 20:00 Contra Costs Workshop on Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block GrantsJoin us for a workshop on Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) in Contra Costa county. We have a great line up of speakers from: QuEST, PG&E, Myers Nave, and Strategic Energy Innovations. Our goal is to gather to discuss the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG): Planning and strategy development, leveraging resources, getting the most out of your monies, partnership opportunties, next steps, and what are the opportunities for the smaller (<35 K population) cities. start date: 05/28/2009 - 09:00 enddate: 05/28/2009 - 12:00 Contact your local government officials about StimulusCurrent Status: Over Results: Appear Favorable State's Largest Solar Project Will Create Green Jobs For Underserved San Franciscans Starting In JulySan Francisco, CA--May 14, 2009--One day after Supervisors Sophie Maxwell and Michela Alioto-Pier announced a plan to begin closing San Francisco's last fossil fuel-burning power plant by year's end, yesterday the Board of Supervisors approved a contract to build what will become the state's largest solar power plant. Construction of the 5-megawatt Sunset Reservoir solar project will begin in July and the facility should come online just as San Francisco's Potrero Power Plant begins powering down. |