SIGNED: Letter to encourage Governor Newsom to appoint Utilities Commissioners who embrace 21st-century equitable, decentralized, clean energy system concepts
Re: California Public Utilities Commission Appointments Dear Governor Newsom, On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we urge you to appoint Public Utilities Commissioners who fully embrace 21st-century equitable, decentralized, clean energy system concepts. The 20th-century centralized model which persists is a barrier to achieving the state’s urgent climate, clean energy, equity, safety, and resilience goals. ...
SIGNED: Letter calling on President-Elect Joe Biden to issue an Executive Order that enacts his campaign commitment to ban new federal fossil fuel leasing and permitting on public lands and waters.
We urge your issuance of the following Executive Order to enact your “Day One” commitment, with no state exceptions, to ban new federal oil and gas leasing and permitting on public lands and waters: EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING NEW FEDERAL FOSSIL FUEL LEASING AND PERMITTING ON PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS Global emissions must be reduced by ...
OPPOSED: Signed letter against the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act, S. 4897
S. 4897 would expand uranium mining and provide subsidies and bailout the nuclear energy industry. We write in opposition to S. 4897, the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020, which is scheduled for mark-up on December 2, 2020. The provisions in this bill would misdirect vital government, financial, and industrial resources to an uneconomical, environmentally ...
PASSED: Town of Atherton Proclamation endorses the five Back from the Brink points in pursuit of preventing nuclear war
Mayor Rick DeGolia signed the Town of Atherton's Proclamation endorsing the five Back from the Brink Points in pursuit of preventing nuclear war. The five steps have been endorsed by 250 health, environmental, academic, peace, faith, and justice organizations, and have been incorporated in resolutions approved by fifty municipalities, including nine California cities (Arcata, Berkeley, ...
SIGNED: Californians for Pesticide Reform: Farms to Schools program
Farm to School Programs are a vital way to improve the health and well-being of California schoolchildren through integrated nutrition education and healthy food access. Hundreds of millions of meals are served each year in California schools, and expanding opportunities for local food procurement that is tied to nutrition education is essential for establishing healthy ...
SUBMITTED Public Comments: AB 2588 “Hot Spots” Air Toxics Program
The substances considered by the State of California to be toxic air contaminants need to be updated. Detailed Comments on the Proposed Amendments to the Criteria and Toxics Reporting (CTR) rule and the Emissions Inventory Criteria Document (EICD) Report under the AB 2588 “Hot Spots” Air Toxics Program These comments are directed to the California ...