What the RECLAIM vote tells us about electric cars
December 21, 2015
Earlier this month we were reminded that the oil industry can still kill good policies. On December 5, the SCAQMD board chose to adopt an industry-backed proposal over a ... Read more
California’s Experience Teaches Key Lessons for Slowing Climate Change
December 14, 2015
With the eyes of the world on the climate negotiations in Paris, world leaders can learn much from California’s recent experience. There are at least three lessons from the Golden ... Read more
Support Environmental Organizations on Giving Tuesday
December 1, 2015
Can’t you just get a grant for that? This is the refrain I’ve heard so many times over a career in nonprofits. It is a legitimate question many well-meaning donors, ... Read more
Thank You For Making Playgrounds Safe Again
November 30, 2015
We get it. Talking about the freight transportation system in California is not the most exciting topic in the world. It is, however, one of the most important. When half ... Read more
POLA has finally decided to make good
November 13, 2015
Working with the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) can be interesting; while on some days we work together, on others we are just miles apart. However, earlier in the week ... Read more
Port and Freight Solutions Symposium Recap
October 15, 2015
More than 100 environmental advocates, government officials, and business representatives gathered on October 10 for the Port and Freight Solutions Symposium in Long Beach. This day-long event provided a unique ... Read more
Leading with Equity: Evaluating and Advancing California’s Climate Investments
October 15, 2015
As one of the leaders of the SB 535 Coalition, along with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN), The Greenlining Institute, and Public Advocates, we organized the first annual statewide ... Read more
How to Read What the Legislature Did on Climate and Energy
September 14, 2015
As has been widely reported, a particularly dishonest campaign by the Western States Petroleum Association, combined with the tendency of a large bloc of Assembly Democrats (and all of the ... Read more
