By Sierra Club CA, on November 1st, 2011 SACRAMENTO – Most California Democratic legislators voted consistently to protect our air, water and wild places, while the vast majority of their Republican counterparts continued to be obstacles to environmental progress, Sierra Club California’s annual Legislative Report Card finds.
Sierra Club California tracked the votes of California’s Assemblymembers and Senators, recording each Earth-friendly vote as a positive score. From clean energy to water conservation to protecting state parks, the measures addressed many of California’s most urgent 2011 environmental priorities.
“Overall, . . . → Read More
By Sierra Club CA, on May 16th, 2011 Re: Need to Re-Evaluate AB 32 Cap-and-Trade Rule
Dear Governor Brown:
Sierra Club California was an early and active supporter of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), and we have participated frequently in its implementation process. We also strongly opposed Proposition 23, which would have suspended the law and obstructed the development of our clean energy economy. We thank you for your strong commitment to clean energy, as . . . → Read More
By Bill Magavern, on April 12th, 2011 Green Means Go!
Planned renewable power generation will juice up California’s economy, benefit the environment
(Milpitas, CA) — California Governor Jerry Brown today signed SB x1 2, requiring public and private utilities to obtain 33 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020. The new renewable power standard (RPS) established by the bill will electrify the Golden State’s economy with new jobs, while reducing the pollution that causes climate disruption.
“With one action – enacting a 33 . . . → Read More
By Bill Magavern, on April 12th, 2011
RE: SB1X 2 (Simitian) – Request for Signature
Dear Governor Brown:
Sierra Club California strongly supports SB1X 2 by Senator Simitian. SB1X 2 would require that at least one third of our electricity comes from clean, renewable sources by the year 2020.
With one action – enacting a 33 percent RPS immediately – the state can give clean energy investors the green light they need to infuse new life into the state’s clean energy tech economy. In the absence . . . → Read More
By Sierra Club CA, on April 11th, 2011 Raise in renewable power generation will juice up California’s economy, benefit the environment
On Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign SB x1 2, requiring public and private utilities to obtain 33 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020. The governor’s action comes at a critical time for the state of California. Most experts agree that clean energy will provide new jobs to lift the Golden State’s economy, while reducing the pollution that causes . . . → Read More
By Sierra Club CA, on March 25th, 2011 Ask Gov. Brown to stop the GOP Five from gutting CEQA TODAY
Exploiting the hardships caused by the economic climate and the state budget crisis, special interests are redoubling their efforts to pass legislation that would dismantle the Golden State’s premiere environmental law, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Developers and business groups are spinning California’s high rates of unemployment to claim an inherent conflict between job creation and the protection of our environment and . . . → Read More
By Sierra Club CA, on March 16th, 2011 Five Republicans whose votes are crucial to passage of Gov. Jerry Brown’s spending proposal demand sweeping changes in the California Environmental Quality Act. Environmentalists are outraged.
By Shane Goldmacher and Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times
March 16, 2011
The handful of Republican lawmakers most likely to provide crucial votes for Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget plan are threatening to withhold their support without a dramatic rewriting of state environmental law.
The demand, pushed in private talks with . . . → Read More
By Sierra Club CA, on October 6th, 2010 The choices that Californians make in this November’s election will have critical impacts on our ability to develop a clean energy economy, live free of toxic harm, and preserve our precious parks. No vote will be more important to our future than the choice of our next Governor, and the clear choice for anyone who cares about our environment is Jerry Brown.
When one compares Brown to Meg Whitman on their records, commitment, and platforms, the Attorney General wins hands . . . → Read More
By Sierra Club CA, on October 5th, 2010 For Immediate Release
October 1, 2010
Contact: Jim Metropulos, Sierra Club California
916-557-1100 x 109
Meg Whitman’s Love of Texas Includes an Embrace of the Texas Sized Pork in the Water Bond
Sacramento – In this week’s first debate between the candidates for governor, California’s water woes were featured prominently, as was the $11.14 billion water bond slated for the November 2012 ballot. The two candidates were in stark contrast as they laid out their vision for . . . → Read More
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