Climate Action California

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Climate Action California brings together grassroots groups to advocate for policies & laws moving California and the nation to a low-emissions & just future. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/climactcal

Check out Bill McKibben's interview on the Ezra Klein Show https://tr.ee/vqoI6j
The electrification movement is cooking with gas By ALEX NIEVES 07/06/2026 07:30 PM EDT With help from Camille von Kaenel
A solution to data center backlash? Put them in oil fields. A new project in California’s oil country could dodge national controversies over energy and water usage.
Community solar needs space to grow. Warehouse rooftops have lots of it. Industrial buildings could host gigawatts of shared solar to deliver low-cost power to underserved urban communities — if states and utilities allow it to scale up.
California Needs Water and Clean Power. It Might Have a Fix for Both. A pilot program is building solar panels over irrigation canals to generate electricity. As a bonus, the shade prevents water from evaporating.
California solar surged ahead of gas in the first 5 months of 2026 Utility-scale solar outproduced gas plants on 82% of all days from January through May, with batteries helping to extend solar’s reach into the evening hours.
When refineries close, communities need vital information about cleanup, costs | Opinion By Kari Birdseye Special to The Sacramento Bee
What's Up With CARB Webinar
Nearly two decades in the making, SunZia — a $11-billion New Mexico wind-and-transmission project — is now online, sending new clean power to Arizona and California. Spanning 916 turbines and a 550-mile high-voltage line, the project can power one million homes and has already helped drive record wind generation on California’s grid. The project arrives as the Trump administration doubles down on fossil fuel investments and works to slow the development of offshore wind.
California’s climate dollars in limbo By CAMILLE VON KAENEL and ALEX NIEVES 06/15/2026 07:30 PM EDT TOP OF THE DAY
NY Times article on balcony solar
I voted for making polluters pay
‘I need Chevron’: The oil company at the center of the California governor’s race California is trying to phase out fossil fuels, but it still needs gas. That makes for messy politics. --- The behemoth — it reported $12.3 billion in profit last year — took the spotlight last month when an interviewer asked leading Democratic candidate Xavier Becerra about Chevron’s contributions to his campaign. The former state attorney general and Biden-era health secretary gave what seemed to be a candid response: “Chevron, that’s the problem with politics. They’re not the bad guy. Does everybody here drive an electric vehicle? You need Chevron. I need Chevron. My people of the state of California need Chevron … Chevron wants to give me a check, that’s — that’s their prerogative.”
The fossil fuel primary: Why Chevron and PG&E are spending millions to boost Becerra Energy companies are shelling out to boost Democrat Xavier Becerra over progressive billionaire Tom Steyer before Tuesday’s primary.
the_green_granny_gazette talking to the camera about her support for Tom Steyer for California governor
Donor info on Becerra's gubernatorial campaign
Why do people who detest billionaires want Tom Steyer to be governor
Which governor candidate will stand up to corporate interests and defend the people of California?
Right now, Latino families across California are feeling the pressure from high gas prices, rising medical costs, and polluted air in our neighborhoods. And it's getting worse. Problems happening overseas, including conflict in Iran, are driving up oil prices—and that means higher gas prices here at home. We can't control what happens around the world, but we can choose not to rely on expensive, polluting, unpredictable gas markets. Moving to EVs means more stable costs, cleaner air, and stronger communities.
Latino communities face some of the worst air pollution and highest fuel costs in California. Cleaner cars and trucks mean cleaner air, fewer asthma emergencies, and more money saved at home. Tell lawmakers to act now. 🌎⚡ greenlatinos.org/act-on-evs
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screenshot of post by Sammy Roth endorsing Tom Steyer for governor
screenshot of post by Sammy Roth endorsing Tom Steyer for governor
Climate Action California Endorses Tom Steyer for Governor!
Climate Action California Endorses Tom Steyer for Governor!
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Report Exposes Hidden Fossil Fuel Costs Siphoning Off $12 Trillion From Society Every Year “The economic case for fossil fuels has not just weakened, it has collapsed,” said the head of 350.org, the group behind the publication.
Adrian Martinez offers two ways California can counteract the Trump Administration’s destructive moves to thwart the state’s clean air progress. 1️⃣ Use the state budget to replenish a popular program that helps companies adopt nonpolluting trucks 2️⃣ Pass the California Clean Skies Act
How Plastics Are Accelerating the Climate Crisis
Trump is making things worse, should listen to reason | Letters
Opinion: California’s clean energy goals don’t override environmental protection
Climate change is hitting Californians hard. The state should make Big Oil pick up the tab
To protect public health, California must embrace clean transportation | Opinion By Will Barret Special to The Fresno Bee March 28, 2026 5:00 AM Read more at: https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/readers-opinion/article315174732.html#storylink=cpy
How California’s war on smog and its ambitious car pollution rules made everyone’s air cleaner
Urge Assemblymember Wilson: Support SB 954 with strong limits on toxic industry near neighborhoods!
Buffy Wicks: Support SB 954 with strong limits on toxic industry near neighborhoods!
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Cold winters are no match for modern cold-climate heat pumps In fact, several chilly Nordic countries lead the world in heat pump adoption. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/cold-winters-are-no-match-for-modern-cold-climate-heat-pumps/
The ‘quiet workhorse’ of the renewable energy transition
The ‘quiet workhorse’ of the renewable energy transition
California Sues Trump Over Repeal of EPA’s Authority to Fight Climate Change
Nature Report, Killed by Trump, Is Released Independently A draft assessment of the health of nature in the United States is grim but shot through with bright spots and possibility.
The Southwest smashing heat records in March 'is what climate change looks like' 'Virtually impossible' without climate change Climate scientists at World Weather Attribution did a flash analysis — which is not peer-reviewed yet — of whether climate change was a factor in this Southwest heat wave. They compared this week's expected temperatures to what's been observed in the area in March since 1900 and computer models of a world with climate change. They found that "events as warm as in March 2026 would have been virtually impossible without human-induced climate change." That warming, from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas, added between 4.7 degrees to 7.2 degrees F (2.6 to 4 degrees C) to the temperatures being felt, the report found.
Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them