Last week we joined our friends at SanDiego350, Public Power San Diego, Indivisible San Diego and Veterans For Peace for another protest at Sempra Energy, the parent company of San Diego Gas & Electric. Our deputy director, Karinna Gonzalez, was one of the terrific speakers at the event. "Today, we find ourselves at the intersection of a climate crisis and an energy affordability crisis, while the executives in this very building celebrate their $3 billion profits from last year alone, which worsened climate injustices and accelerated the climate crisis. {...} In the past six years alone, California utility companies have spent upwards of $25 million to block, obstruct, or influence policymakers, with SDG&E contributing about $4.4 million to these efforts. It’s truly a travesty to think about how much money, time and effort has gone into defending SDG&E’s attacks on rooftop solar and countering their false claims that delay climate action over the past decade alone. These funds, campaigns and efforts could have resulted in bold climate action that put San Diego on the map as a climate leader, supporting local green jobs, lessening climate injustices and slowing the impacts of the climate crisis. But instead, we’re forced to continue to battle SDG&E and its parent company Sempra, and it’s time to change that." Our executive director, Tara Hammond, was once again joined by her 2.5 year old son, Stryder, the youngest protester out there. Thanks to all of the organizers, participants and the local media stations for covering this event.
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The Minnesota Legislature reconvenes today, and we're back at the capitol! Last year, we won our signature bill—setting Minnesota on the course to get to 100% clean energy by 2040. After a lot of research, reflection, and visioning, we've made a plan for what's next. Over the coming months, we will be sharing that plan with you, and letting you know how you can continue to take action with us to mitigate the worst impacts of the climate crisis, and to prepare and adapt for what's next. We're launching a new campaign—more to come on that soon. And more than ever, we are invested in 100% clean energy. Not just at the utility level, but in every sector. Getting there will take a lot of work, but we're ready to buckle down and keep organizing more and more Minnesotans to join us. For now, we're rolling out a bit of a name change. We aren't the 100% Campaign anymore, you can just call us 100%. Because we aren't just a campaign now—we're here to stay, ready to educate and organize, ready to push our elected officials to make the investments and regulations we need to ensure that we shape a just and sustainable future, where every Minnesotan can thrive. We hope you'll join us.
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As we approach the end of June, it's important to highlight some real high impact opportunities in the fight against climate change: - Protect Our Winters has been granted a $400k match campaign for June - Double your Impact by donating during the match period - Money donated to POW goes to the following 5 campaigns: Stoke The Vote: We get out the vote by meeting the Outdoor State at runs, rides, mountain film festivals, colleges, on Strava, and the places we play. We elevate all voices because we know that change happens at the margins. In the last election cycle, the New York Times wrote about how POW has become a surprising political force and is changing how lobbying is done. We plan to reach 45 million people during the 2024 elections. Pass climate legislation: We helped pass the largest climate legislation ever in 2022, the IRA. This year, we helped introduce new legislation on grid transmission and went to DC to lobby for it. Sexy? No. Mission critical to renewable energy? Heck yes. Several members of Congress thanked us for our support- see video on instagram here or download the video file here. Protect public lands: We protect lands from fossil fuel and mineral development. This year, we are protecting rivers, canyons, and mountains in Colorado, Nevada, and Alaska. Alongside partners, we recently secured a big win to protect 225k acres on Colorado’s Thompson Divide. Tell stories to inspire change: We support 5-10 films led by and starring our athletes each year. We broach important, uncomfortable topics like bipartisanship in Jeremy Jones’ Purple Mountains and imperfect advocacy in Amie Engerbretson’s The Hypocrite. Educate and train on climate: Climate impact is technical and multi-pitch, but we break it down into 300+ trainings every year and we create resources for the Outdoor State on how to take action like The Climate Advocates Guidebook. https://lnkd.in/gJ6s4hxH
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Will Sitting in a Road Save the World’ 🤔 - a talk I organised recently with Dr Oscar Berglund. This was packed with insightful and nuanced thoughts about disruptive protest - far too much to fit in this post! ⚡️Some key points: JSO initially wanted to target fossil fuel infrastructure rather than disrupting ordinary people, but they got barely any media attention so they started public disruption instead to spread more awareness of the need for no new oil and gas. Although a lot of the media attention they (and other groups) get is negative, it’s still drawing attention to their cause, and when the name of the group relates to their goal (e.g., 'Just Stop Oil') this can be an impactful way to draw attention to an issue. However, we have not seen an increase in climate change reporting as a result of this action. He argued that despite some of their successes, JSO haven’t had much success in growing their movement, and are a small group still. But this kind of action means that a small group can have a big impact. Disruptive protests can get some really good results, and if you have a clear goal (which is fairly small/achievable!) then disruption is usually a more effective form of protest. He believes the most fruitful activism is to destabilise the links between the fossil fuel industry and society (/the economy!)✊️. This means working towards delegitimising the fossil fuel industry from the rest of society, which I could not agree with more! #directaction #civildisobedience #protest #climateactivism
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*** Join us as we launch the Climate Action California PAC! *** Climate Action California’s volunteers work hard to promote, and pass, strong climate legislation in Sacramento. This year it's been painfully clear that we need more state Senators and Assembly members willing to stand up to the deep-pocketed special interests that seem to be running the table in the Capitol. So we are endorsing 25 climate heroes in the November election and taking the next giant step to ensure their success: We have formed a political action committee (PAC, a 527 organization) that will enable us to raise and spend money to help these climate-minded candidates get elected in November. Our initial goal is to raise $100,000. Please join us at one of two kickoff events for the Climate Action California PAC: • Thursday, July 25, 6:00-8:00 pm in Burlingame • Thursday, August 1, 6:00-8:00 pm in Los Angeles Both events will feature incumbent and candidate climate champions who will share their plans for 2025 and beyond. The clock is ticking on climate! We’re thrilled to have these opportunities for our supporters and volunteers to get together in person! Zoom serves us well, but this will be much more fun! Sign up at: https://lnkd.in/gYnAYnCh #ClimateOnTheBallot #ElectClimateChampions #ClimateActionCAElections #California #ClimateActionNow
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Cool example of how tech helps achieve the sustainable development goals: monitor and analyze methane emissions from space tonfind climate mitigation solutions. The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Google will launch MethaneSAT, a satellite based system to monitor methane emissions to identify major sources of greenhouse gas emissions Using AI capabilities Google will turn the satellite data into a global map of methane emissions by cross-referencing the data with the locations of oil and gas infrastructure across the globe. This will help to identify the types of equipment that leak greenhouse gas, reported the MorningBrew. See the project here: https://lnkd.in/eC4ndyAC #unsdgs #tech4good #sustainability
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Did you know that earlier this month, something cool happened and it's flying over our heads? The MethaneSAT satellite was launched on March 4, 2024, and it's a game-changer in our fight against climate change. This satellite, a joint effort between the Environmental Defense Fund and the New Zealand Space Agency, is equipped with advanced technology to detect methane emissions with incredible precision. It's like having a super-powered microscope in space, giving us a clearer picture of methane leaks from both large and small sources. This is crucial for making informed policy decisions, ensuring the safe use of natural gas, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. So next time you look up at the sky, remember that there's a satellite up there helping us protect our planet. For more info, check out MethaneSAT.org #MethaneSAT #ClimateChange #SustainableEnergy #SpaceTechnology #ClimateAction #RenewableEnergy
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Join Jim Simon at next Tuesday’s California League of Cities webinar about climate resilience districts one of 10 TIF tools available in California today.
Join these incredible experts for a discussion on the financing tools and resources cities can use to implement climate adaptation strategies and initiatives. In this webinar, "Funding Local Strategies and Initiatives," attendees will learn the basics of tax increment financing and climate resiliency districts, and how to leverage California Jobs First funding to meet local climate goals. This webinar on October 1 is free to League of California Cities members/partners and $150 for nonmembers. To register, visit https://bit.ly/4dlhDDb Thank you to our speakers James R. Cameron, Joseph Dieguez, Derek Kirk, M.A., Gurbax Sahota, and Jim Simon!
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2moIt’s amazing to compare the efficiency and performance of public utilities like SMUD and Silicon Valley Power with the Investor Owned Utilities, who answer to Wall Street and seem to regularly get their way with the CPUC and in Sacramento. There remains a large misalignment between ratepayers’ interests and IOUs interests.