“The government’s newest national assessment of climate change, released early Tuesday, declares what a wide majority of scientists say is clear: Americans are already feeling the effects of global warming. Heavy Northeast downpours unleashed by super storms such as Sandy, flooding from sea-level rise from Norfolk to Miami along the Atlantic Ocean, record-setting monster wildfires […]
Continue Reading“The satellite images viewed by President Obama before a meeting with eight Western governors were stark, showing how snowpack in California’s mountains had shrunk by 86 percent in a single year. “It was a ‘Houston, we have a problem’ moment,” recalled White House counselor John D. Podesta, one of two aides who briefed the president that […]
Continue ReadingMillions of Californians will see savings on their electricity bill—in April and October for residential customers and monthly for small businesses—from a state program to fight climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Climate Credit is designed to help all of us in California fight climate change and clean the air. CA_Climate_Credit_Fact_Sheet CA_Climate_Credit_Energy_Savings_Products Energy […]
Continue ReadingOn November 1, 2013, President Obama established a Task Force on Climate Resilience and Preparedness to advise the Administration on how the federal government can respond to the needs of communities nationwide that are dealing with the impacts of climate. In my capacity as Deputy Executive Director at the Port of Los Angeles, I have […]
Continue ReadingThe 6-page Summary of Findings is attached. It includes web links and page numbers for more info in the Full Report. The Full Report and the individual County Reports are available on the JPC web site at: http://www.abag.ca.gov/jointpolicy/projects.html#climate
Continue ReadingFEBRUARY NEWS from the Bay Area Climate & Energy Resilience Project — funded by the Joint Policy Committee, and The Kresge Foundation. February 21, 2014 1. INPUT ON CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS AND POLICY REPORT Save the date for a Bay Area workshop to provide input to state officials on California’s draft Environmental Goals […]
Continue ReadingViewpoints: Extraordinary times call for extraordinary response John A. Coleman Special to The Bee Published: Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 – 12:00 am Nearly every day brings fresh signs that California is in a drought of epic proportions. Whether it’s the historic announcement of zero deliveries from the State Water Project or the latest survey confirming […]
Continue ReadingSan Mateo County lands grant to study sea-level rise impacts around SFO The potential impacts of sea-level rise in several areas of San Mateo County will be studied under a grant from the California Coastal Conservancy. Read the full article at the Examiner website by clicking here.
Continue ReadingCalifornia Economic Summit – California drought and water bonds loom large at environmental meeting ACWA – DWR Snow Surveyors Measure Lowest Snowpack on Record CBS Los Angeles – Ability To Obtain Clean Drinking Water From Salt Water A Near Reality, Says UCLA Professor Fresno Bee – Drought Cuts Into State’s Hydro Power Supplies The Republic- Brown […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia drought: Scientists to probe cause Carolyn Lochhead Washington — California’s drought will be one of the extreme weather events that the American Meteorological Society will examine later this year to determine whether the cause is natural variability or human-caused climate change, a federal official said Tuesday. The American Meteorological Society’s study will be similar to […]
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