We must repower California

Too much of our energy comes from coal, oil and other dirty sources that wreak havoc on our environment. 

Fortunately, we are surrounded by clean energy options — the power of the sun, the movement of wind and waves, and the heat of the earth. By using energy more efficiently and tapping our vast renewable energy resources, we can move to 100% clean energy that doesn’t pollute and never runs out.  

Here in California, we can have solar power on every roof on your block, on your office, atop your local schools, and on nearby retail outlets, generating clean energy to power our lives and repower our economy. That’s why Environment California created our Million Solar Roofs program in 2006. There is now 8 times more rooftop solar power in California than six years ago. In fact, California alone generates more energy from solar than all but five nations in the world. 

Recently, we announced that California reached an important milestone — the installation of more than 1 gigawatt (GW) of solar energy, or enough energy to power 750,000 homes. While that’s a great start, California has tremendous untapped solar potential. The good news is, we have a committed and powerful champion for solar in Gov. Jerry Brown. Recently, the governor made a public call for building 12 gigawatts of local clean energy across the state by 2020. That’s significant — 12 GW is the equivalent of 12 nuclear power plants. Choosing instead to build 12 GW of local solar can put all of us firmly on the path towards a cleaner energy future.

With your activism, we can reach a million solar roofs

By rallying around the governor’s vision, we will reach our goal of a million solar roofs — and blow past it — by the end of this decade. Environment California is working to promote the best policies to turn the governor’s vision into reality quickly and effectively. Of course, the powerful utility companies are threatened by the idea of a mainstream solar power market in which you and I are able to generate our own energy. They, along with the fossil fuel industry, are fighting us every step of the way. To overcome the special interests of the traditional energy industry, we need your help.

Solar power is a no-brainer for California.  We have an abundance of sunshine, reliable solar technology at our fingertips, and we have a leader who gets it. We are talking about generating our own energy from the sun with no pollution, and creating much-needed green jobs while we’re at it. We need your support to push past the utility giants and make progress toward our clean energy future. Join our campaign by endorsing Gov. Brown’s clean energy vision today.

Clean energy updates

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Yuba City solar power praised

Yuba City residents use more solar energy than 90 percent of the state, according to an environmental report released this week.

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Sonoma County embraces solar power

You might not realize it on a foggy winter morning, but Sonoma County cities are really soaking in the sun. A new study shows the county has one of the highest concentrations of solar energy users in the state.

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California Makes Clean Car History, Again

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) made automotive history today, as it is has done repeatedly over the past forty years. The internationally renowned state agency passed the strongest clean car standards in the nation that will dramatically cut air pollution and save thousands of lives.

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Woodland named a California solar power leader

Woodland, trailing only Chico, is a state leader in solar power, according to a new environmental report. The report, which came out Tuesday from the Los Angeles-based Environment California Policy and Research Center, said Chico produces more solar power per resident than any other city in the state, with solar capacity per resident at .110 kilowatt, followed by Woodland in second place at .100 kilowatt, for cities with 50,000 residents or more.

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Group calls Santa Cruz a solar power

Santa Cruz is full of sun worshippers, and that is especially true when it comes to solar energy.

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