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Clean, Green & Renewable Energy

In a greener, healthier world, we would conserve more, use the energy we have more wisely and efficiently, and rely only on sources of energy that are clean, renewable and tread lightly on the planet.
The question is, what concrete steps can we take to move closer to the world we want to live in? And given the current administration’s myopic preference for older, dirtier energy sources, where can we realistically take those steps right now?

Clean Water & Air

In a greener, healthier world, all of us would treat our air and water as the precious life-giving resources they are, not as dumping grounds for our waste. Environment California Research and Policy Center takes concrete steps to move us closer to the world we want to live in, from holding illegal water and air polluters accountable to networking local citizens who serve as champions of the local waters they love.

Clean Car Communities

To slow global warming, we need to change what we drive. We’re calling for all new cars and trucks to be electric by 2035. We know our leaders in Washington, D.C., are going the wrong way on this issue. That’s why our Clean Car Communities campaign is paving the way for cities and states to lead the way for cleaner transportation.

Bridging the Climate Divide

Americans are already experiencing the effects of climate change, from stronger storms, to more frequent floods, to worsening wildfires and more. And yet, Congress remains gridlocked when it comes to climate action.
There’s a tragic irony at the heart of that gridlock: Many of the elected representatives in Washington, D.C. who oppose climate action represent the very communities that lie in the paths of the hurricanes, floods and wildfires being turbocharged by climate change.

America's Top Colleges for Renewable Energy

The 2020 edition of a report by Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group
Written by Emma Searson and Bronte Payne, Environment America Research & Policy Center; Linus Lu; Tony Dutzik, Frontier Group
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Accidents waiting to happen

A report by Environment America Research & Policy Center
Written by John Rumpler, Environment America Research & Policy Center and Gideon Weissman, Frontier Group
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100% Renewable

We’re promoting a bold and clear vision of a greener, healthier world, one powered solely by clean, renewable energy. We’re also taking concrete steps right now that will bring us closer to the world we want to live in. Our 100% Renewable campaign is focused on the arenas in which we can make the most immediate progress, like states, cities, and college and university campuses.

1 Million Charging Stations

Transportation accounts for 41 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions in California. Some of that is from trucks and buses. But even our passenger vehicles are responsible for 28 percent of our state’s total emissions.
In order to clean up our air and stave off the worst impacts of climate change, we need to electrify our transportation system — and in particular, our cars. And in order to keep pace with the goals on electric vehicles (EVs), we need to build more charging stations. That’s why we’ve set a goal of reaching 1 million charging stations in California by 2030.

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