In a win for our oceans and climate, the Obama administration finalized its oil and gas leasing program, which provides protection for the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans from risky oil and gas drilling for the next five years.
The report shows electric vehicles are a cost-effective way for Californians to go green. Even if gas prices remain at or near today’s low levels, California consumers can save money buying a battery electric vehicle instead of a similar gasoline-powered vehicle, once incentives and other savings, including reduced fuel costs, are taken into account.
Part of a nationwide campaign to reach more than 1.3 million Americans, canvassers from offices in El Cerrito, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and San Diego will distribute literature to more than 250,000 California households, showing that the country has both the tools and the imperative to transition entirely off dirty fuels to clean sources such as wind and solar.
The electric vehicle ride-and-drive event, held during Metro’s CicLAvia- Southeast Cities, gave community members the opportunity to test drive electric vehicles for the first time and learn about rebates, loan and financing options they can qualify for to make driving green more accessible for low-income communities.
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