Climate Action California

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Climate Action California@climactcal· 11d

Sharing from @westoaklandeip ------ Please @asmbuffywicks - close the toxic loophole. Senate Bill 954 would close the toxic loophole and restore commonsense checks and balances on industrial development. ✉️ righttoknow-wicks.org Thanks to @sfbaykeeper for the drone footage of Radius Recycling!

Climate Action California@climactcal· 17d

Climate Action California Foundation’s board chair Anoushka Tamhane is in the spotlight over at MIT's Energy Initiative! Here, Anoushka, a climate systems science and engineering, and economics major at MIT, shares how her work can help support energy storage adoption. #energystorage

Climate Action California@climactcal· 18d

Tim Wegner spent years as Placer County's chief building official. Now he's making the case for a SPUR + Permit Power bill, AB 1738, expanding remote inspections for wildfire-ready roofs, heat pump water heaters, home solar + battery. Read his full op-ed: 👇 🔗 archive.is/VBfjn #Climate

California has a simple fix for skyrocketing home renovation costs | Opinion
By Tim Wegner Special to McClatchy Media
July 23, 2026 5:00 AM

Climate Action California@climactcal· 18d

Did someone say plastic-free? 🧴🚫 Our fantastic Plastics & Toxics volunteers are sharing their favorite plastic-free swaps in honor of Plastic Free July. @plasticfreejuly.bsky.social What's your favorite plastic-free swap or hack? Comment below! 👇 Volunteer with CAC: climateactionca.org/...

Climate Action California@climactcal· 21d

"Sometime earlier this decade, we passed some invisible line where it became cheaper to produce energy from the sun and the wind than from setting stuff on fire." Watch the McKibben interview at https://tr.ee/vqoI6j or at the link in our bio! #climate #energy

Check out Bill McKibben's interview on the Ezra Klein Show https://tr.ee/vqoI6j

Climate Action California@climactcal· 27d

The fight against plastic is a fight for our climate. Every piece is derived from fossil fuels—and plastic doesn't stop harming the climate after it's made. It pollutes our oceans, soil, and air, weakening nature's ability to absorb carbon. 🌎 #PlasticFreeJuly: Take the pledge & refuse plastic. ♻️

Climate Action California@climactcal· 29d

We have too much news you can use! That's the reason for the chipmunk-speed audio. Peruse at your leisure at climateactionca.org/... or the link in our bio! #climate

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jul 9

“In a summer where we’re having really high levels of pollution and more dirty air days than we’ve seen in many years, we have a rule being upheld that will eliminate a lot of pollution and make it safer to breathe.” www.politico.com/new... #electrification

The electrification movement is cooking with gas
By ALEX NIEVES 07/06/2026 07:30 PM EDT
With help from Camille von Kaenel

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jul 8

Big Oil🔥and Big Plastic🧴are one and the same! This Plastic Free July, we're connecting the dots: the fossil fuel giants driving the climate crisis are the exact same companies flooding our world with plastic. Take the pledge for a #PlasticFreeJuly at plasticfreejuly.org/...!

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jul 3

The state’s largest oil company wants to build a 600,000-square-foot data center campus in the Elk Hills oil field about two hours north of Los Angeles. It's also investing in carbon capture. Questions remain. Read more: grist.org/energy/a-s... #datacenters

A solution to data center backlash? Put them in oil fields.
A new project in California’s oil country could dodge national controversies over energy and water usage.

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jun 29

A rooftop solar project on an empty Oakland warehouse will generate power for low-income households. "In a sense, warehouse rooftops are like open fields in dense urban landscapes, with acres of flat space available for solar panels." Read more: www.canarymedia.com/... #solar

Community solar needs space to grow. Warehouse rooftops have lots of it.
Industrial buildings could host gigawatts of shared solar to deliver low-cost power to underserved urban communities — if states and utilities allow it to scale up.

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jun 27

A pilot program in California called Project Nexus is testing solar canopies that researchers say could generate gigawatts of power and save billions of gallons of water by providing shade that slows evaporation. www.nytimes.com/2026... #solar

California Needs Water and Clean Power. It Might Have a Fix for Both.
A pilot program is building solar panels over irrigation canals to generate electricity. As a bonus, the shade prevents water from evaporating.

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jun 25

Solar outperformed gas on 82% of the days in a five-month stretch in the California Independent System Operator’s wholesale market! Read more: www.canarymedia.com/... or at the link in bio! #solar

California solar surged ahead of gas in the first 5 months of 2026
Utility-scale solar outproduced gas plants on 82% of all days from January through May, with batteries helping to extend solar’s reach into the evening hours.

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jun 22

"Refiners know what cleanup will cost them; SB 1259 simply requires them to share it... " archive.is/pYKpW #SB1259 #refinerycleanup

When refineries close, communities need vital information about cleanup, costs | Opinion
By Kari Birdseye Special to The Sacramento Bee

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jun 19

Wed. 6/24 6:00 pm: CAC's Transit & Rail lead Jonathan Cole presents a Zoom Webinar giving an overview of the Cap & Invest program: its goals history, how it works, the recent changes and how they put key aspects of the program at risk, and options for the future. actionnetwork.org/ev... #climate

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jun 19

"One of the largest clean energy projects in United States history is now online, delivering electricity from a massive wind farm in New Mexico to Arizona and California — and signaling a new era for sending clean electricity across the West." Read more: archive.is/JPclD #cleanenergy

Nearly two decades in the making, SunZia — a $11-billion New Mexico wind-and-transmission project — is now online, sending new clean power to Arizona and California.
Spanning 916 turbines and a 550-mile high-voltage line, the project can power one million homes and has already helped drive record wind generation on California’s grid.
The project arrives as the Trump administration doubles down on fossil fuel investments and works to slow the development of offshore wind.

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jun 19

... & protect taxpayers from the long-term costs of pollution & environmental damage. These are the kinds of protections that #CEQA was designed to uphold. Find your legislator at findyourrep.legislat... — ask them to support SB 954 for strong limits on toxic industry near neighborhoods! 2/2

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jun 19

#SB954 restores the most essential public health & environmental safeguards removed by #SB131 last year. The bill would help ensure stronger protections from toxic chemicals near homes & schools, safeguard clean water... calmatters.org/comme... 1/2

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jun 18

While California lawmakers are expected to vote this evening on a budget deal that settles some of the state’s most contested spending fights, they aren’t tackling a major climate disagreement: what to do about a shrinking pot of cap-and-invest money..." Read more: www.politico.com/new... #climate

California’s climate dollars in limbo
By CAMILLE VON KAENEL and ALEX NIEVES 06/15/2026 07:30 PM EDT
TOP OF THE DAY

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jun 16

Why the USA should embrace balcony solar (hint hint California!) www.nytimes.com/2026... #solar #balconysolar

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jun 2

Climate Action California supports @TomSteyer and prioritizing people over pollution! Polls are open until 8:00 pm TONIGHT. Let’s get out the vote for the most progressive candidate on the ballot — every vote counts. 🗳️ tomsteyer.com/vote #california #governorsrace #TomSteyer #climate

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jun 1

'The primary is June 2. The challenge for the next governor will be to continue the energy transition while retaining the infrastructure needed to move and refine oil.' grist.org/politics/c... #fossilfuel #California #climate #governorsrace

‘I need Chevron’: The oil company at the center of the California governor’s race
California is trying to phase out fossil fuels, but it still needs gas. That makes for messy politics.

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The behemoth — it reported $12.3 billion in profit last year — took the spotlight last month when an interviewer asked leading Democratic candidate Xavier Becerra about Chevron’s contributions to his campaign. The former state attorney general and Biden-era health secretary gave what seemed to be a candid response:

“Chevron, that’s the problem with politics. They’re not the bad guy. Does everybody here drive an electric vehicle? You need Chevron. I need Chevron. My people of the state of California need Chevron … Chevron wants to give me a check, that’s — that’s their prerogative.”

Climate Action California@climactcal· Jun 1

'Energy companies in particular have shelled out to bump Becerra and block Steyer, a longtime climate activist who signed a pledge not to take fossil fuel money and said that he would take on big oil companies and break up the state’s major utilities as governor....' sfstandard.com/2026/...

The fossil fuel primary: Why Chevron and PG&E are spending millions to boost Becerra
Energy companies are shelling out to boost Democrat Xavier Becerra over progressive billionaire Tom Steyer before Tuesday’s primary.

Climate Action California@climactcal· May 28

"Tom Steyer understands that the climate crisis is also an affordability crisis." #California #Steyer

Climate Action California@climactcal· May 27

Repost! @the_green_granny_gazette explains why she's choosing Tom Steyer in the California gubernatorial primary. #california #governorsrace #TomSteyer #climate

Climate Action California@climactcal· May 27

Hello Californians! If you're near SF or LA, come to a GOTV rally for Tom Steyer featuring Ro Khanna! SF: 5/30, 2:30-4:30 pm | www.tomsteyer.com/sf... LA: 5/31, 2:30–4:30 pm | www.tomsteyer.com/la... Let's goooooooo! #california #governorsrace #TomSteyer #climate

Climate Action California@climactcal· May 25

"From now until June 2, California has a chance to vote for a trusted progressive leader and true climate champion who will govern our state to a better future. Where the world’s fourth largest economy leads, many others follow," writes Ian Monroe. Read more in The Condor: cacondor.substack.co...

Climate Action California@climactcal· May 25

"Big Oil, Big Tech, utilities, landlords and corporate real estate are spending millions to put Becerra in — and keep Steyer out. Much of this money is routed through JobsPAC...sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce." Chart credit: Felix Lau. More info: https://bit.ly/4nSdJIP #California

Donor info on Becerra's gubernatorial campaign

Climate Action California@climactcal· May 22

Utilities, oil companies and (other) billionaires seem nervous about a Steyer governorship... #climate

Climate Action California@climactcal· May 22

One reason we're supporting @TomSteyer for governor of California: "I don't think it's appropriate for the governor of California to be in the pocket of people who are trying to rob Californians... and pollute the hell out of it." #CAGovernor #climate