Roopak is Past President and current member of the 350 Bay Area Governing Board. He built and led the Business Engagement Program: an initiative to engage businesses & corporations on taking action around climate change, and build resilience to climate
We Need to Keep Up the Pressure! Up for an adventure? Show up at the CPUC tomorrow (Thursday April 7) at 11 am *This is the first in-person opportunity to speak since the pandemic started. Public commenters will speak before
Despite what the utilities are saying, rooftop solar benefits all ratepayers, creating affordable and more reliable power for us all. The CA Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC’s) new proposed rules would be the highest in the US!! while decreasing compensation for excess power going
The CA Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has proposed a set of new rules which would set punishingly high monthly fees – the highest in the US!! – and decreased compensation for excess generation from rooftop solar systems. This will stop all but
Big utilities like PG&E see rooftop solar as a threat to the big, guaranteed returns they make on large transmission projects, so they want to make it impossibly expensive. The CA Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is considering new rules allowing
Help stop continuing efforts to undermine rooftop solar! Small rooftop and community solar projects help stabilize the grid, and are a critical component for California’s safe, clean, resilient, and affordable energy future – increasing rooftop solar benefits everyone on the
Happy Summer Laura! Come to a Solar Open House June 26: The Hottest Party on the Block! Sorry for the cross-posting Santa Rosa, Sebastopol and Cotati neighbors; here’s a reminder to RSVP for an open house showcasing a newly-installed solar and
Last week Chevron spilled 600 gallons of oil into our Bay. This disaster triggered health warnings across the region, and clean up will take weeks and will never fully be cleaned. This tragedy is a horrible vindication of our work as climate
Today is the start of Black History Month and we recognize that our movement has to reckon with its role in furthering systemic oppression. There remain parts of the movement that are still cutting Black environmentalists out of the picture to tell
We are excited that tomorrow, Dec. 1, the Oakland City Council will consider adopting a New Building Electrification Ordinance. If you haven’t already done so, please let them know you support this effort to reduce Oakland’s greenhouse gas emissions and improve indoor
