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Setting the PACE on Clean Energy Finance
By Brad CopithorneI spend most of my time working to establish On-Bill Repayment programs that allow property owners to use their utility bill to repay loans for cost-saving energy efficiency or...
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By Lauren Faber(This post was written for and first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News) By Lauren Faber and Ann Notthoff Despite some particularly unexplainable losses if you care about protecting...
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New Report Confirms Major Progress in California's Alternative Fuels Market
By Larissa KoehlerAfter months of surveys, analysis and preparation, the California Energy Commission’s draft 2013 Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR) is out – and it shows that dramatic progress is...
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On-Bill Repayment & Community Solar: Clean Energy Investments Underserved...
By Rachel NeilIt sounds like the opening line of a joke: What can finance do to reduce inequality? However, this is exactly the question I tried to tackle during my presentation at the Clean Power,...
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Historic Agreement Demonstrates Broad Commitment to Build Clean Energy Economy
By Derek WalkerWith the stroke of a pen, North American efforts to combat climate change and promote clean energy reached a new level today. I was lucky enough to witness the historic event, as...
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From the Pacific Coast Climate Plan, a Path Forward for the Low Carbon Fuel...
By Tim O'ConnorWhile several stories have been written on this week’s historic climate pact signed by California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, little has been mentioned about the path its...
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Long-Term Emission Reduction Goal Starts with Post-2020 Policies
By Erica MorehouseIndependent experts and leaders in California agree that the state is on track to meet its goal of reducing greenhouse gas pollution to 1990 levels by 2020. That was one finding from...
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LASER: Turning the climate threat into a story of opportunity for Los Angeles
By Jorge Madrid(This post originally appeared on EDF Voices) I’m an L.A. guy, so I like to think about things in epic story lines. And with today's launch of EDF and UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation...
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At a Key Moment for Energy, California Should Seize Demand Response
By Lauren NavarroTraditionally, if an area’s population grows — or it loses a power plant — it needs more energy. But California and some other states can approach it differently and reduce the use of...
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LA Auto Show displays More Environmental Promise Than You Might Think
By Anna Doty(This post first appeared on EDF Voices) by Anna Doty and Timothy O'Connor. In Los Angeles, where the personal car is an indispensable piece of the city’s lifestyle, the event of the year...
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Is SONGS haunting energy's past, present, and future?
By Larissa Koehler Earlier this year, Southern California Edison (SCE) permanently retired the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) after forty years of operation in San Diego County,...
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13 for 13: The Stories that Defined California Environmental Leadership
By Derek WalkerThere is never a dull moment on the California environmental policy scene, and 2013 was particularly action-packed. Everywhere you turn there seems to be a new innovative solution or a...
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California’s Innovation Story: Real People, Real Solutions
By Tim O'ConnorEDF’s Innovator Series profiles companies and people across California with bold solutions to reduce carbon pollution and help the state meet the goals of AB 32. Each addition to the...
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Four Reasons California Cap and Trade had an Extraordinary First Year
By Emily Reyna(This post first appeared on EDF Voices) In California, we’ve just marked the one year birthday of the state’s landmark cap-and-trade program, a market-based approach to reducing the...
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California on Course to Give Power to the People
By Jamie FineIn a report issued by the Energy Division at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), experts demonstrated their commitment to the transition toward greener electricity rates in...
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PACE 2.0: California Leading the Next Evolution in Clean Energy Finance
By Brad CopithorneProperty Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is an innovative financing technique for clean energy retrofits that was first developed in Berkeley in 2008, giving energy efficiency projects a...
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Community Fuels: Changing the Face – and Impact – of the Fuel Industry
By Larissa KoehlerEDF’s Innovators Series profiles companies and people across California with bold solutions to reduce carbon pollution and help the state meet the goals of AB 32. Each addition to...
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Art and Sustainability: The Next Big Thing
By Jorge Madrid"Today is about making our community more beautiful,” exclaimed State Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra (D-Pacoima), at a recent EDF-sponsored community art show and mural launch complete with...
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Hawaii Taps On-Bill Repayment Program for Clean Energy Financing and Job...
By Brad Copithorne (This post originally appeared on the EDF's Energy Exchange blog) EDF has been advocating for states to establish On-Bill Repayment (OBR) programs that allow property owners and...
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Historic Agreement Shows Not all Politics – or Climate Change – is Local
By Shira SilverToday, Governor Jerry Brown added to an encouraging trend of historic agreements between California and global partners, this time striking a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
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