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Funding the Future with a California Green Bank
By Brad CopithorneTwo weeks ago, State Senator Kevin de León introduced a bill to establish the first “Green Bank” in California, a bold proposal that would unleash low-cost financing opportunities for...
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CPUC Singing the Right Tune on SONGS, But Southern California Still Needs to...
By Lauren NavarroLast week, the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) finalized an important decision for Southern California’s energy supply following the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear...
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PACE Financing for California’s Clean Energy Future, Part 1: Expanding the...
By Scott HofmeisterWhen it comes to protecting the environment and fighting climate change, California has always been a first mover. Now the state is boldly acting to unleash a new market that saves...
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The Link Between Water and Energy in California – And Why It Matters
By Katie Hsia-KiungTomorrow is World Water Day and this year’s theme is the “energy-water nexus,” the critical, interdependent relationship between water and energy. The generation and delivery of...
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Women in Power: Leading the Way to a Clean Energy Economy
By Lauren FaberThis is the first in a series of posts about leading women in the power, environmental science, advocacy, policy, and business sectors. Pull back the curtain on climate leadership, and...
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Climate Action is Turning Green to Gold for Californians
By Lauren NavarroBy Lauren Navarro and Emily Reyna What would you do with an extra $70? Starting this April, customers of California’s biggest utilities will experience first-hand how the state’s fight...
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A Call to Action: L.A. Community Comes Together to Tackle Climate Change
By Loni RussellIt’s easy to get caught up in your “average” Saturday morning in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park neighborhood: a warm, spring sunshine, joggers and walkers lining its paths, families setting...
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LA Better Building Challenge Partners with EDF’s Investor Confidence Project...
By EDF BlogsBy Matt Golden, Senior Energy Finance Consultant Source: LA Better Buildings Challenge Environmental Defense Fund’s Investor Confidence ProjectSM (ICP) is pleased to announce a partnership...
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Turning Lemons into Lemonade: How Two Companies are Turning Your Trash into...
By Tim O'ConnorBy Tim O’Connor and Chloe Looker EDF’s Innovators Series profiles companies and people across California with bold solutions to reduce carbon pollution and help the state meet the goal...
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Fueling the Future: How California Businesses are Advancing Earth Day’s Vision
By Emily ReynaBy Emily Reyna and Larissa Koehler To mark the 44th Earth Day, EDF has released a new Green Roads map celebrating clean transportation, an economic sector that is helping the Earth by...
View ArticleDemand Response: People, not New Power Plants, are Driving the Clean Energy...
By Cheryl Roberto How does Demand Response reduce electricity use? from Environmental Defense Fund Clean energy resources, like wind, solar, and energy efficiency, have certain key advantages over...
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Two female scientists making a "material" difference in clean energy
By Lauren FaberThis is the second in a series of posts about leading women in the power, environmental science, advocacy, policy, and business sectors. Each entry stands on its own, and you can view...
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Connecticut’s Green Bank Uses PACE to Accelerate Commercial Solar, California...
By Brad CopithorneUp to now, the most popular and cost effective forms of financing solar projects have been leases and Power Purchase Agreements (‘PPAs’), which allow homeowners to install solar...
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Powering Up: How Three Companies Are Energizing the Electric Bus Industry in...
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 the...
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The spread of green banking paves the way for clean energy investments
By Brad CopithorneWhile no two “green banks” are exactly the same, the idea behind these government-created financial institutions is to dramatically expand the clean energy market. Rather than...
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Nest’s Promising Results for Reducing Peak Electricity Demand
By Jamie FineBack in January when Google announced it would spend $3.2 billion to purchase Nest, EDF knew this was a company to watch. The results of three new reports, released today, confirm that...
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Five Reasons California Latinos Should Care About Clean Fuels
By Jorge MadridFor the first time since becoming a state in 1850, Latinos are the “new majority” in California, representing the largest ethnic demographic in the country’s most populous state. While...
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New Study: California Climate Law Cuts Billions in Health, Pollution Costs
By Tim O'ConnorCalifornia drivers don’t have much choice when it comes to what fuel they fill their cars with, or how dirty it is. As recently as five years ago, nearly 97 percent of the energy used...
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No Water Means No Beer, and Other Insights from an LA Water Conference
By Emily ReynaBeer lovers – now that I have your attention – let’s talk water. Nowhere in the country is water more critical an issue and looming risk than in my home state of California… critical to...
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EPA Hands Over the Keys with Clean Power Plan, California Already on Cruise...
By Derek WalkerEPA’s Clean Power Plan, proposed today, is a roadmap for cutting dangerous pollution from power plants, and as with any map, there are many roads to follow. For this journey, states are...
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