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Greening the Cleanroom at PerkinElmer
By EDF BlogsBy Nkiruka Avila, EDF Climate Corps fellow Energy efficiency is an essential part of climate change mitigation, which is my primary motivation for becoming an Environmental Defense Fund...
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EDF is Calling for More Demand Response in California and Why You Should Too
By Lauren NavarroSource: North America Power Partners This week the California State Assembly will consider Senate Bill 1414 (Wolk). What’s so exciting about SB 1414? This bill will accelerate the use...
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Transportation Diversification is Key to Fixing California’s Gas Price and...
By Tim O'ConnorThis summer I had the unique opportunity to drive with members of the California state legislature through their districts in Los Angeles and the Central Valley. In addition to brown...
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Women in Power: Managing California's Electric Grid Takes Nerves of Steel –...
By Lauren FaberThis is the fourth in a series of posts about leading women in the power, environmental science, advocacy, policy, and business sectors. Electricity touches nearly everything we do, but...
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Pollute less, employ more…
By EDF BlogsBy: Sean Wright, EDF senior analyst, natural gas program, and James Frank, EDF graduate intern Cleaner air, more American jobs: that’s a potential reality for the U.S. if it acts to curb...
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EDF’s SolaROI Study: Understanding What PG&E’s Electricity Rate Changes Mean...
By EDF BlogsBy: Kristina Mohlin, Visiting Economist; Beia Spiller, Economist; and James Fine, Senior Economist Source: Duncan Rawlinson At EDF, our eyes are fixed firmly on improving local air quality...
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California Clean Energy Bill Could Open Door for Homeowners and Small Businesses
By Rachel NeilSource: Flickr/constellationenergy Governor Brown has the opportunity to make energy-saving upgrades possible for families and small business owners by signing Assembly Bill 1883 (Nancy...
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Momma Said ‘Time-of-Use’ Electricity Pricing
By Jorge MadridMap of polluting power plants in Los Angeles County. Many are located in or near the region’s most vulnerable communities that are already over-burdened by air pollution. My mom is a pro...
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New Report Doesn’t CARE about Getting the Facts Right
By Katie Hsia-Kiung With billions of dollars in profits, oil companies can pay a lot of consultants to write a lot of really impressive-looking reports. But look past the fancy cover page and you will...
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Bridging the Credibility Gap: The Oil Industry’s New Anti-Cap-and-Trade White...
By Erica MorehouseMore Americans, these days, understand the threat climate change presents in the present and in the future, and support taking action. Over 64 percent of Americans and 67 percent of...
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Investor Confidence Project San Francisco Event Fires Up Energy Efficiency...
By EDF BlogsBy: Matt Golden, Senior Energy Finance Consultant Last week, EDF’s Investor Confidence Project (ICP) co-hosted an energy efficiency finance networking event in San Francisco, bringing...
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Bringing Storage Beyond the Closet and into the Socket
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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Demand Response: A Valuable Tool that Can Help California Realize its Clean...
By Michael PanfilA tool only has value if it’s used. For example, you could be the sort of person who’s set a goal of wanting to exercise more. If someone gives you a nifty little Fitbit to help you do...
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SfunCube: Lighting the Way for Solar Innovation in California
By Anna DotyEDF’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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Let's Talk About Solar Power and Equity
By Jorge MadridWe need to have “the talk” about solar power and equity, because ignoring uncomfortable questions will invite misinformation and bad decisions. We need an informed dialogue about how...
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Clean Energy is Just Smart Business for Leaders like Apple, Google
By Peter SopherApple and Google have changed our lives forever, both because of their technological innovations and sheer size as global corporations. Now, they’re aiming to reshape the energy...
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Here Comes the Sun: How California is Bringing More Renewables to the Grid
By Larissa KoehlerAsk most people what the Beatles and California have in common and they might very well be at a loss. However, the answer is pretty simple: they are both unabashed trendsetters in the...
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Plugging Away – San Diego’s Plan to “Charge” Toward a Cleaner Grid
By Larissa KoehlerWe love electric vehicles (EVs) here in California and we want that love to spread. Why? It isn’t because of the cool factor – though, believe me, EVs like the Tesla are undoubtedly...
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Hitting Those Clean Energy Notes
By Larissa KoehlerSan Onofre Nuclear Generating Stations (SONGS) Photo source: Flickr/Jason Hickey When the door to one power plant closes, a window to more clean energy solutions opens. It may seem...
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The Winning Equation on Climate and Jobs in California
By Derek WalkerAs the old saying goes, comparisons are odious, and when it comes to policies to combat climate change, we want every state in this country—and every country in the world—to take action....
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