Protect Net Metering and Rooftop Solar: (California)
Click here to tell the California Public Utilities Commission to protect Net Metering, rooftop solar, and storage.
Electrical utilities in California are making efforts to weaken Net Metering, which allows rooftop solar customers to feed into the general grid and get credit for it. Net metering, along with rooftop solar and battery storage are important steps in meeting our goal of 100% clean energy by 2045. Tell the CPUC to keep these clean energy mechanisms strong.
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Protect communities living near oil and gas drilling! Tell CalGEM to increase 3,200 foot setbacks to new AND existing drilling sites.
<<Public Comment Closed in December, 2021. Stay tuned.>>
Gov. Newsom and the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) have announced rule-making for a 3,200 foot setback for new wells, keeping extraction away from where people live, play, and pray. This is a good start, but does not go far enough. We have known for years that people living near oil and gas extraction and operations sites suffer disproportionate rates of cardiac and respiratory illnesses, high-risk pregnancies, cancer, and premature death. CalGEM’s own advisory committee noted these health impacts and more, leading them to recommend a buffer for new and existing wells.
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Let EPA know you want strong safeguards on methane pollution. Click here to submit a comment.
Good news! The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just released new rules that will cut down on methane pollution. Critically, these rules will finally apply to both new AND existing sources of methane pollution in the oil & gas industry.
Each year, the oil and gas industry releases millions of tons of methane into our air. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and it’s responsible for a quarter of the global warming that we are experiencing today. Methane pollution causes deep and irreparable harm, polluting not only the land and the air, but also jeopardizing the health of children and those living in frontline communities.
We’ve made incredible progress on these methane pollution rules this year. This is the last chance for people of faith and conscience to make their voice heard in support of the strongest possible safeguards. Send a comment today!
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Tell your Senators to Pass the Build Back Better Act!
The House of Representatives has passed the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), which makes big, bold investments in renewable energy, clean vehicles, environmental justice, and climate resilience. Now it’s on to the Senate!
Congress has a historic opportunity to make a difference in the lives of Americans for generations to come. Climate change threatens the very life support systems that the planet provides. The issue could not be more urgent and we must invest now to shift off of fossil fuels and move rapidly to a clean energy economy.
