Net-Zero complex becomes the first of its kind in Oakland
Atomic City is Oakland, California’s first net-zero condominium complex, and it’s going to shape the future of building in the Bay Area. The complex’s design allows...
Oakland bans some types of lawn and garden equipment
Oakland has banned the use of leaf blowers, trimmers and other lawn equipment that rely on combustion engines, citing health and climate change concerns.
Richmond: Cleanup at Chevron refinery oil spill site, city beaches continues after leak
Efforts continued Wednesday to clean up an oil spill at the Chevron refinery here that sent at least 100 gallons of petroleum product into San...
How is Climate Change Already Impacting the Bay Area?
Our earth is changing: summers are growing hotter and winters are more unpredictable. There’s simply not enough rain, and there are too many fires.
Scientists tie climate change to increasing storm severity in Northern California
San Luis Obispo County received over 15 inches of rain in some areas, Mammoth Valley was hit with almost 110 inches of snow, mudslides decimated...
California commission grants $1.5M to Salient Energy to develop zinc-ion residential battery system
Salient Energy is developing novel zinc-ion batteries as an alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries, and the California Energy Commission (CEC) is into it, awarding a grant...
Pleasanton joins most of Alameda County in using renewable energy
Pleasanton residents will have an alternative energy option this April, more than a year after the city agreed to join a community choice nonprofit committed...
East Bay Community Energy aims for 100% clean energy by 2030
East Bay Community Energy recently committed to providing nearly 1.7 million local customers with 100% renewable energy in the next decade, 15 years ahead of...