Featured chapter: CCL Carson City
CCL’s Carson City, Nevada, chapter has tabling down to a science. For the third year in a row, they are participating as a vendor at the local Carson Farmers Market, tabling every other Saturday from June through September […]
By the time I talked to Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, he was clearly frustrated. “This is ridiculous,” he said. “These guys write reports and they protest. But we need to build. You can’t be serious about climate and the environment without reforming permitting and procurement in this state.”
A financial official from an island that’s among the world’s most vulnerable to global warming has a plan to quickly increase the amount spent on climate solutions in developing nations. And his plan requires little additional spending…
.Editor’s Note: One of our Members of Congress found this document, derived from an analysis from the Biden administration in August 2022, helpful. The Inflation Reduction Act Delivers Affordable Clean Energy for Nevada The Inflation…
Sens. Coons, Cramer unveil bill to lay the groundwork for a carbon border tax In a rare example of a bipartisan climate policy, momentum is growing on Capitol Hill for a plan to tax imports…
Carbon dioxide levels rose this year at the fourth-highest rate since the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began keeping records 65 years ago, reaching a record high of 424 PPM in May, according to a…
from CCL Weekly Briefing Lawmakers have reached a deal to raise the debt limit, and it includes some reforms to America’s energy permitting processes. That deal is now working its way through Congress in an…
from NY Times President Biden and Congress have wrangled a big political deal to raise the country’s debt ceiling. Tucked into that deal are some changes to how the government approves new projects that bear…
Those living on the edge of the ocean or fire-prone forests are facing a brutal reality: The cost of property insurance is skyrocketing and soon may not be available at all. As that happens, the fair market value of their property will plummet and eventually reach zero.
Editor’s Note:In supporting “all of the above” clean energy sources, nuclear has a place. The Nuclear Action Team at CCL has some very impressive voices, and nuclear generation costs (including the costs of safety and…
“The bottom line is, we have to go and speed up the building process because in america, we have 2,000 gigawatts clean energy waiting to be built, except it needs the permits. The new environmentalism should be about “let’s build” and be about moving forward so we can replace fossil fuels.”
(from NYTimes) Festival organizers are trying to block plans to build a clean energy plant in the Nevada desert, highlighting the struggle to combat climate change and the cost of clean power. One of…
