California's Climate Crusade

August 30, 2017

Some environmentalists said the law extending California’s cap and trade system to 2030 is a sellout to the oil industry and it shortchanges...

Water Whiplash

May 25, 2017

Over the past few years, many parts of the country have experienced wetter wets and drier drys. California has seen five years of severe drought...

C1 Revue: Does Greening The Economy Leave Some People Behind?

April 30, 2017

Cities are leading the way in the greening of America’s economy. From urban parks and farms to microgrids and living buildings, dynamic urban...

C1 Revue: Can Our Connected Lives Be Green and Safe?

April 4, 2017

California has committed to getting one-half of its electricity from renewable sources by the year 2030. But clean energy advocates say the state...

Killing the Colorado

February 16, 2017

Every year, 41 million Americans take more water out of the Colorado than nature puts into it. How can we continue to share an ever-shrinking...

C1 Revue: Political and Climate Disruption

January 1, 2017

2016 began in the afterglow of the Paris climate accord, and ended with the triumph of a presidential candidate who has labeled climate change a...

C1 Revue: The Future of Oil and Nuclear Power

January 1, 2017

2016 began in the afterglow of the Paris climate accord, and ended with the triumph of a presidential candidate who has labeled climate change a...

What Now for California?

December 2, 2016

As Donald Trump moves into the West Wing and the GOP takes control of Congress, what will become of California’s environmental...

C1 Revue: Surviving a Megadrought

November 1, 2016

After last winter’s rains, Californians breathed a collective sigh of relief. But short-term weather is not the same as long-term climate. And...

Villaraigosa, de León, and Mason: Power Politics

October 6, 2016

California has been proudly fighting the war on climate change for over a decade. But can it can grow its economy and tackle climate change at the...