Fran Pavley

Senator, California State Senate

sd27.senate.ca.gov

I think the oil companies have some of the best engineers on the planet, I think they can [reduce the carbon intensity of their products].

Fran Pavley sees the amount of new renewable energy businesses in California as an incredible success story. As a California State Senator, Pavley's top priorities include the economy, education, transportation, energy, and the environment. During the 2013-14 legislative session, Senator Pavley successfully carried legislation to end unregulated fracking in California and co-authored successful legislation to invest $2 billion in successful air quality and clean vehicle and fuel technology programs. 

Pavley received her master’s degree in Environmental Planning at CSU Northridge. She served for three terms in the California State Assembly starting in 2000. 

Fran Pavley's Simple Shift
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We don’t have air conditioning. We use our clothes line. It’s a novel concept and idea - the sun actually dries your clothes.

Energy

Live Event Appearances

Past event

Fracked State

Frack is a funny word with a gamut of connotations.
 
For the oil industry, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, presents the opportunity for an unprecedented energy boom in the United States, and all the glory and riches that come with it. For environmentalists, the concept of injecting toxic chemicals into rock formations to extract natural gas probably looks like shooting Mother Nature with a machine gun. Not to mention its potential repercussions, from methane leakage to water contamination.
 

Podcast Guest Appearances

C1 Revue: The Future of Oil and Nuclear Power

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 hoax. So what will 2017 and the Trump administration mean for the future of clean energy? On today’s show we look ahead at how environmentally-conscious lawmakers and businesses might move forward now that Republicans control the White House and both chambers of Congress, and how big blue California might continue to lead the fight against climate change in spite of what happens in Washington.