Blackout
December 20, 2019
The 2018 Camp Fire was one of the most destructive in California’s history, resulting in over eighty deaths and destroying the town of Paradise....
utilities
How Climate Broke California’s Biggest Utility
April 19, 2019
PG&E has had a bad few years. A series of record-breaking wildfires culminating with 2018’s devastating Camp Fire propelled the California...
Power Shift: The End of Gasoline Cars?
February 14, 2018
After more than a century of ruling the roads, oil is starting to lose its dominance over the auto industry. More and more automakers are...
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...
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...
Can California Get to 100% Clean Power?
September 15, 2016
California is on track to reach 50% renewable energy by the year 2030. But can we do better? What would it take to get us to 100% clean power by...
Will Closing Diablo Canyon Increase Carbon Pollution?
August 10, 2016
PG&E recently announced plans to close the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant by 2025 and replace it with renewable energy. What does this mean for...
C1 Revue: Living on Sunshine
April 30, 2016
You know that cartoon where the guy has a light bulb over his head and then “bing” it goes on? Well, America is having a collective “light...
C1 Revue: Racing to Zero
December 30, 2015
The path towards a clean energy future entails reducing our carbon footprint. But can we actually shrink that footprint down to nothing? That’s...
Power Choice
June 17, 2013
Rising interest in clean power is presenting electric monopolies with competition for the first time. Community choice aggregation (CCA) gives...