EnvironmentCiting Gravity Of Climate Crisis, 'Governor Moonbeam' Launches California Satellite ProposalSeptember 14, 2018 | Ben AdlerThe summit brought together local, regional and national governments from countries throughout the world — along with business and industry leaders. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapitol Chat: Climate Action Summit Wraps UpSeptember 14, 2018CapRadio’s environment reporter Ezra Romero has been at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco this week, he’ll check in to give us the event’s highlights. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentGov. Brown's Biggest Climate Foe Isn't Trump. It's Car-Loving CaliforniansSeptember 13, 2018On Monday, Gov. Jerry Brown set the stage by signing a new state goal for 100 percent clean energy by 2045. But if California is going to reach its ambitious climate change targets, the state will have to tackle its toughest challenge yet: cars. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentGlobal Climate Action Summit Begins This Week In San FranciscoSeptember 12, 2018 | Ezra David RomeroExperts will discuss everything from electric cars to food waste to speeding up progress in limiting the rise of global temperatures. The three day summit is co-chaired by Gov. Jerry Brown.
EnvironmentCalifornia Aims To Drop Fossil Fuels For Electricity By 2045September 10, 2018California has set a goal of phasing out fossil fuels from the state's electricity sector by 2045 under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezHow Is Climate Change Affecting California's Butterflies?September 6, 2018 | Cody DrabbleDr. Art Shapiro and his research team have been monitoring butterflies along the Interstate 80 corridor for anywhere from 30 to 45 years to study the effects of climate change on the insects. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornians' Relationship With Plastic Could Change Under Bills Headed To GovernorSeptember 4, 2018 | Ezra David RomeroThe five bills are designed to interrupt the lifecycle of plastic in the environment, such as restricting the availability of plastic straws and non-recyclable take out containers at restaurants, and increasing funding for recycling centers. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentClimate Change Is Going To Cost California, And The Bill Will Be StaggeringSeptember 4, 2018It could soon cost us $200 million a year in increased energy bills to keep homes air conditioned, $3 billion from the effects of a long drought and $18 billion to replace buildings inundated by rising seas, just to cite a few projections.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezEarth BioGenome Project Mapping The World, One Species At A TimeAugust 30, 2018UC Davis Professor Harris Lewin joins Insight to talk about the Earth BioGenome Project, an effort to map the DNA of every living thing on Earth in the hopes of saving biodiversity. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentLegislative Panel Advances California Utility Wildfire Liability BillAugust 29, 2018(AP) — California utilities regulators would have the option of letting companies charge customers for some of the costs of lawsuits stemming from disastrous 2017 wildfires under legislation that will go before the Assembly and Senate this week.