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Despite being a deeply blue state, the oil industry has a firm financial grip on California, making fossil fuel restrictions challenging as law making is swayed by the millions of dollars that the industry has pumped into lobbying.

>> the process is not going to stop. adaptation will be a big part of this. but what we see in this bill is what a lot of climate hawks think is a real inflection point that will move this country finally towards an industrial revolution 2.0. plenty of critics like dont look up director adam mckay, they say this bill gives too much to oil and gas and doesnt break our addiction to fossil fuels fast enough. its interesting that the sunrise movement, theyre taking partial credit for the climate pro...

Center for Biological Diversity: Rising Energy Prices, Climate-Fueled Disasters Require Urgent Renewable Energy Investment

Dozens of groups urged leaders to increase funding for executive orders to spur renewable energy production under the Defense Production Act.

"The appetite is to work with the fringes, listen to the fringes, rather than try to legislate,” said Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.).

Human caused greenhouse gas pollution is heating the Earth and causing the planet’s polar ice caps and other glacial ice to melt. This, along with simply heating the ocean, has caused measurable sea level rise. Even more worrisome is this: the current elevated level of CO2 in the atmosphere was associated in the past with sea levels several meters higher than they are today. Even if we slow down Carbon pollution very quickly, we can expect sea levels to be at least 8 meters higher, eventually....

Despite wide public support for banning lawmakers from trading stocks, members of both parties have expressed anxiety about the idea

Two House Democrats reintroduced this week a bill targeting a ban on fracking, halting new fossil fuel power plants, and ending U.S. oil and gas exports

Gov. Newsom and state leaders are going to an international conference to make a statement on California climate change policy. The governor has big shoes to fill compared to former Gov. Jerry Brown.

Gov. Newsom and state leaders are going to an international conference to make a statement on California climate change policy.