Gov. Newsom has made lowering utility bills a top priority. One thing that he can do that would help both immediately and over time: sign AB 1167, now sitting on his desk, which protects Californians from having to pay for utilities' lobbying and advertising! energyandpolicy.org/california-l...

Its happening! California cities including Menlo Park, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, and Mountain View have adopted smart new policies to encourage heat pump upgrades when air conditioners break. The goal? Lower bills, cleaner air, and reduced climate pollution. ⚡🔌 www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...

It's crucial to question the clean energy industry's self-defeating, destructive strategy in dealing with the Trump Administration. Adopting the energy-dominance framing doesn't work - but does make it easier for fossil actors to blame decarb for energy cost rises. More: bsky.app/profile/jlap...

93% of CA voters agree that utilities should not charge customers for their lobbying, PR, and marketing campaigns. AB 1167 & SB 24 deliver commonsense guardrails to protect customers. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social these bills deserve your signature! energyandpolicy.org/california-l...

Let’s get it done #caleg. Time to stop for profit utilities from slipping their lobbying costs into Californians energy bills. YES on AB 1167/SB 24! a23.asmdc.org/press-releas...

Short Answer: No. Good recs in here on what more CA should do to counter Trump's attacks on climate action. calmatters.org/environment/...

“These are dark times. But remember, California is being targeted because our leadership has made a difference.” @lasmogguy.bsky.social #FutureIsElectric

Hey folks - started a substack. Subscribe (for free) if you want to read it. open.substack.com/pub/lasmoggu...

Replace an air conditioner, get a heater too…without the pollution. My blog on how cities and counties in California can take climate action by adopting local A/C-to-heat-pump policies that cut emissions, clean our air, and keep homes comfortable year round. earthjustice.org/experts/matt...

Well would you look at that? Despite fear-mongering from the fossil fuel industry, cities actually *can* build homes that are better for their health and the climate both quickly and affordably.

Forget about AI, where San Francisco is really innovating is heat pump deployment! ☑️ $50/mo bill credit for 2-3 years for replacing gas water heater with heat pump ☑️ free HPWHs for disadvantaged communities ☑️ expanding all-electric requirements to major remodels www.cleanpowersf.org/waterheater

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California utilities are making record profits in large part due to investments needed for climate adaptation (wildfire) and mitigation (enabling electrification). Limiting profits of some climate crisis-fueled costs is common sense. www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...

👇🏼 If you want your community to be designated a priority area for zonal electrification, this is a good time to let @californiapuc.bsky.social know!

The misguided halt to progress on state residential building codes passed by #CAleg should not deter local action to decarbonize existing buildings. Exceptions in AB 130 give many cities and counties the continued ability to adopt codes to help ensure central AC units are replaced with a heat pump.

Not at all a coincidence that this type of clean-energy comms - which presents a positive case in forceful terms rather than trying to dance around the issue - is coming almost exclusively from non-US firms. The comparison tells us a lot about why the IRA failed. More below: 1/9

Our Palestinian colleagues are being deliberately starved to death… how much is enough for us to stand up in solidarity against a genocide and demand our governments stop

GOOD NEWS: Southern California's landmark rule to electrify industrial water heaters and boilers was upheld in federal court! Big win for 17 million Californians in the Los Angeles area breathing dirty air. earthjustice.org/press/2025/c...

On top of being incredibly restorative, I can report that EV charging up through the redwoods is a LOT better than 4 years ago. More stations in better places and they all worked! And for whatever reason, fast charging went past 80%. 🚗🔌

With friends like these... earthjustice.org/press/2025/n...

What are ways California can clean up air pollution in the face of Trump? 1️⃣ Set new standards for cars and trucks 2️⃣ Tackle pollution hotspots like warehouses and ports through Indirect Source policies calmatters.org/environment/...

Gays for transit!! 🚌🚍🚊🌈

Webinar this Thursday for building back all-electric in Altadena. $10-15k incentives and expert assistance available. lu.ma/9pefg3zb?_hs...

Two stories out about plastic pollution - one on how plastic bans/fees have been effective (surprise!) and the other on how @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and @calrecycle.bsky.social continue to undermine implementation of a new law to further limit their use. www.latimes.com/environment/...

"What we do not need is to pivot our political conversation away from the most pressing outrages of our time and toward a billionaire-friendly focus on efficiency instead of justice," writes @currentaffairs.bsky.social's Nathan Robinson. www.currentaffairs.org/news/abandon...

Newly appointed Trump US Attorney Essayli's letter claiming SCAQMD air quality rules for polluting space and water heating are preempted by federal law is the same meritless grandstanding that characterized his time in the CA Legislature. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

When you challenge SoCalGas charging customers for membership cost of their gas industry trade group, win, and its finally booked to a shareholder account. 💅

It’s 80 to 90 percent folks who support the rule in the auditorium. Labor union members, residents, seniors, kids, etc all there for supporting. The opponents did not really show up in person. It just shows the fossil fuel industry stoked fear, but I guess not concerned enough to show up.

The US Attorney for the Central District is now threatening to sue So Cal air regulators over any ban of gas appliances — even though SCAQMD’s Rule 1111 and 1121 do no such thing. x.com/usattyessayl...

“The grid operator hadn’t asked for this, the utility hadn’t asked for this, we as the state hadn’t asked for this,” said Dan Scripps, chair of the Michigan Public Service Commission. “We certainly didn’t have any conversations with the (Energy Department) in advance of the order, or since.”

Tomorrow is a BIG day for clean air in SoCal. Take a look at a piece by @evanlgeorge.bsky.social & @carahorowitz.bsky.social highlighting the gas industry’s misleading campaign to attack reasonable rules that would improve air quality. legal-planet.org/2025/06/05/t...

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SoCalGas STILL claiming attacks on air quality regs are for customers even after @californiapuc.bsky.social made clear its interventions at SCAQMD are for shareholder benefit. #Caleg must pass #AB1167 to put an end to utilities forcing customers to bankroll their self-serving political campaigns.

On a tough day in Congress, loving this point of light! Messing up farmers is terrible for everyone, and going to court can still unlock solutions. Grateful to our courageous clients.

Today, House Republicans are unveiling their plan to increase energy bills and pollution for everyday Americans, just to give billionaires another tax break. A summary of their proposals. THREAD! 🧵

We can now add cancer to the harms of gas stoves. Dem leadership that puts protecting children’s health over gas industry lobbying sorely needed. www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...

Future is electric! New data from PG&E showing for December 2024, 611 all-electric service line extension requests v. 198 for homes with gas. Suggests about 75 percent new construction going all-electric. This is before 2025 building code kicks in, which should increase this further.

#AB1167 - the California Ratepayer Protection Act - passes out of Assembly U&E 13-0! AB 1167 helps ensure utilities don't slip the costs of their political and promotional activities into customer energy bills. On to approps! @buffywicks.bsky.social vimeo.com/1075289263/c...

Terrific report. Anyone pondering what more can be done to address pollution should read today.

SoCal cities top the list for the nation’s smoggiest. Meanwhile, SoCalGas & allies have weakened proposed lifesaving pollution rules for heating equipment. @southcoastaqmd.bsky.social: Our health depends on passing stronger standards for furnaces & water heaters now. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Berkeley continues to innovate with first-in-nation time of sale ordinance to cut pollution from existing buildings. Still lots cities can do to end reliance on fossil fuels! www.kqed.org/news/1203655...

On #EarthDay, we’re publishing an interview with @earthjustice.bsky.social President Abigail Dillen. 🌎 She talks about the targeting of environmental groups, how the second Trump administration is different from the first and what keeps her up at night. By @fastlerner.bsky.social

This Washington Post video touches on a lot of profound problems with California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, but it oversimplifies one key thing. The cow gas is not delivered to CA. It does nothing to reduce the climate impact of the fuels we use here. 1/2 www.youtube.com/shorts/j5kms...

Crystal-clear, compelling explainers of what heat pumps do AND gorgeous illustrations of them in action? We’re obsessed @lilypadula.bsky.social @earthjustice.bsky.social 😍 earthjustice.org/feature/heat...

#AB306 is an ill-conceived bill that stops progress on home safety and efficiency. Thank you @sammyroth.bsky.social for drawing attention to its many problems CA Assembly ignored and Senate must take seriously. www.latimes.com/environment/...

After an early stumble, good to see @mayor.lacity.gov issue this Executive Order for expedited permitting for all-electric rebuilds. Safer and climate-friendly! mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-b...

AB 1167 from @asmmarcberman.bsky.social "offers a good starting point for lawmakers looking to address utility profits. The bill would make it harder for utilities to charge customers for advertising campaigns and other political activities." Let's get this done! 🔌💡 www.latimes.com/environment/...

Thank you @asmmarcberman.bsky.social for authoring AB 1167 to ensure cost of for-profit utility lobbying and PR campaigns are kept out of California energy bills. @earthjustice.bsky.social is proud to co-sponsor! It's time to take politics out of our utility bills! earthjustice.org/press/2025/c...

cc @governor.ca.gov: this is how to look presidential.

Gas taking some hits this week!! 🔌💡