The New York Times reported, “Democrats have agreed to include a tax on imports from nations that lack aggressive climate change policies.” That’s known as a border carbon adjustment, and it’s one of the policy elements CCL has been advocating for over the [...]
For many of us, the recent IPCC report 'Code red': UN scientists warn of worsening global warming - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com) has confirmed what we have suspected for a long time. Global warming is upon us, and its [...]
For the last 50 years, the City of San Diego has had a franchise agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric. If you’re like me, you probably didn’t know much about the terms of that agreement. Fifty years ago, we [...]
Our STAY COOL for Grandkids Ocean Climate Science Education program began 5 years ago when STAY COOL co-founder David Engel created power point presentations on Ocean Warming and Ocean Acidification. He recruited two Scripps Institution of Oceanography grad students to [...]
Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) is mobilizing a response to global warming by working with religious organizations, nonprofits, and individuals. Their mission is like STAY COOL's in that we both want to inspire and mobilize people to take bold and [...]
While the jury is still out for this year, 2020 marked a historic year for extreme weather in communities across the country. Indeed, a recent report from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information indicates that the US shattered previous records, [...]
STAY COOL is proud to be a member of Interfaith Power and Light (IPL) and to promote the film "Kiss the Ground". This is a full-length documentary narrated by Woody Harrelson that sheds light on a “new, old approach” to farming [...]
In California, the second-largest source of gas emissions (after transportation) is buildings. The state has for decades aimed to reduce energy consumption with energy-efficiency standards in building codes, and we now see growing advocacy for updated energy codes that would [...]
STAY COOL hosted “Creating a Sustainable Energy Future” on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Thank you to our speakers and to more than 60 attendees who joined us for this informative webinar where we learned about how we can help solve [...]
San Diego Community Power is up and running! We wanted to find out more about what is in store from the new Chief Operating Officer, Cody Hooven, formally the Director of the Sustainability Department for the City of San Diego. [...]