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California is a state on the west coast of the United States, known for its relatively progressive policies on sustainability and support of renewable energy, as well as its natural beauty, including redwood forests.

Sustainability initiatives

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Campaigns

Californians Against Fracking on facebook

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Initiatives by topic

Climate action

CoolCalifornia.org

Wikipedia:

Climate change in California: California has taken legislative steps towards reducing the possible effects climate change by incentives and plans for clean cars, renewable energy and stringent caps on big polluting industries.
City of Oakland Energy and Climate Action Plan

Community energy

Wikipedia:

Solar power in California: California leads the nation in the number of homes which have solar panels installed, totaling over 230,000. California Solar Initiative
Wind power in California has doubled in capacity since 2002. California presently ranks second nationwide in terms of capacity, behind Texas and just ahead of Iowa.

Community involvement

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Participatory Budgeting Vallejo

Cycling activism

California Bicycle Coalition - Davis Bicycles!, 501(c)(3) nonprofit citizen group dedicated to promoting bicycling in Davis, California - Wikipedia: Bike paths in California (category), Bike paths in Orange County, California (category)

Environment quality

Wikipedia: Pollution in California, Air pollution in California (category)

Food activism

See also: Urban agriculture in California, Category:Locally Delicious

Altadena Community Garden - Bay Area Seed Interchange Library (BASIL) - Benicia Community Gardens - Food Commons Fresno - Harvest Club of Orange County - Homeless Garden Project, Santa Cruz - OC Food Access Coalition

Localism

Fibershed, Local fibres, local dyes, local labor - Willits Economic Localization

Open spaces

Greenbelt Alliance - Pogo Park, Bay Area

Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle

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Californians Against Waste - Repair Café Palo Alto

Wikipedia: City of Oakland's Zero Waste Program: The City adopted a Zero Waste Strategic Plan in 2006, detailing a road map for the City to follow toward the implementation of a Zero Waste System by 2020. Oakland residents have played an important role in moving the City toward Zero Waste. Using their buying-power, consumers can tell industries that products must be non-toxic, reusable, recyclable or compostable or they will stay on the shelf.

Social inclusion

Santa Cruz Warming Shelter Program

Sustainable transport activism

Wikipedia:

Plug-in hybrids in California: California has been a leader in the promotion of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). As of January 2014, California leads the country with 5,749 public charging points, representing 26.7% of the U.S total.
Transportation in California, Current issues: The California High Speed Rail Authority was created in 1996 by the state to implement an extensive 700 mile (1127 km) rail system. It would provide a TGV-style high-speed link between the state's four major metropolitan areas, and would allow travel between Los Angeles' Union Station and the San Francisco Transbay Terminal in two and a half hours. Voters approved Proposition 1A in November 2008, approving a $9 billion state bond to finance the project. Then in 2012, the California legislature and Governor Jerry Brown approved construction financing for an initial stage of the project. However, the High Speed Rail Authority still estimates that the initial stages will not be completed until 2021.
Hiking trails in California (category)

Towards sustainable economies

Arizmendi Association of Cooperatives

Trees, woodland and forest

Friends of Carmel Forest - Wikipedia: Monterey County reforestation

Urban sustainability

Adapt Oakland

Events

2014

May 3 Pasadena Earth & Arts Festival

News and comment

2017

How Community Members Started a Warming Shelter Program in California, Feb 6 [1]

Palo Alto Residents Share Dishware to Reduce Waste, Build Community, Jan 5 [2]

How free solar panels for the poor are ushering California toward a carbon-free future, Jan 2 [3]

2016

These Workers are Celebrating 20 Years of Shared Bread and Shared Ownership, Dec 19 [4]

For Homeless in Santa Cruz, California, Garden Project Offers Hope, Stability, and Jobs, Dec 12 [5]

California Law Recognizes Meadows and Forests as Water Infrastructure, Oct 4 [6]

California Seed Sharing Bill Signed into Law, Sep 14 [7]

California is about to find out what a truly radical climate policy looks like, Aug 29 [8]

Nation’s first K-8 urban farm school teaches kids how to grow their own food, Aug 1 [9]

The County-By-County Fight Against Fracking In California Had A Good Night On Tuesday, Jul 20 [10]

Harvest Club Looks to Backyard Groves to Feed the Hungry, May 25 [11]

How Transition Palo Alto Brings Sharing and Community to Silicon Valley, Apr 25 [12]

2015

The successful Black Urban Growers conference, November 22 [13]

Energy Democracy: Inside Californians' Game-Changing Plan for Community-Owned Power, November 16 [14]

University of California Begins Fossil Fuel Divestment, September 10 [15]

The Nation’s Most Populous State Just Voted To Divest From Coal, September 3 [16]

Davis, California – the American city which fell in love with the bicycle, August 3 [17]

California passes ambitious laws on emissions and energy efficiency, June 4 [18]

California Drought Tests History of Endless Growth, April 4 [19]

2014

California Becomes First State To Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags, September 30 [20]

Governor Jerry Brown signs California's Neighborhood Food Act, and several other bills seeking to promote local and sustainable food systems in California, September 29 [21]

California Experiencing Most Severe Drought Ever Recorded, August 1 [22]

Pasadena ShareFest Goes Big, June 3 [23]

Oakland will upgrade 30,000 street lights with GE LED fixtures, May 7 [24]

California City Becomes First To Vote To Ban Fracking, April 24 [25]

How A Well-Being Index For Cities Is Taking Shape In California, March 31 [26]

Living with Climate Change: Joanne Poyourow in Los Angeles, March 2 [27]

5 Shocking Drought Facts to Make You Rethink the Golden State, Febraury 14 [28]

As Drought Persists, 17 California Communities Almost Out Of Water, January 29 [29]

California added more rooftop solar capacity in 2013 than in the past 30 years combined! January 8 [30]

2013

Legalizing Sustainability? Santa Monica Recognizes Rights of Nature, April 11 [31]

Santa Monica street goes green with bike-friendliness, January 13 [32]

2011

Nevada City Energy Solutions Task Force Report Accepted by City Council, [33] March 17

2009

California Energy Commission approves the nation's first energy efficiency standards for televisions, [34] November 18

California decree requires electricity companies to generate a third of their power from renewable sources by 2020, [35] September 12

Government shuts off water to California farms in controversial effort to help threatened species, [36] August 13

Warming climate threatens California fruit and nut production, [37] July 21

California in drought emergency, [38] February 28

A solar deal to put mirrors in the Mojave, [39] February 11

2008

Berkeley approves city-backed loans for solar panels, [40] September 17

California offers rebates for alternative fuel vehicles, [41] April 3

Dam removal proposal for Klamath River, [42] January 17

News sources

California Resources Agency

Resources

Citizens data initiative

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The Wellbeing Project, information from the City of Santa Monica's Office of Wellbeing.

Community resources

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omnicommons.org - Library of Things, service from the Sacramento Public Library

Video

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See Also

Interwiki links

Wikipedia: California, Ecology of California, Environment of California, Water in California, Environmental issues in California‎ (category)

External links


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