Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)…   Problems

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)…   Problems

Pauline Seales, SCCAN Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) sounds like a great idea to help reduce Climate Change. It may well be necessary, in the future, for some difficult to decarbonize industries such as cement and steel.However, there are a number of...
The Push for Permitting Reform

The Push for Permitting Reform

Lynda Marin, CCL When the Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022, it provided $391 billion nationwide to support clean energy and address climate change, including $8.8 billion designated for the Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) Program and Home Electrification and...
San Lorenzo Park Redesign

San Lorenzo Park Redesign

Susan Cavallari, SCCAN The Santa Cruz City Parks and Recreation Department has been working with  the landscape architecture firm, Bionic Landscape, on a redesign plan for San Lorenzo Park. This Park includes the lower flood plain area now called the Riverlands, and...
Home Electrification:  A Beginners Guide 

Home Electrification: A Beginners Guide 

Fighting Climate Change One House at a TIme: A Beginners Guide Magi Amma, TCA In order to meet California’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030, we must push to electrify everything. Choosing electrification allows us to ensure...