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Quick Facts: Wind Energy In States
Top Ten States For Wind Energy Production According to Climate Central, the top ten states for wind energy production are: Top Ten States For Wind Energy Employment The 2024 E2 Clean Jobs America Report found that the top ten states for wind energy employment are: Climate Power’s most recent Clean Energy Boom Report found that […]
January 17, 2025
Trump’s Failures on Wildfires
Donald Trump promoted misinformation about wildfires and hurt recovery efforts during wildfire disasters. In 2018, after California experienced its deadliest wildfires in the state’s history, Trump threatened to withhold aid and used the disaster to help logging industry allies. Two years later, after taking days to publicly address deadly wildfires in California, Trump initially refused […]
June 20, 2024
Trump’s Failures On Extreme Heat And Drought
Trump has a history of downplaying heatwaves and denying droughts. In the White House, Trump ignored scientists’ warnings about water issues and thwarted American workers’ protections against extreme heat. We know what notorious climate denier Trump will do if elected – GOP strategists and even a top Trump Labor official have said he would scrap […]
June 20, 2024
THE STATE OF THE CLEAN ENERGY BOOM IN CALIFORNIA
The 9,039 (and counting) new clean energy jobs across California.
March 7, 2024
California Clean Energy Boom Report
Passing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has kicked America’s clean energy sector into high gear, and in California, that means the state is becoming a solar and battery manufacturing powerhouse. Across the state, new clean energy projects have already spurred $11.94 billion in investment, the 7th highest in the country, and created or moved forward over 5,288 good-paying clean energy jobs, the 12th highest nationwide. California also ranks 3rd in the nation for new clean energy projects, with companies announcing 28 new projects statewide since the IRA’s passage spanning five sectors: solar, batteries, hydrogen, wind, and EVs. The IRA will continue to accelerate the clean energy jobs boom while lowering energy costs for families, investing in disadvantaged communities, and reducing climate pollution across the state.
November 2, 2023