Last night, California's Assembly proposed to gut a crucial program to keep kids safe in the classroom. Introduced after 10 PM, the bill also cuts solar on affordable housing, and clean energy storage. This is NOT what democracy looks like. The bill must fail. THREAD! 🧵

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TY #CALeg for passing #SB1221, enabling pilots that will redirect millions from costly gas pipeline replacement projects to modernizing homes w/ efficient zero-emission electric appliances. Gavin Newsom, sign this bill for a cleaner, safer California! capitolweekly.net/sb-1221-is-an-…

June Navarro lives in Avocado Heights in the southeast SGV. The community is disproportionately affected by air pollution due to surrounding heavy industry, but Navarro focuses on what she can control, including swapping out her gas stove for induction: laist.com/news/climate-e…

Induction stoves: ✔️Reduce heat ✔️Reduce air pollution ✔️Work better ✔️Easier to clean Great piece from Erin Stone (she/her) on incentive programs that are helping more people in SoCal make the upgrade. laist.com/news/climate-e…

Its starting. Declining gas demand causing Pacific Gas & Electric gas rates to go up average $5.73/mo. #SB1221 begins to address problem by piloting lower cost electrification alternatives to pipeline replacement projects. Gavin Newsom, sign this important bill! sfchronicle.com/california/art…

Weird that DOE is simultaneously supporting (a) hubs that use hydrogen in sectors you could clean up more quickly and cheaply with batteries, + (b) burning plastic in one of the few industries with a good economic case for green hydrogen - steel making. canarymedia.com/articles/clean…

This Wednesday, CA policymakers will vote on new building efficiency requirements. “It’s a very positive development that takes a meaningful step forward in getting fossil fuels out of both new and existing buildings,” - Matt Vespa kqed.org/news/12003847/…

.Samin Nosrat, world renowned chef, thought gas stoves were the only way to cook. Then she found out the blue flame was leaking poisonous gas in to her home. People need information to protect them themselves. Gavin Newsom should sign #AB2513. npr.org/2024/09/13/nx-…

👀 Rafael Mandelman

This dirty hydrogen project in a Stockton EJ community got a support letter from GO-Biz. Reporter Emily Pontecorvo pointed out that support conflicts w/ CA's commitment to only support renewable hydrogen and explicitly exclude junk RNG credits. They shrugged and kept supporting