{"id":13100,"date":"2011-02-02T23:56:57","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T23:56:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-02-02T23:56:57","modified_gmt":"2011-02-02T23:56:57","slug":"perez-and-steinberg-announce-clean-energy-jobs-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/2011\/02\/02\/perez-and-steinberg-announce-clean-energy-jobs-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Perez and Steinberg Announce Clean Energy Jobs Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Cross-posted from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecovote.org\/news\" title=\"Groundswell\">Groundswell<\/a>, the California League of Conservation Voters blog.) <\/p>\n<p>This morning Assembly Speaker John P&eacute;rez and Senate President pro  Tempore Darrell Steinberg announced the Clean Energy Jobs Initiative, a  package of four bills that focus on green jobs and clean energy growth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p> \tWhy the focus on green jobs? You might remember that a couple weeks ago <a name=\"California Green Jobs Growth Outpaces Rest of the Economy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ecovote.org\/blog\/california-green-jobs-growth-outpaces-rest-economy\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"California Green Jobs Growth Outpaces Rest of the Economy\">I reported on a report by nonpartisan think-tank Next 10 that shows green jobs in California growing<\/a>  more than three times faster than overall state employment. During this  time of economic recession and high unemployment in California, it  makes sense for our legislative leaders to focus on the job sector  that&#39;s growing relatively rapidly.<\/p>\n<p> \t<a href=\"http:\/\/dist06.casen.govoffice.com\/index.asp?Type=B_PR&amp;SEC=%7BF6FF3E1C-F0CF-4B93-91F3-DA32A1D3E8F8%7D&amp;DE=%7B8488E9D2-F5FE-4E9D-9056-3001CF561A88%7D\" target=\"_blank\">From the press release<\/a>, the four bills in the package are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t<u>33% Renewable Portfolio Standard (Sen. Joe Simitian):<\/u>  This  measure requires both public and private energy providers to  procure 33  percent of California&rsquo;s electricity from renewable resources  (wind,  solar, geothermal, etc.) by 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t<u>Streamlined Siting for Renewable Energy Projects (Assembly Member V. Manuel P&eacute;rez):<\/u> This measure reduces red tape, expediting the siting and construction of renewable energy projects throughout California.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t<u>Career Technical Education (Senator Darrell Steinberg):<\/u>  This  measure aligns high school curriculum with high-demand jobs in  emerging  markets. Grant funding would be provided to high schools for  delivering  the skills and knowledge students need for successful  employment in  clean energy field. Such curriculum restructuring will  also encourage  students to stay in school because they&rsquo;ll know they&rsquo;re  gaining  real-world skills from their studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t<u>Economic Incentives to Increase Energy Efficiency (Assembly Member Nancy Skinner):<\/u>   This bill would use a portion of state ratepayer funds to provide loan   guarantees for residents and small business owners investing in energy   efficiency and renewable technologies on homes and commercial  property.  Reducing loan risk also reduces loan interest rates,  increasing demand  for energy improvements which in turn increases  production and the jobs  that come with it.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>CLCV is excited to see the leaders of both houses focusing on the  environment. We have not yet fully reviewed the proposed legislation so  we&#39;re reserving comments on most of the package details. <\/p>\n<p> \tThe one bill we wholeheartedly support is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.senatorsimitian.com\/entry\/sb_0023_33_renewable_energy_by_2020\/\" target=\"_blank\">Senator Simitian&#39;s 33% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) bill<\/a>. We&#39;ve been working on this issue for years because a 33% RPS would have huge environmental and economic impacts, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\tdisplacing nearly 13 million metric tons of global warming emissions in 2020&mdash;<strong>equivalent to removing almost 3 million cars from the road, <\/strong>or enough to avoid 10 to 15 new large fossil fuel power plants;<\/li>\n<li> \t\tstimulating clean technology investment and innovation, and creating &ldquo;green collar jobs;&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li> \t\tdiversifying the state&rsquo;s energy supply and protecting consumers from natural gas price volatility;<\/li>\n<li> \t\thelping to meet our pollution cap under the Global Warming Solutions Act, AB 32;<\/li>\n<li> \t\tpromoting long-term planning for infrastructure needed to support high levels of renewable energy development; and<\/li>\n<li> \t\timproving air quality in vulnerable communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> \tThanks to Speaker John P&eacute;rez and President pro Tempore Darrell  Steinberg for continuing to lead on building a greener California. We  look forward to working with them on this package and to passing RPS  legislation in 2011!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Cross-posted from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecovote.org\/news\" title=\"Groundswell\">Groundswell<\/a>, the California League of Conservation Voters blog.) <\/p>\n<p>This morning Assembly Speaker John P&eacute;rez and Senate President pro  Tempore Darrell Steinberg announced the Clean Energy Jobs Initiative, a  package of four bills that focus on green jobs and clean energy growth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p> \tWhy the focus on green jobs? You might remember that a couple weeks ago <a name=\"California Green Jobs Growth Outpaces Rest of the Economy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ecovote.org\/blog\/california-green-jobs-growth-outpaces-rest-economy\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"California Green Jobs Growth Outpaces Rest of the Economy\">I reported on a report by nonpartisan think-tank Next 10 that shows green jobs in California growing<\/a>  more than three times faster than overall state employment. During this  time of economic recession and high unemployment in California, it  makes sense for our legislative leaders to focus on the job sector  that&#39;s growing relatively rapidly.<\/p>\n<p> \t<a href=\"http:\/\/dist06.casen.govoffice.com\/index.asp?Type=B_PR&amp;SEC=%7BF6FF3E1C-F0CF-4B93-91F3-DA32A1D3E8F8%7D&amp;DE=%7B8488E9D2-F5FE-4E9D-9056-3001CF561A88%7D\" target=\"_blank\">From the press release<\/a>, the four bills in the package are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t<u>33% Renewable Portfolio Standard (Sen. Joe Simitian):<\/u>  This  measure requires both public and private energy providers to  procure 33  percent of California&rsquo;s electricity from renewable resources  (wind,  solar, geothermal, etc.) by 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t<u>Streamlined Siting for Renewable Energy Projects (Assembly Member V. Manuel P&eacute;rez):<\/u> This measure reduces red tape, expediting the siting and construction of renewable energy projects throughout California.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t<u>Career Technical Education (Senator Darrell Steinberg):<\/u>  This  measure aligns high school curriculum with high-demand jobs in  emerging  markets. Grant funding would be provided to high schools for  delivering  the skills and knowledge students need for successful  employment in  clean energy field. Such curriculum restructuring will  also encourage  students to stay in school because they&rsquo;ll know they&rsquo;re  gaining  real-world skills from their studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t<u>Economic Incentives to Increase Energy Efficiency (Assembly Member Nancy Skinner):<\/u>   This bill would use a portion of state ratepayer funds to provide loan   guarantees for residents and small business owners investing in energy   efficiency and renewable technologies on homes and commercial  property.  Reducing loan risk also reduces loan interest rates,  increasing demand  for energy improvements which in turn increases  production and the jobs  that come with it.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1544,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[86],"tags":[5155,4966,3405,3236,5713],"class_list":["post-13100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-86","tag-5155","tag-4966","tag-3405","tag-3236","tag-5713"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Pvhz-3pi","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1544"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13100\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}