In other words, it\u2019s time to get it while you can. The federal incentives can be stacked with state and local rebates, resulting in savings of thousands of dollars for those willing to act now. And we aim to show you how. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Come to the Electric Home and Vehicle Fair <\/b><\/span>to talk with volunteers who have experience with buying heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, electric vehicles and bicycles, solar panels, home batteries, and energy efficient doors and windows. Talk with people who can tell you how to tap those federal credits and add them to state rebates and other incentives. Contractors and installers at the Fair will also be available to offer advice along with representatives from RCEA.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Electric Home and Vehicle Fair<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Jefferson Community Center\u20141000 B Street in Eureka.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n August 19 from 4pm to 7pm <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n more info at tinyurl.com\/electrifying bargains<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Also available —<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Home Electrification Coaching<\/span> <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Get a one on one individual consultation to help you choose and accomplish your home electrification goals.\u00a0 For a free coaching appointment, text 707 845-2466\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n And here is a lot of information to help<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Heat pump water heater<\/a> incentives and information<\/span><\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Heat pump<\/a> incentives and information<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n EV and Plug in Hybrid<\/a> incentives and information<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Solar and Battery<\/a> Incentives<\/p>\n E Bike<\/a> Incentives<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n NEC Optional Service Load worksheet<\/a><\/span> for adding finding “room to electrify” on 100 amps<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n *The Climate Pledge is now being hosted by Redwood Coalition for Climate and Environmental Responsibility (RCCER). Elected <\/b>officials<\/b><\/span>\u00a0and candidates for local offices can sign the current pledge through the website <\/b>here<\/a>.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Pledge to be a Climate Champion We have asked the candidates for local offices to pledge to become climate champions if elected. They would pledge to promote strategies to reduce greenhouse gases that also support equitable economic opportunities.<\/p>\n Here<\/a>\u00a0is the full text of the pledge, with links to detailed information.<\/p>\n If you are a candidate who supports this pledge, please let us know at\u00a0350humboldt@gmail.com.\u00a0We\u2019ll add your name, and post it here.<\/p>\n And if you email us a photo of you holding it, we\u2019ll post that, too. Here\u2019s a printable summary of the pledge:\u00a0Climate\u00a0<\/a>Pledge for<\/a>\u00a0Printing<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n —————————————————————————————————————————————<\/p>\n Last Earth Day, April 22, 2020 and the following three days we asked people to join the national campaign to Stop the Money Pipeline \u2014 the flow of cash from banks and capital firms to fossil fuel developers<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n Just since the Paris Climate Accords in 2015, <\/span>big banks have invested<\/b> $1.9 trillion <\/i><\/b>in fossil fuels.<\/b> To get involved with Stop the Money Pipeline campaign click <\/span>here<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Many of those banks are familiar names locally. <\/span>Chase, Wells Fargo, Citi <\/b>(sponsor of Costco\u2019s popular credit card). You may have insurance through<\/span> Liberty Mutual<\/b>, or a credit card through <\/span>Bank of America <\/b>(they\u2019ve given $106 billion in credit to fossil fuel companies).<\/span><\/p>\n And if you\u2019re personally able to invest, you may be doing so through Blackrock<\/b>, which oversees huge investments in fossil fuels and deforestation projects \u2014 even as renewable energy outpaces fossil fuels in profit \u2014 see<\/span> this article<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Some local Stop the Money Pipeline actions are below. Here are a few ways you can join:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Post a review of these companies on a review website.<\/b><\/p>\n You don\u2019t need to be a customer to have an opinion on their destructive practices. Are we getting a good deal if we suffer climate disaster?<\/span><\/p>\n Here are some review sites:<\/b><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.branchspot.com<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.wheresmybank.com\/<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/writeareview<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bankbazaar.com\/customer-review.html<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.mybanktracker.com\/reviews\/add<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Afterward, let the company know why you gave them the review you did.<\/b><\/p>\n Write a letter to the editor<\/b><\/p>\n Local newspapers want to hear from you \u2014 so share your thoughts. You may want to review their letter guidelines, which you\u2019ll find at the web addresses in parentheses.<\/span><\/p>\n Times-Standard<\/b> (<\/span>https:\/\/www.times-standard.com\/how-to-reach-us\/<\/b><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n 930 Sixth Street<\/span><\/p>\n Eureka, CA 95501<\/span><\/p>\n email to: <\/span>letters@times-standard.com<\/b><\/p>\n North Coast Journal<\/b> (<\/span>https:\/\/posting.northcoastjournal.com\/humboldt\/ContactUs\/Page<\/b><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n 310 F St.,<\/span><\/p>\n Eureka CA 95501<\/span><\/p>\n email to: <\/span>letters@northcoastjournal.com<\/b><\/p>\n Mad River Union <\/b>(<\/span>https:\/\/madriverunion.com\/submission-guide\/<\/b><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n No hard copy accepted. Email letters to: <\/span>opinion@madriverunion.com<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n Commit to moving your account if your institution doesn\u2019t stop funding\u2028 fossil fuels<\/b><\/p>\n Do you have an account with any of the companies? If so, please consider writing a letter asking them to divest from fossil fuels. Commit to changing to a different institution if they don\u2019t. You can post your letter on social media after sending it to your bank or other firm. If you have already moved your account, cut up your old bank or credit card on video and post it to YouTube or Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n ————————————————————————————————————————————–<\/p>\n Fracking and harmful drilling exacerbate the climate crisis and environmental racism. Low-income communities and Black, Indigenous, and Latinx communities are disproportionately impacted by neighborhood drilling and toxic pollution. In addition, these dangerous methods can lead to earthquakes, increased droughts, groundwater contamination, and oil spills.<\/span><\/p>\n To move our state and the nation away from our dangerous reliance on fossil fuels and build towards a Just Recovery, we need thousands of Californians, like you, to ask your state senator to support SB 467 to protect the health of frontline communities and fight for climate justice.<\/span><\/p>\n Nearly 80% of Californians support a 2,500-foot human health buffer zone for oil operations, and 74% of Californians agree that elected officials should take immediate action to protect their constituents from the health impacts associated with oil production.<\/span><\/p>\n Mandated buffer zones are common in other oil-producing states, including Colorado, North Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. New York, Washington, and Maryland already banned fracking. It\u2019s time for California to do the same.<\/b><\/p>\n SPEAK OUT NOW: <\/b>https:\/\/act.350.org\/letter\/CA_SB467\/<\/b><\/a>?<\/b><\/p>\n —————————————————————————————————————————————–<\/p>\n You can still comment and then speak to the Planning Commission in support of the Hatchery Road Solar Project.<\/span><\/p>\n The project has been moved to the 4\/1 PC hearing. The staff report and agenda with links to the Zoom meeting will be available the Friday before the meeting at <\/span>https:\/\/humboldt.legistar.com\/Calendar.aspx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Comments will be accepted up to the day of the hearing. Send to . <\/span>Planningclerk@co.humboldt.ca.us<\/span><\/a> or send snail mail to: the Humboldt County Department of Planning and Building, 3015 H Street, Eureka, CA, 95501.<\/b><\/p>\n Below is a project description from the Planning Department\u2019s environmental review document.<\/b> [Available at: <\/span>https:\/\/humboldtgov.org\/DocumentCenter\/View\/92179\/RPCA-Hatchery-Road-CEQA-Initial-Study_011121-PDF<\/span><\/a> ]<\/span><\/p>\n The project description is followed by a number of talking points, some of which you may want to include in your letter. Thanks to Mary Sanger for compiling these.<\/b><\/p>\n PROJECT DESCRIPTION:<\/span><\/i> The project will include a small-scale commercial energy generating facility that would construct a 4 megawatt (MW) solar facility on approximately 25.70 acres. The proposed project includes approximately of 13,664 solar photovoltaic (PV) module arrays, 32 string inverters, and associated electrical conductors and equipment needed to convert sun energy into usable AC power. The project will enhance electrical reliability for the existing Pacific Gas & Electric\u2019s (PG&E\u2019s) grid system. A small drainage though the middle of the property will be avoided by a 150\u2019 setback leaving the remainder of the land area covered by the solar arrays, which will be mounted on a racking system attached to steel piles driven into the ground. Single axis tracking technology will be utilized to allow the modules to efficiently track the sun throughout the day and maximize the efficiency of solar collection. The project proposes ongoing agricultural uses on the property, including but not limited to sheep grazing or the keeping of honey bees, on a rotational basis whereby pasture areas would be occupied for variable periods, allowing pasture rest periods to promote optimal vegetation quality management and maintenance of the project\u2019s pollinator habitat.<\/span><\/p>\n HATCHERY ROAD SOLAR: REASONS TO APPROVE THE PROJECT<\/b><\/p>\n ———————————————————————————————————————————–<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s time for California to stop drilling for fossil fuels at the expense of public health.<\/p>\n Right now, there\u2019s a bill that just passed the State Assembly and is under consideration in the Senate that would protect Californians from the hazards of oil and gas drilling.<\/p>\n AB 345 would require the agency that regulates oil drilling to consider a setback for oil and gas operations to protect people who live, play, work, or go to school nearby \u2013\u00a0primarily communities of color.<\/p>\n Will you send a message to\u00a0the nine state senators on the Natural Resources & Water Committee right now urging them to vote YES on AB 345 so we have the strongest chance possible of getting it passed?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n AB 345 is scheduled for a hearing in the Natural Resources and Water Committee this month, perhaps as early as July 16.\u00a0That\u2019s why we need to get signatures and comments into the committee TODAY.\u00a0<\/strong>If the bill passes this committee, it will move on to Appropriations Committee and then a full vote on the Senate floor.<\/p>\n More than 5 million Californians live near oil and gas drilling sites where toxic, health-threatening air pollutants are emitted. We know that proximity to oil and gas wells cause a host of health impacts including asthma and other respiratory ailments. Now, new research shows that those who live in heavily polluted areas have a higher risk of severe complications from COVID-19.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/humboldt\/files\/2025\/08\/novato-fair-flyier-387x300.jpg\")
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