Electrify California!

Episode 68 April 04, 2022 00:57:58
Electrify California!
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Electrify California!

Apr 04 2022 | 00:57:58

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Show Notes

Electrify California! with Benjamin Eichert

 On Sustainability Now! Sunday, April 3rd, 5-6 PM

on KSQD 90.7 FM and KSQD.org

Hosts Brooke Wright and Ronnie Lipschutz speak with Benjamin Eichert, Director of  Let’s Green California—an initiative launched by the Romero Institute in Santa Cruz to create a California Green New Deal and get the core legislation passed into law by September 30, 2022.

Let’s Green California has also created “Electrify CA!” based on a simple idea: make the switch from fossil fuel-based technologies to electric alternatives powered by clean energy, and ensure that low-income communities and working families both lead and benefit from this transition.

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