A new study from the Public Policy Institute of California shows that Californians support for environmental laws is holding strong. Thanks to the Gulf oil spill, there has been a 16-point increase in those who oppose offshore oil drilling, and nearly two-thirds of Californians support the state’s landmark greenhouse gas reduction law, AB 32. Despite [...]

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Proponents of Proposition 23, which would derail California’s landmark attempts to control greenhouse gas emissions, were successful in their attempt to change ballot description of their measure. But the tweaks to the wording don’t change the underlying purpose of this oil company-backed measure: to halt our progress toward an alternative energy future.
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Despite a well-funded ballot initiative launched by out-of-state oil companies to strike down California’s landmark climate change law, public support for the law is holding strong and steady, according to a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California. Audubon California is a strong supporter of Assembly Bill 32.
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The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is scaling back its plans to test Owens Lake for potential solar power development.
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The Gulf Oil Spill is prompting “California legislators and conflicting interest groups” to resolve their differences and come together on alternative energy legislation that would reduce the state’s dependence on oil.
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Let’s just start calling this the oil company initiative, because that’s really what it is. Anyway, the Texas oil companies have succeeded in qualifying their initiative to suspend California’s groundbreaking climate change legislation. Their ability to do this was never really in question, once they threw their millions behind the effort. The con that they’re [...]

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The otherwise conservative National Academy of Science this week surprised people this week by making a strong statement that human-caused climate change poses an immediate threat to people today and for future generations, and that there is an urgent need to reduce global greenhouse gases. Audubon California has long considered climate change to the be [...]

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A new United Nations report describes the problems that animal, fish and plants species are having worldwide in the face of climate change, invasive species and other challenges.
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A thought-provoking article about alternative energy development in this month’s Outside Magazine argues that, given the threats posed by global greenhouse gases, environmentalists need to stop voicing opposition to large-scale alternative energy development. This is one of those articles that is certain to get a strong reaction. From Audubon California’s viewpoint, however, we can see [...]

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Opponents of California’s landmark climate change legislation filed signatures yesterday to qualify an intiative on the November ballot that would suspend Assembly Bill 32 until the state’s unemployment rate falls to a certain level. Largely backed by out-of-state oil companies, the effort seems to set the stage for a national referendum in California on efforts [...]

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While birding is a fantastic way to experience nature firsthand, but increasingly bird enthusiasts have found themselves questioning whether driving from vantage point to vantage point is actually counterproductive for the natural resources we hold in such high esteem. In other words, if you’re burning gas to watch birds, aren’t you just contributing to the [...]

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As oil from the destroyed Deepwater Horizon platform begins to hit Gulf Coast sands, one would have to assume that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is rethinking his recent proposal to grant new offshore oil drilling leases for the waters off Santa Barbara, and then use those revenues to fund California’s state parks. Now that the [...]

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New York, NY — April 22nd marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and Audubon is once again at the forefront of major conservation initiatives across the country and beyond. Nowhere is this presence more visible than in our national field campaign on climate change. As the nation turns its attention to a climate- focused [...]

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The Los Angeles Times is reporting that although foes of California’s greenhouse gas emissions law have missed a key deadline, they are nonetheless pouring money into the effort to put an initiative on the ballot to delay its implementation. As we noted earlier, the main money for this effort is coming from Texas oil companies.
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A new Field Poll study finds that a majority of Californians support the state’s groundbreaking greenhouse gas law, Assembly Bill 32, which sets tough goals for reducing emissions over the next several decades. This support continues, despite efforts by Texas gas companies to overturn the law.
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