Green Matters

Paying Extra for Green Power, and Getting Ads Instead
by Kate GalbraithNew York Times
November 17th, 2009
TURN energy attorney Matt Freedman tells the New York Times that 'green power' payments do little to promote renewable energy.
Smart consumers trump smart technology
by Mark ToneySan Francisco Chronicle
October 25th, 2009
Mark Toney writes in the San Francisco Chronicle that conservation and energy efficiency will save more energy than expensive, unproven smart meters.
The Greenhouse Dilemma
by Robert GammonEast Bay Express
September 23rd, 2009
Governor Schwarzenegger's plan to reduce greenhouse gases could fail to reach its goals — or it could expand the use of coal power in California.
Energy savings can be achieved without PG&E's disastrous SmartMeter devices
by Marcel Hawiger, TURN Staff AttorneyThe Bakersfield Californian
September 21st, 2009
TURN staff attorney Marcel Hawiger writes an op-ed about PG&E's controversial SmartMeters. We should be focusing on smart consumers and conservation, not needless, expensive meters.
PG&E Cashing in on Climate Change
ClimateSmart isn't a smart investment. TURN urges the CPUC to ask PG&E to use the remaining funds to purchase carbon offsets and abandon its failed marketing campaign.
SMART METERS: A DUMB IDEA
TURN explains "smart meters" with a brief fact sheet
Energy Efficiency Programs in California
Background on the energy efficiency programs the Public Goods Charge on our bills helps to fund

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