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Ways to Show Love to the Planet This Valentine’s Day

Celebrate this Valentine's Day by showing your love for the planet with these sustainability tips: ● Shop and dine at local businesses that use 100% renewable energy with MCE ● Plan your date night between 4 and 9p.m. to reduce your energy bill at home ● Use MCE’s income-qualified rebates to upgrade to an EV [...]

Three Energy-Smart Resolutions for the New Year

Here are our top three energy-smart resolutions for bill savings and reduced emissions: ● Use less power from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. ● Upgrade to electric appliances ● Become more energy efficient It’s always the right time to implement smart energy practices, but for many of us it can be easy to get caught [...]

How to Travel Sustainably this Holiday Season

Over 47% of Americans plan to travel this holiday season, and 91% of long-distance holiday travel is by car. Cut your holiday travel emissions by: ● using MCE's income-qualified rebates to upgrade to an EV before you travel; ● planning your charging route before you go with EV road trip resources; or ● renting an [...]

How Can I Use Energy More Sustainably?

Looking to lower your utility bill or shrink your carbon footprint? Small shifts like choosing different times of the day to run appliances, or by going 100% renewable for just a few dollars more a month, are all it takes to see big changes. Read on to learn how MCE can help you use electricity [...]

Spare the Air by Switching to an EV

Sadly, traffic-related air pollution causes an estimated 2,500 deaths and 5,200 new asthma cases every year in the Bay Area. Cars, light-duty trucks, and other vehicles are the largest source of air pollution, making up 75% of emissions. Emissions from fossil fuel-based transportation worsen climate change and contribute to air pollution that causes numerous adverse [...]

#BecauseOfYouth Spotlight: Rhys and Sloan Pullen

The #BecauseofYouth Spotlight series highlights young environmentalists in MCE’s service area who are leading the fight against climate change. Siblings Rhys and Sloan Pullen attend Campolindo High School in Moraga. Rhys is a senior, and Sloan is a freshman. Together, they founded Lamorinda Bees to educate the public about beekeeping and the importance of [...]

Spotlight: Pinole’s Efforts for a More Sustainable Future

We are proud to spotlight the City of Pinole and its efforts to trailblaze a climate-friendly future by demonstrating how sustainable practices can be incorporated in the municipal, commercial, and residential functions of a city. In 2010, the City of Pinole was the first community in Contra Costa County to adopt a sustainability element [...]

Walking the Talk: How One Climate Spokesperson Electrified His Home in Just 45 Days

Blog post originally featured on The Switch Is On Switch Is On ambassador Wei-Tai Kwok is clear in his belief that climate action is a movement of everyday people. Wei-Tai had a career in advertising until he watched the film An Inconvenient Truth. That’s when he realized that national political leaders in the U.S. weren’t doing [...]

Energy Tips and Tricks for 2022

Start 2022 off right with these energy tips and tricks to lower your carbon footprint and save money on your electric bill. Upgrade appliances Are your appliances ready for an upgrade? If you have a large appliance such as an air conditioner, stove, refrigerator, or water heater that is 15 years or older, it’s probably [...]

Celebrating Indigenous Environmental Leadership

November is Native American Heritage Month. This month, MCE is celebrating by acknowledging the significant contributions and leadership of Indigenous peoples in the fight for environmental action and more sustainable and regenerative practices. California Indian Environmental Alliance (CIEA) The nonprofit California Indian Environmental Alliance was established in El Cerrito in 2006 by California Tribal [...]

By |November 18th, 2021|Sustainability, MCE News|