How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Your carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced from your lifestyle. The carbon footprint of specific products or services can be determined by calculating the total emissions released into the atmosphere over the course of their life cycle. The yearly carbon footprint of the average global citizen is around 4 [...]
Celebrating Bike to Work Month
May is National Bike Month. Established by the League of American Bicyclists, this month is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of biking and to encourage others to start riding. Among the many reasons to try biking in your own life, consider it for recreation or as part of your daily commute. Biking can [...]
Celebrating National Wildflower Week with Rob Badger and Nita Winter
The first week of May is National Wildflower Week. This year, MCE is celebrating the week by highlighting Rob Badger and Nita Winter, who are local climate activists and long-time wildflower photographers. Please tell us about yourselves. Rob: I’ve been photographing nature for over 50 years, and I began to see the damage being [...]
Top 5 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
The theme for Earth Day 2021 is Restore Our EarthTM. The pandemic has changed how many of us go about our everyday lives. As the world continues to reopen, today offers a chance to reflect on how we can rebuild with our planet in mind. Here are some long-term changes you can make to heal [...]
Top 5 Climate Actions to Kick-Start Your New Year
The start of a new year gives us the chance to reflect on the past and look forward to the things we hope to accomplish. If you’re looking to increase your environmental stewardship in 2021, here are some ideas to get you started. 1. Electrify Switch to electric appliances to make your home more sustainable. [...]
7 Tips for Climate-Friendly Holidays
While in the spirit of giving this holiday season, give back to the environment by reducing your energy consumption and waste production! Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Americans use billions of kilowatt-hours of electricity on decorations and produce up to 25% more waste. Here are some ideas to make your holidays environmentally friendly while [...]
Native American Heritage Month: Charlie Toledo
November is Native American Heritage month, an important opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the history and cultures of Native Americans. This month we are proud to highlight Charlie Toledo, Executive Director of Suscol Intertribal Council, for her significant contributions to sustainability and increasing visibility and accessibility of resources for indigenous populations. Suscol Intertribal [...]
MCE Changemaker: Dana Armanino
The Changemaker blog series celebrates MCE’s 10-year anniversary by recognizing the extraordinary people who support us and further our mission. Dana Armanino is a Principal Planner on the Marin County Community Development Agency's Sustainability Team, where she works to further the County’s Climate Action Plan. Dana’s environmental reach in the county is extensive and includes [...]
How MCE Is Planning for the Future
MCE is excited to share the 2021 update of our Operational Integrated Resource Plan, which documents our agency’s goals for the next 10 years. MCE’s Plan is updated annually and approved by our Board of Directors’ Technical Committee. As California’s first Community Choice Aggregation program, MCE is proud to set the standard for energy [...]
Three Ways to Connect to Clean Energy
Connecting to clean energy in your home or business may be easier than you think and there are several options available. If you’ve ever been interested in going 100% renewable, here are three ways you can make the switch. 1. Install Solar If you have the option to install solar on your property, it’s one [...]