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June 2017

June 2, 2017
NBC News
California and Other States Step Into the Climate Policy Void

May 2017

May 21, 2017
Business Insider
Scott Pruitt’s first 100 days at the EPA have shown he’s unlike any former chief

May 7, 2017
The Sacramento Bee
A billion-dollar boondoggle to increase water supply in California

March 2017

March 29, 2017
CNBC
Trump’s reversal of Obama climate change policies could actually hurt oil and gas companies

Business Insider
Environmental groups slam Trump’s latest executive order

September 2016

September 2, 2016
Think Tech Hawaii: Stan the Energy Man
Living in a Hydrogen World with the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation.
The author of Lives Per Gallon, Terry Tamminen, joins Stan The Energy Man to share the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation’s work, his hydrogen house and what it’s like to live in a hydrogen world. 
 

August 2016

August 22, 2016
The Tyee
Christy Clark Gives Up Climate Change Battle
Unfortunately BC ends its brief commitment to action, instead of following in the footsteps of former Premier Gordon Campbell, who SGA worked closely with to develop an action plan. 

May 2016

May 18, 2016
American University
Scher Sustainability Forum: Private-Public Financing for Global Sustainability
On May 18, 2016, Terry spoke at the Scher Sustainability Forum: Private-Public Financing for Global Sustainability at American University.  Watch the video here.

March 2016

March 30, 2016
GulfBase
Forum spotlight on green technologies
A
 blueprint for environmentally-friendly investments was the focus of a forum held yesterday.  Green technologies, including waste disposal and renewable energy, were at the forefront of the discussion.  Read more

Terry Tamminen speaking at The Keys to Sustainable Communities: Global Partnerships for Green Policy, Technology and Finance.  Event was hosted by AmCham Bahrain in Partnership with UNIDO. To watch the speech, click here.


January 2016

January 27, 2016
CSR Wire
Top Ten Climate Finance Reports – Big Path Capital in Partnership with Leading Global Impact Investors Release SmarterMoney+ Review at Investor Summit on Climate Risk at the United Nations

*Note: The R20 Climate Finance White Paper and Action Plan was chosen by Big Path Capital as one of the “Top 10 Smartest Reports on the Intersection of Climate Change and Finance” in the current semi-annual review cycle of The SmarterMoney+ Review Winter issue.  The final top 10 selection was made from a list of 38 reports by their esteemed Selection Committee members, who represent a cross-section of leaders in the space.  (Members of the SGA team were the primary authors of the CFAC report.) 

January 22, 2016

TT discussing COP21 and a low-carbon future with students of the Yale School of Management.

Yale School of Managment– January 22, 2016
Saving the Bottom Line and the Environment

January 15, 2016

Terry Tamminen meeting January 15, 2016 with the Honourable Mary Polak (right), Environment Minister for R20 Founding Member British Columbia, Canada, and Susanna Laaksonen-Craig (center), Head of the Climate Action Secretariat, to discuss new partnerships for climate solutions. 

The meeting was hosted by the Aga Khan Development Network at the Ismaili Center in Burnaby, BC with President Malik Talib (Aga Khan Council for Canada), Dr. Mahmoud Eboo (AKDN Representative to Canada), President Samir Manji (Aga Khan Council for Canada) and numerous leaders from business, academia, and NGOs.

December 2015

German Council of Sustainable Development — December 17, 2015
Newsletter

December 9, 2015

SGA congratulates the Earth Law Center for its work to protect our planet:  ELC has just released a new report compiling and analyzing 100 “co-violations” of human rights and nature’s rights worldwide. They released the report at a workshop alongside the climate talks in Paris, where they shared information and debated solutions to this escalating problem. Read the press release here. ELC also sponsored The International Rights of Nature Tribunal which met in Paris December 4-5, in conjunction with UN climate talks. ELC acted as co-prosecutor for Mother Earth, giving a voice to nature’s rights before a tribunal of world experts. For more, read the agenda and ELC’s closing remarks.

USC Schwarzenegger Institute — December 8, 2015
Live From Paris COP 21: Final Days of Negotiations to Reach Global Accord

USC Schwarzenegger Institute — December 8, 2015
Live From Paris: Institute and R20 Release Research Reports at UN COP21

Los Angeles Times — December 7, 2015
In Paris, Schwarzenegger and Brown unite to seek climate action

The Guardian — December 7, 2015
Arnold Schwarzenegger says climate campaigns need to focus on ‘right now’ not 2050

Business Green — December 4, 2015
Schwarzenegger’s R20 programme calls for $1bn climate finance accelerator

Bloomberg Philanthropies — December 3, 2015
Terry Tamminen and Angel Hsu at the Climate Summit for Local Leaders

The Sacramento Bee — December 2, 2015
There’s hope for real change on global climate

September 2015

Daily Trojan — September 22, 2015
Roundtable discusses climate change

June 2015

WBBM-AM 780 Chicago– June 13, 2015
GreenSense Radio Show

Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership — June 2, 2015
Electricity Leaders Share Views on Builiding a More Sustainable Energy Future

February 2015

Daily Trojan- February 23, 2015
ormer CA EPA secretary speaks at #ECOTALKS

September 2014

Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. – September 30, 2014
Governor Brown signs legislation to ban single-use plastic bags

Central Valley Business Times – September 14, 2014
Bipartisanship helps make California a world leader in fighting climate change

USC News – September 9, 2014
Governor Brown Joins Schwarzenegger, top experts for climate change panel

August 2014

Press Release – August 29, 2014
California to be the first state in the U.S. to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags

March 2014

The Planning Report
Terry Tamminen’s R20 Regions of Climate Action: Global Policy Goals and Initiatives

September  2013

Orange County Register – September 28, 2013
Commentary: Low-Carbon Cavalry, Overcoming the political, ideological debate with smart money

WebWire — September 24, 2013
AltCar Expo Focuses on Current and Future of “Green Fleet” Development and Management

June  2013

Los Angeles Times — June 18, 2013
L.A. City Council OKs ban on plastic grocery and carryout bags
PDF

KTLA.com — June 18, 2013
L.A. City Council Moves Toward Banning Single-Use Plastic Bags

The Telegraph — June 13, 2013
Terminate doubts and be a climate action hero

Santa Monica Patch — June 5, 2013
LA Waterkeeper Celebrates 20 Years

April  2013

G1 Rio de Janeiro — April 25, 2013
No Rio, Schwarzenegger elogia Brasil e diz nao querer ‘tirar proveito’ do pais

December 2012

National Journal — December 30, 2012
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Terminator, Body-Builder, and Global Leader on Climate Change

California Current — December 7, 2012
Profiting from Climate Change 

November 2012

Future Cleantech Forum — November 27, 2012
Terry Tamminen’s VIP Opening Speech

San Antonio Express — November 27, 2012
Total Energy Conference aims to live up to its name

SF Gate — November 10, 2012
State a pioneer of cap and trade

September 2012

Stories of a World that Just Might Work — September 2, 2012
Q&A between Terrence McNally and Terry Tamminen – Cracking the Carbon Code

August 2012

Pacific Standard Magazine– August 27, 2012
The Third Act: Professor Schwarzenegger

July 2012

Christian Science Monitor — July 11, 2012
Schwarzenegger still a man of (environmental) action

May 2012

The Washington Post — May 31, 2012
LA’s move to ban plastic grocery bags could mark beginning of end for a ubiquitous container

The Hill — May 23, 2012
A federation of sovereign realms: Arnold Schwarzenegger starts the world again

KCET — May 21, 2012
L.A.’s Plastic and Paper Bag Ban is Built on Past Mistakes

April 2012

Stratford Star — April 23, 2012
Malloy proclaims April 23, 2012, Terry Backer Day

February 2012

12th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit — February 2, 2012
Dialogue with Leaders of States and Provinces, moderated by Terry Tamminen

The Times of India — February 3, 2012
Terminator on green mission

Deccan Herald — February 3, 2012
Arnold in ‘save climate’ mode

The Times of India — February 3, 2012
Tarun Gogoi takes green pledge at development summit

January 2012

Exame.com — January 2012
Sete Perguntas para Terry Tamminen (original)

Seven Questions for Terry Tamminen (English translation)

Global Cool Cities Alliance — January, 2012
Cool Roofs and Cool Pavements Toolkit

December 2011

Christian Science Monitor — December 13, 2011
Clean tech: more down to earth

The Global Journal — December 6, 2011
A New Obsession

November 2011

Los Angeles Times — November 9, 2011
State gets mixed reviews on solar power

October 2011

The Economist — October 27, 2011
Clean Energy in California: On Its Own Sunny Path

August 2011


eJournal USA — August 31, 2011
California: Changing the Game on Climate

USC | Law — Aug 9, 2011
Anti-Trash Tactician

July 2011

CNN’s Prism — July 28, 2011
Zayed Future Energy Prize

May 2011

The Global Journal — May and June 2011
The R20, More GAS Than the G20

The Paramus Post — May 5, 2011
Bargain Priced Gas

April 2011

1 Thing Sacramento — April 19, 2011
Being Economically Green (click here for direct link to video)

Enviance — April 22, 2011
America’s Secret Economic Weapon

The Wall Street Journal — April 21, 2011
The Clean Air Act Keeps Us Healthy

Sacramento Press — April 21, 2011
‘Green Paths to Economic Recovery’ in Sacramento

Electric Politics — April 1, 2011
EP Podcast: Tell Me About the Future

March 2011

Green Technology News — March 25, 2011
California’s Leadership in the Global Green Economy: A Conversation With Terry Tamminen

Time Magazine — March 28, 2011
Got Yttrium?

SF Gate — March 17, 2011
Tsunamis and California’s Uneasy Relationship With the Ocean

Enviance Webinar — March 7, 2011
Discussing Cracking the Carbon Code w/Terry Tamminen (Listen here.)

January 2011

Huffington Post — January 19, 2011
A Noble Prize for the 21st Century

Environment News Service — January 18, 2011
Vestas Wind Energy Wins $1.5 Million Zayed Prize, Gives It Away

Time.com — January 18, 2011
Energy: The Danish Wind Company Vestas Gets an Environment Lifetime Achievement Award

CBC Radio Interview: The Current — January 4, 2011
EPA Changes

EarthTechling — January 3, 2011

U.S. Dominates Zayed Prize Finalists

December 2010

Huffington Post — December 28, 2010
He’ll Be Back

Greenbang — December 22, 2010
The Secret to Sustainability? Commitment.

Vancouver Sun — December 22, 2010
Zayed Future Energy Prize Announced Top Six Finalists to Compete for the $2.2 Millon

CA Independent Voter Network — December 16, 2010
Just How Green is California’s Jolly Green Governor? 

Renewable Energy Focus.com — December 13, 2010
Zayed Future Energy Prize Shortlist

The Bay Citizen — December 9, 2010
San Jose to Ban Single-Use Shopping Bags

November 2010

Huffington Post — November 30, 2010
Obama, Arnold, Jerry, and the Big Green Dream

Climate Watch — November 29, 2010
California Floats Plan B in Cancun

Klima.dk — November 24, 2010
Schwarzenegger vil være global klimaforkæmper (Danish version)
Schwarzenegger will be global climate champion (English translation)

Sydney Morning Herald — November 20, 2010
Governator Pledges Sequel As Climate Change Hero

Guardian UK — November 18, 2010
Arnold Schwarzenegger: My Future As a Green Activist

Capitol Weekly — November 18, 2010
On Environment, Mixed Reviews For Schwarzenegger

Los Angeles Times — November 17, 2010
Schwarzenegger Launches New Climate-Change Group

Reuters — November 16, 2010
California Leads “Subnational” Summit Climate Push

Green Biz Group — November 8, 2010
Pioneering Cap-and-Trade Program to Fade into the Sunset
 

Solve Climate News — November 1, 2010
To Get Elected, Florida’s Rubio Leaving Climate Action Past Behind

Huffington Post — November 1, 2010
Litmus Test: California Voters to Determine Fate of Climate Change Bill

October 2010

UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability — October 21, 2010
Terry Tamminen Debates Proposition 23 and the Future of California’s Economy and Environment

Living On Earth — October 15, 2010
California’s Climate Law on the Ballot

Triple Pundit — October 15, 2010
Venture Capitalists Oppose California’s Prop 23

SolveClimate — October 4, 2010
CA’s Clean-Tech Potential Draws Venture Capitalists Into Fight Against Prop. 23
CA’s Clean-Tech Potential Draws Venture Capitalists Into Fight Against Prop. 23

The Sacramento Bee — October 3, 2010
ISO Proposals Threaten Local Clean Energy Projects

September 2010

Bloomberg — September 22,2010
Pegasus Capital Designing ‘Green Bank’ to Fund Carbon Projects

Euractiv.com — September 17, 2010
Regions look to create global power base

The Age — September 2, 2010
Stern warning for climate skeptics

August 2010

2010 Presidential Climate Action Project (PCAP)
Read the August 5, 2010 Report here.

The Colorado Independent — August 7, 2010
Climate Experts Urge ‘Aggressive’ Action By Obama

Renewable Energy World.com — August 6, 2010
Congress: Start the Energy Revolution Without Me

Grist.org — August 5, 2010
A climate ‘Plan B’ for team Obama

Huffington Post – August 5, 2010
U.S. Climate Bill, Regional Accords and State Leadership?

July 2010

Grist.org — July 7, 2010
With cap-and-trade on the ropes, what’s the next move for the greens?

May 2010

Street Insider.com — May 13, 2010
CBS Corp (CBS) Announces Acquisition of EcoMedia

NRDC Switchboard — May 6, 2010
Standing Up For Clean Energy in California

Santa Monica Close-Up — May 5, 2010
2010 Sustainable Quality Awards

April 2010

Earth Day Event — April 22, 2010
Cogut Center for the Humanities, Brown University

The New York Times — April 21, 2010
California’s Solar Scorecard

March 2010

Sydney Morning Herald — March 4, 2010
True Cost of Oil ‘Not Reflected at the Bowser

ABC News — March 3, 2010
Running Out of Oil

OnEarth Magazine — Spring 2010
Driven – by Craig Canine

February 2010

Santa Maria Times.com — February 5, 2010
Transitioning to Zero Waste

January 2010

The New Republic — January 26, 2010
Is The Real Action On Climate Policy In The States? 

The Energy Collective — January 14, 2010
In the wake of Copenhagen, some things are clear

The Huffington Post — January 8, 2010
Climate Reform’s Good, Bad, and Ugly

The Nation — January 7, 2010
The Copenhagen Disaccord

Ode Magazine — Jan/Feb 2010: The Intelligent Optimists Issue
Mastermind behind new energy laws

December 2009

CBC News Now (video) — December 18, 2009
U.S. Push at Climate Talks

The Globe and Mail — December 4, 2009
Provinces Go Rogue

UCLA Today — December 4, 2009
Students Have Front-seat View at World Climate Talks

November 2009

Marketplace — November 25, 2009
States Develop Cap and Trade Programs

The Nation — November 19, 2009
Where’s the Clean Energy? 

Treehugger — November 10, 2009
Global Green Design Awards, Celebrities, Toast Cooper Union, PG&E, Sebastian Copeland and Others

October 2009

Global Roundtable, Cape Town, South Africa — October, 2009
Speech presented at the UNEP Finance Initiative

Canada Globe and Mail – Oct. 19, 2009
Can Everyday Actions Save the Planet?

Time – October 2, 2009
Are the Governors Our Best Hope for the Climate?

Solve Climate – October 2, 2009
Not Waiting for Copenhagen: Sub-National Leaders Forge Ahead with Climate Action

September 2009

Christian Science Monitor – Sept. 30, 2009
Schwarzenegger leads governors’ summit on global warming

August 2009

Celcius.com – August 28, 2009
The Johnny Appleseed of Climate Change

July 2009

SolveClimate.com – July 5, 2009
Terry Tamminen: The World’s One-Man Climate Fixer

Santa Monica Mirror – July 9-15, 2009
Smart2BeGreen’s Hero
 

June 2009

Nature.com – June 5, 2009
Two gorillas walk into a UN climate meeting

CNBC – June 4, 2009
US Climate Change Policy (VIDEO)

Energy Risk – June 4, 2009
US climate legislation not vital for Copenhagen talks, says Obama advisor
 

May 2009

The New York Times – May 20, 2009
Secret Meeting Between U.S. and China Broke New Ground on Climate
Change

The Guardian – May 18, 2009
China and US held secret talks on climate change deal

Grist – May 12, 2009
Crist, a green-leaning moderate Republican, is running for U.S. Senate

Docuticker – May 6, 2009
State Climate Policy Tracker Reveals Progress by 33 States

April 2009

Vancouver Sun – April 17, 2009
California may warm to B.C. private power producers

EcoSalon – April 20, 2009
Rise of the Eco Barons

Mother Nature Network – April 29, 2009
Meet the eco-barons

Climate Progress – April 2009
The Really Cool Awards

Solve Climate – April 9, 2009
The Envelope, Please: Recognizing the Unsung Heroes of Sustainability

Tuscon Citizen – April 1, 2009
Kimble: Eco Barons

March 2009

Go Solar Power For Homes – March 19, 2009
With Hollywood becoming environmentally-friendly…?

EurActiv.com – March 18, 2009
Experts: US climate policy must not sideline coal

Los Angeles Times – March 16, 2009
Global warming: Do Americans care?

PowellsBooks.Blog – March 8, 2009
Why I Had to Write Eco Barons

Cleveland.com – March 8, 2009
“’Eco-Barons’ find creative ways to save the planet”

Eco-Pragmatism – March 2, 2009
The Environmental Divide

February 2009

Blue Fuel Energy – Feb. 21, 2009
Canada: the Saudi Arabia of wind

Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2009
Summit Bulletin – Feb. 7, 2009

Green Space Today –Volume 1, Issue 2
Terry Tamminen, An American Green Leader

The Economist – Feb. 12, 2009
Tree-huggers v nerds

January 2009

Solve Climate – Jan. 26, 2009
Job Preservation Comes First in Maryland Climate Bill

Waste Material – Jan. 5, 2009
51 Things We Can Do to Save the Environment

InvestTalk – Jan.2, 2009
Interviews with Special Guests

December 2008

Grist – Dec.22, 2008
Holding out for a hero: Vote for the top eco-hero of 2008

Plenty – Dec. 15, 2008
So What Exactly Does a “Climate Czar” Do, Anyway?

Bio Energy Forum – Dec. 15, 2008
Lt. Governor Lawton & UW-Stevens Point Summit Sets Course for
Action on Climate Change in Regions Across Wisconsin

Washington Post – Dec. 12, 2008
Concern for Climate Change Defines Energy Dept. Nominee

Grist – Dec. 10, 2008
Mind your CEQ

Fast Company – Dec. 2008
The Top 3 Sustainability Trends for 2009

Grist – Dec. 4, 2008
The fierce urgency of now

Toronto Star – Dec. 1, 2008
Venture funds bets billion on cleantech

November 2008

How to make biodiesel – Nov. 29, 2008
Green façade: Why the state’s eco-friendly cars aren’t doing the job

YouTube – Nov. 19, 2008
Global Climate Summit: Welcome by Terry Tamminen

LA Times – Nov. 20, 2008
California leads fight against climate change on global level

NY Times – Nov. 20, 2008
China Hints at Climate Strategy in Los Angeles

Grist Magazine– Nov. 18, 2008
States of Grace

Marketplace – Nov. 18, 2008
Calif. climate summit’s global impact

SFGate – Nov. 18, 2008
Governor in limelight as climate summit host

SFGate – Nov. 17, 2008
The measure of environmental leadership

Bloomberg.com – Nov. 16, 2008
Schwarzenegger’s Hollywood Summit Seeks Thaw in Climate Talks

Invest talk – Nov. 12, 2008
Not WHAT but HOW you buy

TIME – Nov. 3, 2008
Will Green Progress Be Stalled by the Bad Economy?

DC Velocity – Nov. 2008 Issue
How green are your pallets?

October 2008

Pandemonium – Oct. 30, 2008
Frontline

PBS Frontline – Oct. 21, 2008
Heat

San Francisco Chronicle – Oct. 17, 2008
GOP environmental record a challenge for McCain

Island Press – Oct. 14, 2008
Podcast (audio)

Island Press – Oct. 14, 2008
Presidential Election/Environmental Issues (audio)

September 2008

MSNBC – Sept. 29, 2008
Schwarzenegger to convene climate summit

The Commonwealth Club of California – Sept. 26, 2008
Arnold Schwarzenegger on Keeping California Cool (Video: Terry
appears from 57:39-1:00:00)

Environmental Leader – Sept. 6, 2008
Business and the Environment: The Challenge of Change

August 2008

New America Foundation: Climate Change Solutions – Aug 21, 2008
Ideas for States, Nations, and the World

Huffington Post – Aug 14, 2008
How the 44th President of the United States, and the 38th Governor of California, Saved America

July 2008

Electric Politics – Jul 18, 2008
The Art of Implementation

New America Foundation, Climate Change Solutions – July 17, 2008
Ideas for States, Nations, and the World

June 2008

Times Herald-Record – June 7, 2008
Sustainable Living: True cost of pumping gas: $10 a gallon

May 2008

Ahead of the Curve: States Lead on Climate Change– May 28, 2008
Short Film

April 2008

CNET– April 16, 2008
Clean-tech Adviser doesn’t see a bubble yet

The News Hour with Jim Lehrer– April 15, 2008
Schwarzenegger Adviser Outlines U.S. Oil Addiction

Reuters– April 15, 2008
Governors to plot climate fight at Yale meeting

Venture Beat– April 15, 2008
California Environmental Advisor Terry Tamminen on trains, energy efficiency, Al Gore, and more

Fox Business News– April 10, 2008
Fox Business News

March 2008

Marketplace– March 20, 2008
Cap and Trade vs. “t-word” in California

February 2008

msnbc.com– February 28, 2008
Florida’s GOP Governor also a Crusader

News.com– February 7, 2008
Other states looking to follow California in energy efficiency

Baltimore Sun– February 4, 2008
Bay and Environment – O’Malley: Human survival at risk from warming

January 2008

PR Newswire– January 15, 2008
iGPS Announces Appointment of Terry Tamminen

Grist.com– January 15, 2008
Charlie Crist Superstar

The Guardian– January 5, 2008
50 People Who Could Save the Planet

December 2007

Earthtoys– Dec. 12
California Commission to Recommend Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariffs

RenewableEnergyAccess.com– Dec. 5, 2007
Are Feed-in Tariffs a Possibility in California?

November 2007

msnbc.com– November 26, 2007
As Washington stalls, clean energy takes off

The New Zealand Herald– November 7, 2007
States Stepping Up to Climate Challenge