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Basketball Legend and Solar Evangelist Bill Walton Issues Letter to Governor Newsom Calling on Him to Reject the CPUC Proposed Decision on Rooftop Solar

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
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SAN DIEGO, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Basketball legend, NBA Hall of Famer, noted solar enthusiast and solar evangelist for Stellar Solar Bill Walton issued a letter today to California Governor Newsom calling on him to reject the California Public Utilities (CPUC) proposed decision on rooftop solar.

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  • SAN DIEGO, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Basketball legend, NBA Hall of Famer, noted solar enthusiast and solar evangelist for Stellar Solar Bill Walton issued a letter today to California Governor Newsom calling on him to reject the California Public Utilities (CPUC) proposed decision on rooftop solar.
  • The CPUC proposed decision would make solar unaffordable for most consumers by imposing a new $684 a year "solar tax" and slashing consumer credits for solar by 80%.
  • In a letter to Governor Newsom, Bill Walton writes:
    Bill Walton here, with a request that you reject the recent December 2021 CPUC policy decision regarding the future economics of solar energy.
  • And they are not happy with the big shift of energy production in our great state towards locally owned roof-top residential and commercial solar.

Casey Feldman Memorial Foundation's End Distracted Driving Project Announces Winners of 2021 Meme and Video Contest

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Monday, December 27, 2021
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"The End DD contest helps our students educate their peers on the dangers of driving distracted in a fun and impactful way.

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  • "The End DD contest helps our students educate their peers on the dangers of driving distracted in a fun and impactful way.
  • Eligible submissions focused on one of three topics: Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Distracted, Respectful Drivers Don't Drive Distracted, and Distracted Drivers Can't Be Defensive Drivers.
  • We appreciate the students' participation in the contest, which we hope will raise additional awareness of the issue and ultimately prevent distracted driving."
  • End Distracted Driving (EndDD.org) was founded by Joel Feldman and Dianne Anderson in 2009 as a project of the Casey Feldman Memorial Foundation.

Grossmont Union High School District and ENGIE Impact Complete Fleet Electrification Project

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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GUHSD selected ENGIE Impact to perform two essential tasks, the first being to develop a detailed roadmap for the electrification of the GUHSD bus fleet and the second being to identify and support the school district with the application for grants that would help the school district cover the cost of fleet electrification.

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  • GUHSD selected ENGIE Impact to perform two essential tasks, the first being to develop a detailed roadmap for the electrification of the GUHSD bus fleet and the second being to identify and support the school district with the application for grants that would help the school district cover the cost of fleet electrification.
  • In addition to fleet electrification, ENGIE Impact helped GUHSD secure funding by identifying and developing responses to federal and state grant solicitations that support fleet electrification efforts.
  • Based on an initial ENGIE Impact analysis, the electrification of GUHSDs school bus fleet will reduce total greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 86%.
  • GUHSD consists of 13 high school campuses: Grossmont High School (La Mesa/El Cajon), Helix High School (La Mesa), El Cajon Valley High School (El Cajon), Mount Miguel High School (Spring Valley), El Capitan High School (Lakeside), Granite Hills High School (El Cajon), Monte Vista High School (Spring Valley), Santana High School (Santee), Chaparral High School (El Cajon), Valhalla High School (El Cajon), West Hills High School (Santee), Steele Canyon High School (Spring Valley), and IDEA Center High School (El Cajon).