The announcement today that California’s Monterey shale oil deposits can not be recovered with current technology sends a clear message: California should continue to focus its efforts on leading the world in the use of technologies that reduce oil dependence, improve air quality, and help our citizens save money.

A group of oil and economic experts today questioned the viability of California’s Monterey Shale oil deposits and encouraged state legislators to proceed with caution as they consider whether to include the Monterey Shale in forecasts of the state’s energy and economic future.

Next Generation, the Post Carbon Institute, and Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy invite you to join a panel discussion on the energy and economic potential of California’s Monterey Shale formation.

Low-income, rural Californians, whose older vehicles are responsible for a significant portion of the state’s air pollution, are at risk of being left behind even as California pursues a range of strong sustainable transportation initiatives.

Next Generation Vice President and Risky Business Executive Director Kate Gordon today prodded an assembly of utility managers to consider the risks of climate change in their long-range planning, during a panel discussion on climate risks at the annual Winter Committee Meetings of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC).

Leaders from across the American political and business spectrum will review the initiative’s independent climate risk assessment and share its findings with the industries, regions, and market segments that face the greatest risks from unmitigated climate change.

An expert review by some of California’s top economists has found that the oil industry has been inflating its projections of jobs that could be created by a potential new California oil boom.

Next Generation today announced that Kate Gordon, Vice President and Director of the Energy & Climate Program, has been named one of the 50 most influential policy advocates in the United States by Campaigns & Elections Magazine.

The Risky Business initiative will quantify the economic risks the United States faces from the impacts of climate change.

"With the passing of Jane Warner, California has lost a great champion for health, climate, and the environment."