‘Boiling Point’ Column: The Los Angeles fires are no excuse to slow down on clean energy


Link to Los Angeles Times (Jan. 30, 2025) | If we want to build a safer future for Los Angeles, we can’t keep repeating the mistakes of the past.

…Climate advocates are alarmed by the apparent rush to rethink clean energy rules.

Ben Stapleton serves as executive director of the nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council California, which worked with families whose homes burned in the Thomas and Woolsey fires to help them rebuild more sustainable, fire-resilient houses. This month, the group is talking with Los Angeles officials about a program to educate families, architects and contractors about building back with electric appliances, rooftop solar and fire-resistant materials. …(Read full article)

Photo: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times

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