California's capital cruised into the right lane (SustainLane!) in 2007. It created a master plan for sustainability and now meticulously tracks its progress as it barrels toward its long-term goals. If we lived in Sacramento, we'd be sleeping easier -- because despite its proximity to two rivers and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, which makes us want to get outside and play, air quality is still among the worst in the nation. While there’s little the city can do about the geographical contributors, Sacramento isn’t sitting back and breathing in the smog. There are plans afoot to enhance bike infrastructure and facilities, to further increase public transit ridership, and to significantly reduce the energy consumption. Sacramento's also taking its already-proven commitment to a green economy one step further with plans to add 20,000 clean energy sector jobs by 2015.
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The Natural Heritage Institute is seeking to immediately hire an experienced water resources technical specialist to develop and implement water resource management innovations in both the California and global settings. This position can be in either the San Francisco or Sacramento. more »
The Community Organizer is responsible for continuing to build a community-based movement in the Central Valley counties to protect public health from dangerous pesticides and to promote safer alternatives. The organizer will report to the State Director in Sacramento. more »
Enfinity seeks an experienced and highly motivated Sales Representative to grow Enfinity's Direct Sales funnel in the California market. This position reports to Enfinity's US Direct Sales Manager at US Headquarters in Sacramento. more »
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We burn about 1,500 gallons (of used cooking oil) per year to heat our building and our hot water. —Don Levy, Boston
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