Newsom’s Climate Warrior Image Is Backsliding, Environmental Groups Say

Newsom’s climate warrior image is backsliding, environmental groups say

Dan Walters Commentary: The conflict between environmental protection and living costs is just one of many issues that Newsom must manage as he attempts to shift his image from California progressive to mainstream moderate in hopes of grabbing the political…

Newsom's climate warrior image is backsliding, environmental groups say

Gavin Newsom jetted off to New York this week to portray himself as the alternative to Donald Trump on climate policy. During a speech to the United Nations during Climate Week NYC on Tuesday, Trump declared anew that concerns about climate change are “the greatest con job ever perpetrated in the world,” chiding other nations for efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. That set the stage for Newsom’s appearance at a New York Times-spons…

40+ Groups Call out Newsom for Backsliding on Climate Promises

Today, as Governor Newsom is set to appear at New York Climate Week, over 40 groups, led by environmental advocacy organization Food & Water Watch, delivered a letter demanding he stops backsliding on the climate progress he has made so far throughout his term.  “We are writing as organizations and leaders representing millions of Americans across the country to urge you to live up to your climate and consumer protection rhetoric in the face of …

Over 40 groups call out Newsom for backsliding on climate promises, banner dropped in New York City

After signing a climate and energy package last week that would expand oil drilling in California by 2,000 wells per year, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office on Monday announced a new campaign on video urging 1 million Californians to take “everyday climate actions for collective action.” The actions to combat climate change include reducing waste, composting food scraps, supporting local farmers, planting trees and native plants, starting a communi…

Over 40 groups call out Newsom for backsliding on climate promises, banner dropped in NYC : Indybay

In the heart of New York City during Climate Week, activists have just unfurled a giant banner that reads: “Gov. Newsom: If you can’t take on Big Oil, how can you take on Trump?"