Sacramento Post-carbon Action Network (SPAN)

Hello, I just moved to Sacramento and joined the Sacramento Post Carbon Action Network (SPAN) on relocalize.net. I have been making a request to all current and former SPAN members to inquire about a place to park near downtown Sac. Peak moment TV (http://peakmoment.tv) is coming to Sacramento to cover the... (read more)

ASPO-USA Peak Oil Conference 2008, September 21- 23, 2008, Hyatt Regency Sacramento ASPO-USA announces our fourth annual “Dialogue with the Experts,” a high-level conference to discuss impacts of and responses to a peak in world oil production. ASPO Week will consist of three days of high-level energy discussions, including a pre-conference day,... (read more)

This story is taken from Sacbee / Business. Dairy manure to be tapped for natural gas PUC backs Fresno County operation that will also cut methane emissions. By Dennis Pollock - Fresno Bee Published 12:00 am PDT Friday, June 15, 2007 A Fresno County dairy is the first to be approved by the California Public... (read more)

Minutes from 3-13-07 meeting: Four interested members kicked off an introduction meeting by a ride around the block in a fuel cell car (thanks to Doug and air resources board). We shared resources for information ( World Watch, The Climate Project, the oildrum.com, and off course relocalize.net) We are planning to... (read more)

Would you like to: 1. Reduce the amount of junk mail in your mail box? 2. Save a bunch of trees, reduce carbon emissions and pollution and save your mail carrier's back? 3. Support the important work of the Post Carbon Institute (PCI) with a small donation? 4. Let someone else do the all... (read more)

Hi, all. SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments) is preparing for a series of simultaneous, linked workshops at eight separate locations on Thursday night, November 16, from 6-9 PM. They still need over 90 volunteers to help pull it off. This is your chance to help conduct grassroots transportation planning. ... (read more)

Greetings, All. First, my apologies for not being as pro-active as I would have liked over the past several months. I've been planning a wedding and doing construction/repairs. Well, the wedding was last Saturday and I'm seeing daylight at the end of my construction nightmare tunnel. However, along with my right-hand partner, Susan Oldland,... (read more)

Greetings, All! Sorry for the late notice on this; I just received this information this morning (see IndyMedia announcement, below)! Did you know that Sacramento has a Public Access cable T.V. channel that is free for use by individuals and organziations who complete a basic training course? SPAN needs a media working group.... (read more)

The City of Sacramento unanimously and enthusiastically accepted the Sustainability Agenda proposed by staff members Gary Stonehouse and Keith Roberts at the City Council meeting on April 4. The Council also authorized Mayor Heather Fargo to sign the Urban Environmental Accords (UEA) on Earth Day. The Urban Environmental... (read more)

The Sacramento Post-carbon Action Network received a mention and a link placement in this week's cover story in Sacramento's local, progressive newspaper, The Sacramento News & Review. Local reporters Cosmo Garvin and Kel Munger look at how Peak Oil may affect the Sacramento region and Northern California and what local government... (read more)

House Resolution 507 expresses "the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States, in collaboration with other international allies, should establish an energy project with the magnitude, creativity, and sense of urgency that was incorporated in the `Man on the Moon' project to address the inevitable challenges of... (read more)