Californias Story: How Did It Get Here?

Published: Nov. 8, 2019, 12:50 a.m.

b"California has long led the country in environmental action. It established strong automobile emission standards; it preserved fragile lands from development; it set energy efficiency standards for buildings and appliances. But as climate change fuels megafires across the state and the state\\u2019s largest electric utility shuts off power to more than a million residents, can the state\\u2019s legacy of environmental leadership save it from climate disaster? In a state already accustomed to swinging wildly between drought and flood, what will become of the California dream?\\n\\nVisit climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts for more information on today's episode.\\n\\nGuests:\\nDavid Vogel, Professor Emeritus of Business and Politics, UC Berkeley; Author, California Greenin\\u2019 How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader\\nHuey Johnson, Founder, The Trust for Public Land; former California Secretary of Natural Resources.\\nJason Mark, Editor, Sierra Magazine; Author, Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man\\nMark Arax, Author, The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California\\nDiana Marcum, Reporter, Los Angeles Times\\nFaith Kearns, Scientist, California Institute for Water Resource\\n\\nThis program was recorded at the Commonwealth Club of California on July 24, 2018 and July 17, 2019.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"