Aren’t graduations exciting?  I think so which is why I am particularly excited this week.  Tomorrow (Thursday April 12) is the graduation for our first GETS cohort trained entirely in Berkeley.  This graduation marks a significant milestone for adult programming here at Rising Sun Energy Center. When I started here…

Global increases in greenhouse gas emissions have caused cities nationwide to focus on climate change and its effects on our habitat. Today, we look at the city of Livermore, and how they plan to lower GHGs through the Climate Action Plan. In 2010, Livermore began developing ways to reduce…

Are you a homeowner or renter in the city of Fremont? As part of the Climate Action Plan, (CAP) the city of Fremont aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25% from 2005 levels by the year 2020. In order to do this, the city has organized energy-efficient measures for…

Thanks to everyone that came out Thursday night (March 15), to support the Youth Council’s presentation of the Guatemala Stove Building Project, at the YMCA-PG&E Teen Center in Berkeley. It was a fun night that included great food and conversation. It was also an opportunity to award our Youth…

I’m Marcella Miles, an intern and Youth Council member for California Youth Energy Services. I became involved with Rising Sun through the summer employment program, but I desperately wanted to continue my work in the energy-efficient field. I joined Youth Council to make a difference in the lives…

Howdy and Happy Holidays to all those out in Blog-land! Well, it is that time of year to wrap up all of our projects and start laying the foundation for next year’s work.  2012 will no doubt bring challenges, both seen and unseen, as well as opportunities, expected and unexpected. …

Occasionally, I get to see the benefits of all of the hard work of Rising Sun Energy Center.  Today was one of those days.  Allow me to explain…. As a BPI Certified Building Analyst, one of my responsibilities here at Rising Sun Energy Center is to perform energy assessments on…

Rising Sun Energy Center has partnered with Solar Richmond and Berkeley City College to offer a new and expanded version of our East Bay Green Job Corps (EBGJC) program. East Bay Green Job Corps (EBGJC) is a free training and education program designed to help youth and young adults (ages…

Richmond: Greetings from Richmond, California! This week Richmond Energy Specialists have been on top of it, as this past week has been our busiest week yet. Each team has as many as 5 appointments a day, which almost seems like its not enough, as they power through them, looking for…

George here at the Employment and Training Manager desk.  Things are getting a little hectic around here:  in the last two days, I have had 10 job openings come across my desk!  That’s pretty huge.  It’s funny – I see all of these news reports that the economy is still…