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Laura Klivans

San Francisco

Climate Reporter at KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA)

Host at Deep Look

Climate reporter @KQED, former host of #DeepLook, teacher, mom // climate change is here, it's bad, you can do something

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  • 5 days ago | npr.org | Laura Klivans

    A project spearheaded by UC Berkeley researchers provides free electric appliances and solar panels to people. In exchange, researchers learn what works in an attempt to electrify on a larger scale.

  • 6 days ago | kqed.org | Laura Klivans |Ezra Romero

    Jun 12Failed to save articlePlease try againPresident Donald Trump speaks during an event to unveil significant changes to the National Environmental Policy Act, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Jan. 9, 2020 in Washington, D.C. President Trump signed three joint resolutions of Congress blocking California from setting its own vehicle standards that are stricter than those of the federal government.

  • 6 days ago | wrvo.org | Laura Klivans

    The initiative, headed by researchers at UC Berkeley, invited entire neighborhoods to apply for major upgrades: energy- and water-efficient appliances, insulation and solar panels, along with a shared back-up battery and microgrid to protect the street from power blackouts. All for free. Click through to read the full story. How does climate change affect where and how we live? The energy used to operate buildings results in more than a fourth of global carbon dioxide pollution.

  • 6 days ago | kqed.org | Laura Klivans

    Jun 12Failed to save articlePlease try againNick Corlett stands next to a newly installed heat pump at his home in Oakland on Nov. 13, 2024, as part of the EcoBlock project. As the innovative project to cut gas out of an entire block comes to a close, residents and researchers share their lessons. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)In return, the researchers would get to test out a theory: would retrofitting buildings together, all at once, save money by buying in bulk?

  • 3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Laura Klivans

    May 22Failed to save articlePlease try againTraffic on US-101 at 3 p.m. toward the downtown San Francisco and the Bay Bridge March 8, 2019. The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate voted to overrule its parliamentarian on Thursday and revoke California’s authority to ban the sale of new gas cars beginning in 2035.

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Laura Klivans
Laura Klivans @lauraklivans
13 Jun 25

What happens when one block tries to ditch fossil fuels together, all at once? 5+ years of work and waiting, one block in East Oakland has some answers. https://t.co/oA3r2mTHox

Laura Klivans
Laura Klivans @lauraklivans
13 Jun 25

RT @climatedaddy_: Trump Blocks CA's EV Rules, State Sues in Response “What we’re seeing is a thinly veiled attempt by the President to re…

Laura Klivans
Laura Klivans @lauraklivans
23 Apr 25

Heading to #SEJ2025? Want to see electric appliances on a CATWALK?! ✨ Induction stoves strutting. Heat pumps serving LEWKS. Followed by: Ambrose Carroll @greenthechurch Madeline Semanisin @NRDC @jeffsaintjohn @rewiringamerica's Heat Pump will be there! Panel on 4/26! https://t.co/HJTupD9qdJ