Blog 21
1. I found some news on California's law that new homes must have solar panels on their roofs for energy sources. In Sacramento, local government is determining if homeowners can receive solar from off-site solar generators, or if it has to be from the homeowner's own home. If Sacramento approves off-site solar, it's likely that other cities would follow. One consideration is that on-home solar provides benefits of: extra energy bill savings per month, ability to keep lights on during a blackout, as well as less money invested overall into external off-site solar generators.
The fact that solar panels can create energy that allows for power to be on during black outs (which could become more and more common as climate change makes fire season longer and more challenging) has an immense impact on health. For one, people that rely on refrigerators to keep medications like insulin cool, or who need CPAP machines to be plugged in, would greatly benefit from clean energy that can be left on during PG&E black outs.
2. I became a San Francisco voter about a week ago after previously being a voter in Spokane, WA, where I'm from. I didn't get my voter registration in in time, but will be looking forward to voting in the next election. I am still learning all of the elected officials, but am very happy about the election of the new DA Chesa Boudin.
3. I haven't been involved with environmental health initiatives previously. As part of this module I went through the envirn website and found a section on policy and advocacy, which has calls once a month to discuss environmental policy and advocacy. The page discussed how RNs are so trusted in society and must use that voice to inspire climate action. I wholeheartedly agree with that and would like to get more involved in climate advocacy. I signed up on the work group listserve to stay in the loop and find out more about how I can be an environmental advocate.
The fact that solar panels can create energy that allows for power to be on during black outs (which could become more and more common as climate change makes fire season longer and more challenging) has an immense impact on health. For one, people that rely on refrigerators to keep medications like insulin cool, or who need CPAP machines to be plugged in, would greatly benefit from clean energy that can be left on during PG&E black outs.
2. I became a San Francisco voter about a week ago after previously being a voter in Spokane, WA, where I'm from. I didn't get my voter registration in in time, but will be looking forward to voting in the next election. I am still learning all of the elected officials, but am very happy about the election of the new DA Chesa Boudin.
3. I haven't been involved with environmental health initiatives previously. As part of this module I went through the envirn website and found a section on policy and advocacy, which has calls once a month to discuss environmental policy and advocacy. The page discussed how RNs are so trusted in society and must use that voice to inspire climate action. I wholeheartedly agree with that and would like to get more involved in climate advocacy. I signed up on the work group listserve to stay in the loop and find out more about how I can be an environmental advocate.
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