Press Coverage

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Read up on the press coverage Next 10 has received since its launch.

December 21, 2007
Matthew Newman: Consumers need carbon content labels
Matthew Newman, Sacramento Bee

This holiday season, Californians will spend billions on gifts from far-flung parts of the world. Recent scares about high levels of toxic chemicals in children's toys will lead many to research the safety and origins of the products they buy. But something important will be missing for consumers truly looking to make a sound shopping decision: the carbon content of the products they buy. The phrase "carbon content" refers to the amount of carbon dioxide released during a product's production and distribution. For the majority of products, there is simply no way for consumers to know which is the best choice from a global warming standpoint.

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November 19, 2007
Report hails state's clean energy push
Ngoc Nguyen, Sacramento Bee

If every state adopted California's energy-saving standards, the nation as a whole would consume 8 percent less electricity. Last week, a public policy group and an economic consulting firm launched a California Green Innovation Index, which tracks the state's clean energy technology boom. According to the report by Palo Alto-based Next 10 and Collaborative Economics, California is the top state for U.S. venture capital investment in green technology, with $884 million pumped in last year.

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November 15, 2007
New index measures greenhouse gas goal progress
Daniel Weintraub, Sacramento Bee

As California begins its quest to lead the nation toward a big reduction in greenhouse gases, the biggest question facing policymakers and the public is probably this: Can one state fight global warming while still growing its economy? The California Green Innovation Index is a product of Next 10, a nonprofit Perry founded two years ago to help citizens and policymakers understand the state's long-standing fiscal mess. Next 10's index can't settle the debate about whether the latest environmental policies are a hindrance or a help to the economy. But it will be a valuable resource for people on both sides of that divide who want to debate the issue with facts and not just assumptions and ideology.

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November 15, 2007
Editorial: California's green future depends on high-tech innovations
Mercury News Editorial

For decades, California has led the nation with its clean and green policies. But inexorable population growth and aggressive greenhouse-gas reduction laws mean the next wave of environmental progress will need to be stronger, faster and more innovative than in the past. That's the worthy call to action coming from a groundbreaking new report on California's environmental progress and prospects. The study, from the Next 10 foundation of Palo Alto and Collaborative Economics of Mountain View, sets up a "green innovation index" that provides a much-needed report card for evaluating the state's current environmental fervor, activism and economy.

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14 de noviembre de 2007
Nuevo Índice para medir lo Everde -- Servirá de guía para inversiones en empresas pro medio ambiente
Yolanda Arenales, La Opinion

Muchas de las innovaciones "verdes" de las que el resto del país y el mundo acabarán beneficiándose se incubarán en California, esto como parte de una fuerza económica y creativa que se ha iniciado en el estado. De hecho, la organización no lucrativa Next 10 ‹fundada por el capitalista de riesgo Noel Perry‹ y la consultora Collaborative Economics inauguran hoy miércoles el nuevo Índice de Innovación Verde de California, el cual analizará la correlación entre el medio ambiente y la economía.

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November 14, 2007
California fighting global warming with technology, greenbacks
David R. Baker, San Francisco Chronicle

California is leading the way in the fight against global warming as its investors have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into green technology companies and its citizens have cut per-capita emissions of greenhouse gases by nearly 10 percent in recent years. So says a new report that praises the Golden State for making a fast start but warns that much more http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/story/190441.html and innovation are needed to truly make a difference in the crisis. The California Green Innovation Index, due to be released Wednesday by a local public-policy group and an economic consulting firm, shows progress on a number of fronts.

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November 14, 2007
Going green won't hurt economy, study finds -- REPORT SAYS STATE LEADS IN CLEAN GROWTH
Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News

Having to choose a future California with either a robust economy or a cleaner environment represents a false choice, according to the authors of a study to be released today. Over the past several decades, the state has become a global energy-efficiency leader, according to the "California Green Innovation Index" - generating fewer greenhouse-gas emissions per capita than the rest of the United States, Germany or Japan. Yet, "California's economy has grown as a result of this first wave of green innovation," said Noel Perry, founder of the non-profit Next 10 foundation, which funded the study.

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November 13, 2007
Now for the hard part -- Valley's air won't be clean until we confront pollution from vehicles.

Valley residents -- by a wide margin -- say that air pollution is the most serious environmental problem we face. That's the gratifying conclusion of a new statewide Field Poll, but it also raises a crucial question: What are we willing to do about the problem? Comfortable habits are awfully hard to change. But we know the cost of the status quo, and it's mighty high. Can we afford to keep paying it? We don't think so. We have to change.

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November 9, 2007
Air tops Valley's list of worries -- Global warming is far behind in poll on environment.
E.J. Schultz, Fresno Bee

More Central Valley residents say air pollution -- not global warming -- is the biggest environmental problem facing the world, according to a new poll. In the Valley -- where dirty air contributes to high asthma rates -- 39% of poll respondents said air pollution is their biggest concern, compared with 19% who cited global warming, according to the Field Poll commissioned by Next 10, a nonpartisan voter-education group.

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November 9, 2007
In a sign that Californians may be open to funding the global warming fight, a majority of residents support a carbon tax on businesses and individuals, according to a Field Poll released Thursday.
Judy Lin, Sacramento Bee

The poll, commissioned by the nonpartisan voter education group Next 10, was based on a statewide telephone survey of 1,003 adults conducted Aug. 10-28 in English and Spanish. It has a sampling error of 3.2 percentage points. The survey found 70 percent of Californians believe global warming is extremely or very important, compared to 52 percent of Americans who reported the same in a national poll earlier this year.

Despite apprehensions about climate change, 85 percent of Californians agree the state can reduce greenhouse gas emissions while expanding the state economy. "Californians are bullish about the future, and many feel it can be a leader," DiCamillo said.

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June 12, 2007
Oakland forum sets California priorities; City's leaders invited to develop wish list of expenditures for state budget
Josh Richman, Oakland Tribune

If Oakland community leaders wrote the state budget, California would have more money for education, universal health care, fewer people in prison and higher taxes for the rich, corporations and commercial property owners. So say the results of a May 29 town hall meeting, in which 125 students, civic leaders, elected officials, teachers and community members gathered at the Oakland Museum and used an online tool to set their own spending priorities.

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June 2, 2007
C'mon, we can't be all that dumb
Steve Wiegand, Sacramento Bee

It is tempting to assert that adult Californians are, generally speaking, morons. Granted, that assertion, if it were to be made in this space, would come from an adult Californian who clearly has more than a casual relationship with moronity. But geez, people, you're not even trying. At least it looks that way from the results of the latest survey by the folks over at the Public Policy Institute of California. Read more…

June 1, 2007
Clicking for California Dollars; Public Forum Lets People Set Budget Priorities
New America Media

SAN FRANCISCO - California’s budget is just a click away. And the billions are yours to spend. Noel Perry is determined to return California’s budget to the people.

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