News & Events

This page reflects current Green California announcements, activities and accomplishments.

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Announcements

• The CA Department of General Services will offer state employees LEED for Existing Buildings (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) training on December 1st, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Ziggurat in West Sacramento.
  
  

  IMPORTANT NOTE : RSVP REQUIRED-- If you are planning to attend this event, please send an e-mail to RSVP@CTGEnergetics.com.  If you plan to participate online, please indicate this in your RSVP – CTG will send the login information directly to you.

  Additional information here. UPDATED November 18, 2008

Fact Sheets

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Press Releases

   2008 Press Releases

• Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Public-Private Partnership for Solar Power at CA State University Campuses. (Governor's Press Release) October 21, 2008
  
• California's Prison System Goes Green Announcing 16 Major Energy Saving Projects, and Upcoming Wasco Solar Fields. (CDCR Press Release) (Video) October 9, 2008
  
• State Officials Announce Completion of California's New 'Green' Central Plant Steelwork (DGS Press Release) September 12, 2008
  
  
• Scientists Promote Global Cooling with White Roofs and Cool Pavements (CA Energy Commission Press Release) September 9, 2008
  
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Nation-Leading Green Building Code (Governor's Press Release) July 17, 2008
  
• California Adopts Nation's First Statewide "Green" Building Code (SCSA Press Release) July 17, 2008
  
• State of California Announces Latest "Green" Buildings (DGS Press Release) July 10, 2008
  
• Franchise Tax Board and CA Department of General Services Win SMUD Award for Responsible Energy Stewardship (SMUD Press Release) June 23, 2008
  
• State of California Launches the Nation's First Statewide Green Buildings Database (DGS Press Release) June 4, 2008
  
• Ironwood State Prison Activates 1.18 Megawatt Solar Power Plant (CDCR Press Release) May 28, 2008
  

• Green Means Gold for State Health Buildings: U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Awards LEED Gold for Operations & Maintenance (DGS Press Release) April 10, 2008
  

• Hewlett Packard has partnered with the Department of General Services as part of a pilot program to implement a print cartridge recycling and environmental printing project throughout California state agencies. Read the press release for more information. April, 2008
  

• State Awards First 'Green Schools' Funding Grant to Animo Venice Charter High School. (State Allocation Board Press Release) February 28, 2008
  

• State's First Renovated Building Gets Green Designation. (DGS Press Release) February 27, 2008
  

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