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{{Short description|Environmental lobby group}}
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'''Environment California''' is a [[501(c)#501(c)(4)|501(c)(4)]] [[non-profit organization|non-profit]] political organization that lobbies for [[Environmental policy|environmental legislation]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]] and on a national level.<ref>[http://www.environmentcalifornia.org/ Home - Environment California<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''Environment California''' is a [[non-profit organization|nonprofit]] [[political organization]] that lobbies for [[Environmental policy|environmental legislation]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nagourney|first1=Adam|title=California's Water Czar, Part Empathetic Confessor and Part Friendly Scold|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/15/us/californias-water-czar-part-empathetic-confessor-and-part-friendly-scold.html|accessdate=9 November 2015|work=New York Times|date=June 14, 2015}}</ref> It is affiliated with [[Environment America]] and the [[Fund for the Public Interest]] ("the Fund").


== History ==
==History==
Environment California was formed by the California Public Interest Research Group in 2003 to take over its environmental work.<ref>[http://www.ffpir.org/enviro.html The Fund For Public Interest Research<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Since becoming an independent organization, Environment California has lobbied for increased federal funding of [[national park]]s and keeping state parks open.<ref>[http://www.environmentcalifornia.org/ Home - Environment California<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Additionally, they supported the Million Solar Roofs Bill in 2006 and the Global Warming Solutions Act in 2007. <ref>[http://environmentcalifornia.org/energy/million-solar-roofs Million Solar Roofs - Environment California<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Environment California was formed by the [[CALPIRG|California Public Interest Research Group]] (CALPIRG) in 2003 to take over its environmental work.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ffpir.org/enviro.html |title=The Fund For Public Interest Research<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209171402/http://www.ffpir.org/enviro.html |archive-date=2008-02-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Environment California supported and campaigned for the Million Solar Roofs Bill in 2006 and the Global Warming Solutions Act in 2007.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120214113847/https://environmentcalifornia.org/programs/million-solar-roofs Million Solar Roofs - Environment California<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Structure==
==Structure and canvassing efforts==
Environment California works with the [[Fund for Public Interest Research]] (FFPIR) to recruit members and run campaigns across the state through canvassing offices. The funding that results from this is used to hire staff who conduct research, coordinate statewide campaigns, hold press conferences across the state, and lobby in Sacramento and Washington D.C. on a variety of environmental issues.{{Fact|date=March 2008}}
Environment California works with the [[Fund for the Public Interest]] (FFPIR or "the Fund") to recruit members to the organization and run campaigns across the state of California through [[canvassing]] offices. FFPIR runs canvassing offices in partnership with Environment California to [[Fundraising|raise money]] and build citizen support for the group. However, Environment California fires canvassing officers if they don't meet a certain "quota" for the week.<ref>[http://www.fundforthepublicinterest.org/ Fund for the Public Interest]</ref>


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Bernadette Del Chiaro, the director of Environment California's Clean Energy Program, defended the political value of the group's door-to-door and street fundraising in an [http://www.canvassingworks.org/canvassingworks/2006/09/bernadette_del_.html official website] launched in September 2006. The website was created solely to respond to people's criticism of the organization's methods. She states that, in her experience, this type of canvassing “absolutely elevated the issue in terms of public awareness, which, in turn, made it clearer to decision-makers that they needed to act”.<ref>[http://www.canvassingworks.org/canvassingworks/2006/09/bernadette_del_.html Canvassing Works: Bernadette Del Chiaro, Environment California, Energy Advocate<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
== Canvassing ==
FFPIR runs canvassing offices in a partnership with Environment California to raise money and build citizen support for the group. Every summer and winter it chooses a single campaign to focus special attention.{{Fact|date=March 2008}}


In a contrasting viewpoint, the book ''[[Activism, Inc.]]'' by [[Columbia University]] [[sociologist]] Dana Fisher, says this particular fundraising model mistreats [[Idealism|idealistic]] young people by using them as interchangeable parts and providing them with insufficient training.<ref>Fisher, Dana R. 2006. Activism, Inc. How the Outsourcing of Grassroots Campaigns is Strangling Progressive Politics in America. Stanford University Press.</ref> Fisher published this opinion after completing a 2003 study of random canvass offices throughout the entire United States.
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Bernadette Del Chiaro, Director of Environment California’s Clean Energy Program, defends the political value of the group's door and street fund raising in an official website created to respond to criticism. She states that in her experience this type of canvassing “absolutely elevated the issue in terms of public awareness, which, in turn, made it clearer to decision-makers that they needed to act”.<ref>[http://www.canvassingworks.org/canvassingworks/2006/09/bernadette_del_.html Canvassing Works: Bernadette Del Chiaro, Environment California, Energy Advocate<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> A 2003 study of random canvass offices by [[Columbia University]] sociologist Dana Fisher charges this fund raising model with mistreating idealistic young people by using them as interchangeable parts and providing them with insufficient training.<ref>Fisher, Dana. Activism, Inc.</ref> Canvass staff that work on campaigns for Environment California are employed by its parent organization "FFPIR".<ref>[http://www.environmentcalifornia.org/jobs/career-positions Career Positions - Environment California<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

On May 15, 2009, the [[Fund for the Public Interest]] (the funder for Environment California), settled for US$2.15 million in a [[lawsuit]] over unpaid [[overtime]], [[Minimum wage|below-minimum wages]], and [[Volunteering|unpaid training]] for canvassers and canvassing management and staff. The suit affected canvassers and other canvassing staff working for Environment California.{{Unreliable source?|date=August 2018}}

==See also==
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*[[Environment America]]
*[[Fund for the Public Interest]]
*[[California Public Interest Research Group]]
*[[California Environmental Protection Agency]]
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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== See also ==
==External links==
*[https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/indexpend.php?cmte=C90010679&cycle=2014&txt= Environment California at OpenSecrets.org]
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*[[Environment Oregon]]


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Latest revision as of 05:26, 21 September 2021

Environment California
Founded1970s
Location
FieldsEnvironmentalism
Websitewww.environmentcalifornia.org

Environment California is a nonprofit political organization that lobbies for environmental legislation in the U.S. state of California.[1] It is affiliated with Environment America and the Fund for the Public Interest ("the Fund").

History

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Environment California was formed by the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) in 2003 to take over its environmental work.[2] Environment California supported and campaigned for the Million Solar Roofs Bill in 2006 and the Global Warming Solutions Act in 2007.[3]

Structure and canvassing efforts

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Environment California works with the Fund for the Public Interest (FFPIR or "the Fund") to recruit members to the organization and run campaigns across the state of California through canvassing offices. FFPIR runs canvassing offices in partnership with Environment California to raise money and build citizen support for the group. However, Environment California fires canvassing officers if they don't meet a certain "quota" for the week.[4]

Bernadette Del Chiaro, the director of Environment California's Clean Energy Program, defended the political value of the group's door-to-door and street fundraising in an official website launched in September 2006. The website was created solely to respond to people's criticism of the organization's methods. She states that, in her experience, this type of canvassing “absolutely elevated the issue in terms of public awareness, which, in turn, made it clearer to decision-makers that they needed to act”.[5]

In a contrasting viewpoint, the book Activism, Inc. by Columbia University sociologist Dana Fisher, says this particular fundraising model mistreats idealistic young people by using them as interchangeable parts and providing them with insufficient training.[6] Fisher published this opinion after completing a 2003 study of random canvass offices throughout the entire United States.

On May 15, 2009, the Fund for the Public Interest (the funder for Environment California), settled for US$2.15 million in a lawsuit over unpaid overtime, below-minimum wages, and unpaid training for canvassers and canvassing management and staff. The suit affected canvassers and other canvassing staff working for Environment California.[unreliable source?]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nagourney, Adam (June 14, 2015). "California's Water Czar, Part Empathetic Confessor and Part Friendly Scold". New York Times. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. ^ "The Fund For Public Interest Research". Archived from the original on 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
  3. ^ Million Solar Roofs - Environment California
  4. ^ Fund for the Public Interest
  5. ^ Canvassing Works: Bernadette Del Chiaro, Environment California, Energy Advocate
  6. ^ Fisher, Dana R. 2006. Activism, Inc. How the Outsourcing of Grassroots Campaigns is Strangling Progressive Politics in America. Stanford University Press.
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