Programs

Climate Policy
The Climate Policy program focuses on designing and implementing a solution to climate change by aggregating the action of state and local governments and sub national governments from abroad.

Green Advisory
The Green Advisory program offers advice and assistance on sustainability, climate change, clean energy and other related issues.

Clean Seas Advocacy
The Clean Seas Advocacy program is a diverse coalition dedicated to pushing California to strengthen laws reducing trash in California's seas and on beaches.

Eco Arts and Outreach
The Eco Arts and Outreach program works to educate the public on environmental issues through creative projects.

20% in 20 Days
The 20% in 20 Days program empowers citizens to choose from a list of strategies to reduce their carbon footprint 20% in 20 days.

The Truth About...
The Truth About... program provides presentations and resources that expose “the truth about” many of the alternatives and ideas that are often reported on, but not as often dissected to bring you all sides of the issue.

BP Oil Spill Disaster Update
Click here for news about the disaster, helpful links and ideas about how you can help, and to read about our latest project, Lives Per Gallon Story Project: The Human Cost of Our Oil Addiction.

Philosophy

Seventh Generation Advisors puts into modern practice the ancient Native American philosophy that the decisions we make today should result in a sustainable world seven generations into the future. Ensuring that decisions being made about our energy, water, and natural resources are sustainable is central to this belief and to our mission.

SGA Highlights and News

  • Congratulations to Kristina Haddad for two great performances of her one-woman show, Save Sheldon, for the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council! Want to book Save Sheldon for your next event?  Contact kristina@sgadvisors.org
  • July, 2010: In the wake of the BP Oil Spill disaster SGA has launched a new project - the Lives Per Gallon Story Project: The HUMAN Cost of Our Oil Addiction. In mid July SGA staff Kristina Haddad and Andria Mack traveled to the impacted communities of the Gulf Coast to interview victims of the spill to learn first hand the impacts the spill is having on their lives and to learn how to help. Video stories of the oil spill victims will be posted soon - as well as ways you can help. For more information on the new project and news updates on the oil spill click here; to visit the Story Project website, click here.
  • July 27, 2010: The Western Climate Initiative released their "Design for the WCI Regional Program", a central component of their comprehensive strategy to address climate change and spur a clean-energy economy. Detailed program design lays the groundwork for a regional cap-and-trade program and other strategies to reduce greenhouse gases, lower energy costs. A recently-updated economic analysis by the Partner jurisdictions of the WCI indicates that their plan can achieve the regional GHG emissions reduction goal and realize a cost savings of approximately US$100 billion by 2020.
  • June 7th, 2010: Watch Seventh Generation Advisors' (SGA) Executive Director Terry Tamminen speak out about the BP Oil Spill on CNBC's Kudlow Report (June 7th, "BP: Bankruptcy, Bailout or Neither?").  Also read "Crude Awakenings" a now timely report written by SGA's Program Associate Kristina Haddad and Executive Director Terry Tamminen for the Environment Now Foundation and Santa Monica BayKeeper in 2000. The report investigates oil spill prevention and response in California exposed several "Risks" on the part of the government.

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  • Ongoing: SGA's Climate and Policy Advisor Sasha Abelson compiles a Climate News Weekly roundup, a concise compilation of the week's climate policy news. Click here to access the most current roundup and an archive of past articles.
Blog
What Do Cream Cheese, Screws, and Solar Panels Have In Common? -- by Terry Tamminen
OK, it’s corny, but I had to smile last week, spreading Philadelphia brand cream cheese on a bagel while visiting Philadelphia (a common occurrence for residents of the City of Brotherly Love, no doubt, but not for a guy from Santa Monica).
 
Eco-Amnesia Costs $20 Billion -- by Terry Tamminen
A science advisor to the UK government predicts the growth of artificial meat in tanks to meet the needs of a burgeoning global middle class and to address the impacts on natural resources from raising livestock in more natural ways. 
 
U.S. And China Vie For Clean Energy Leadership -- by Terry Tamminen
In the past few weeks, how many of us have seen (or participated in) that summer staple, the three-legged race? 
 
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