Resisting fossil fuels. Working for climate justice.
Large, door-size acrylic paintings by local artist Jennifer Koney capture abstract images of the 55" sea level rise already caused by climate change. See the exhibit at the Hayward Library, and check out these related events. Artmaking as a … Read full article
Join a statewide day of rallies to save rooftop solar in California! So many of us resisted the Public Utilities Commission's proposed attack on rooftop solar that they backed down—a little. But their new proposal would still make it much harder … Read full article
Retiring fossil fuels means we'll need more and more electricity -- so it's crucial that the electric grid be not only clean, but reliable and just. Join The Climate Center for Building a Resilient and Equitable Grid for the Future, the second in … Read full article
Logging in the Jackson State Demonstration Forest is destroying mature redwoods and desecrating indigenous land. Learn about the threats -- and how you can help -- from Pomo Tribal Elder Priscilla Hunter and the Coalition to Save Jackson State … Read full article
An exciting new website allows refinery communities across the country to finally access air quality data that refiners and government regulators have been putting out of reach. Launched this last week, RefineryAirWatch.org is a collaboration … Read full article
The Port of Oakland is proposing 17 new gates at the Oakland Airport, and a Draft Environmental Impact Report will be released in the first quarter of 2023. Please sign this petition to the Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners and relevant elected … Read full article
After a massive statewide struggle led by people in the most impacted frontline communities, California finally passed a law banning new permits for oil and gas drilling within 3.200 ft. of neighborhoods, schools, clinics, and other "sensitive … Read full article
A new report from leaders of the global climate justice movement argues that “a broad vision of Just Transition with social justice at its core is critical, especially as fossil fuel companies and defenders of ‘business as usual’ are adopting the … Read full article
OK, we already know that industrial agriculture causes massive environmental harm, economic injustice, and cruelty to animals -- but did you know it's also a major contributor to the climate crisis? Check out this new report from the Center for … Read full article
Nineteen labor organizations—including unions representing refinery workers in Northern and Southern California and the Alameda Labor Council—have endorsed a detailed plan for an equitable transition to a clean-energy economy in California. This … Read full article
Don't believe the Net Zero myth. Tackling the climate crisis with offsetting schemes and net zero pledges is like chasing carbon unicorns—pure fantasy. Instead, we need drastic emissions cuts to #RealZero and justice for communities … Read full article
Our state oil and gas regulators have expanded a Contra Costa oil drilling operation within the very 3,200' setback distance they’re proposing for new oil drilling. CalGEM, the California Geologic Energy Management agency, has approved a Class II … Read full article
When we think of the fossil fuel industry in Contra Costa County, what probably comes to mind is coal export (Richmond) or oil refining (Richmond and the rest of the county). Contra Costa County hosts four of the five Bay Area refineries that make … Read full article
