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To a Safe, Healthy and Just Fossil Fuel-Free Contra Costa!

To a Safe, Healthy and Just Fossil Fuel-Free Contra Costa!

Graphic by David Solnit. For background and updating information on this campaign, please see "Stop New Oil and Gas Drilling in East Contra Costa" below.

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Cap and Trade and Offsets:  California’s Climate Policy at a Crossroads

Cap and Trade and Offsets: California’s Climate Policy at a Crossroads

By Kathleen McAfee, first published in CalMatters. Should oil refineries in California be allowed to emit extra greenhouse gases if they “offset” their effects by paying hog farmers in Iowa to reduce methane from animal waste? Or by paying … Read full article

Just Transition Town Hall: Decommissioning Refineries in the Bay Area, March 18

Just Transition Town Hall: Decommissioning Refineries in the Bay Area, March 18

Join Communities for a Better Environment, Asian Pacific Environmental Network, and the Richmond Our Power Coalition (ROPC) at the first of  a series of ROPC Just Transition town halls.  At Decommissioning Refineries in the Bay Area, imagine the … Read full article

Tell CARB: Make a Plan for Refinery Decommissioning

Tell CARB: Make a Plan for Refinery Decommissioning

A rapid phased decommissioning of oil refining capacity in California is an essential part of achieving state climate goals and will allow communities to plan a just transition for workers and communities. The Climate Center has launched a … Read full article

Stop the Line 3 Pipeline! Take Action Now

Stop the Line 3 Pipeline! Take Action Now

Join the new campaign telling banks to stop funding the racist, environmentally destructive Line 3 pipeline, now under construction in Minnesota. The pipeline  encroaches on Indigenous land and creates a path to import Canadian oil. Indigenous … Read full article

Tell Energy Commission: Ban Gas in New Buildings!

Tell Energy Commission: Ban Gas in New Buildings!

Tell the California Energy Commission their proposed rules on energy in new buildings are nowhere near what they need to be to save the climate and people's health! Thanks to the Sierra Club for this alert: "Well over 100 organizations, ranging … Read full article

Support the Latest Survivors of Climate Catastrophe

Support the Latest Survivors of Climate Catastrophe

Texans are the latest victims of climate catastrophe (on top of the ongoing catastrophe of having to live with the super toxic oil and gas production industry). If you can send them some support, here's a list of good places to send … Read full article

Invest in Community-Owned Solar Power

Invest in Community-Owned Solar Power

Park some of your rainy-day fund where it can help power community-owned solar energy.  By investing $100 to $1,000 you can become a member of People Power Solar Cooperative, which creates cooperatively owned solar energy projects on people's … Read full article

Chasing Carbon Unicorns: The Deception of Carbon Markets and “Net Zero”

Chasing Carbon Unicorns: The Deception of Carbon Markets and “Net Zero”

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

Letter to Contra Costa on Just Transition from Fossil Fuels

Letter to Contra Costa on Just Transition from Fossil Fuels

Just weeks after Contra Costa County’s Board of Supervisors declared a climate emergency, a diverse group of environmental, labor, and public health advocates sent a letter to the Board calling for a planned and equitable transition away from fossil … Read full article

A Just Transition for Labor:  What Will It Take?

A Just Transition for Labor: What Will It Take?

Tens of thousands of workers have jobs in fossil fuel and related industries.  How do we secure a just transition that guarantees good jobs with benefits for these workers in a new clean energy economy?  In this essential webinar presented by The … Read full article

Decommissioning California Refineries: Climate and Health Paths in an Oil State

Decommissioning California Refineries: Climate and Health Paths in an Oil State

Decommissioning California Refineries: Climate and Health Paths in an Oil State is required reading for anyone who's working for a just transition to a renewable, equitable future beyond fossil fuels. California is the center of oil refining in … Read full article

Legal Grounds for Facilitating a Phase-Out of Fossil Fuel Production in California

Legal Grounds for Facilitating a Phase-Out of Fossil Fuel Production in California

A groundbreaking April 2020 report from UC Berkeley's Center for Law, Energy and the Environment comes at a unique moment in the history of in-state oil and gas production.  Legal Grounds:  Law and Policy Options to Facilitate a Phase-Out of Fossil … Read full article

Paris Climate Goals Demand a Managed Decline of CA Oil Extraction

Paris Climate Goals Demand a Managed Decline of CA Oil Extraction

An important report by Oil Change International examines the implications of the Paris Agreement goals for oil production and climate leadership in California.  We think it's a must read. California’s leaders have been vocal supporters of the … Read full article

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Our Mission: Don’t Mourn, Organize!

The Sunflower Alliance consists of grassroots individuals and organizations committed to environmental justice and the health and safety of  San Francisco Bay Area communities threatened by toxic pollution and climate disruption.  We’re an all-volunteer group helping to build an equitable and regenerative economy—fueled by renewable energy, love of Mother Earth, and the vigorous pursuit of justice.  Let’s go!

 

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