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Contra Costa: Sign Our No New Oil and Gas Drilling Petition

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/no-new-oil-and-gas-drilling-in-contra-costa/ Oil drilling in Contra Costa? Afraid so. The rigsite above just entered the scene two years ago, and if a certain wildcatter gets his way, there will be rampant … Read full article

The The New Coal: Plastics & Climate Change, November 22

Join Beyond Plastics for a climate and environmental justice briefing and the launch of their new report, The New Coal: Plastics and Climate Change The briefing will have a strong focus on public action and is specifically for environmental … Read full article

Save Rooftop Solar in California! Now – November 30

PG&E and its partners in crime (So Cal Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) are lobbying the Public Utilities Commission for a change in rules that would make rooftop solar prohibitively expensive for most people. Tell … Read full article

CEQA Comment Writing Workshop for Biofuel Proposals, December 7

Need help with writing comments for the environmental review of the Phillip 66 and Marathon renewable diesel proposals? Ann Alexander, Senior Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), will lead a workshop on how to write effective … Read full article

Sea Level Rise and Shoreline Contamination, December 8, 9

Join environmental organizations (including Sunflower Alliance) and public agencies for a two-day discussion of the latest science on sea level rise and the potential and current impacts of sea level rise and groundwater rise to contaminated sites … Read full article

Comment on CalGEM Oil and Gas Regulations, Meeting December 1; Comment by December 21

Environment justice advocates were overjoyed when Governor Newsom announced on October 21st that the state would move to block oil and gas drilling within about a half-mile of homes, hospitals and schools, a critical first step towards protecting … Read full article

Stop New Oil and Gas Drilling in East Contra Costa

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

New Report: Chevron’s Global Destruction

We already knew it wasn't just Richmond. Amazon Watch has announced the release of a major new report, Chevron’s Global Destruction: Ecocide, Genocide, and Corruption. The report's author, Nan M. Greer, Ph.D., documents how Chevron, the world’s … Read full article

Biofuel, A False Solution — Resources

Bay Area refineries Phillips 66 and Marathon, and the oil industry as a whole, have come up with a new strategy for refining biofuel as a way to spike COVID-weakened profits and assure their longevity. But promoting biofuel as an enlightened, … Read full article

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

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 landowners to promise to take better care of their trees? In … Read full article

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

Labor-Backed Report on Path to Equitable Green California

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

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 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

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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