Sunflower Alliance

In Memoriam, Steve Nadel

The Sunflower Alliance community and the Bay Area progressive movement have suffered an incalculable loss with the passing of our dear brother, Steve Nadel. His passion, big heart, strategic insight, and determination will be an inspiration to us … Read full article

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

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 & Shoreline Contamination, December 8–9

Join environmental organizations (including Sunflower Alliance and our partner Richmond Shoreline Alliance) and public agencies for a two-day workshop on the threat of sea level rise to contaminated sites around the SF Bay shoreline. Workshop will … Read full article

Build Back Better and Just Transition, December 8

The Build Back Better Act and Infrastructure Act provide new opportunities for a just transition from fossil fuel. Join a panel of labor and environmental experts discussing "Building on Build Back Better to Invest in a Just Transition." Panelists … Read full article

What’s the Low Carbon Fuel Standard and Why Should We Care? December 12

California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) is one of the major programs utilized by the state to lower greenhouse gas emissions. According to the California Air Resources Board, it's designed to "provide an increasing range of low-carbon and … Read full article

Public EV Charging Stations Grant Program, December 14

The new Charge! Program is about to make driving an electric vehicle in the Bay Area a lot easier and less nerve-wracking. Get an advance look at this new initiative by the The Bay Area Air Quality Management District, which will provide grant … Read full article

Coal and Petcoke Out of Richmond! December 14

Big news for Richmond! In a huge victory for the dedicated local movement that came together to defend our community’s health, the city and Levin-Richmond Terminal have reached a settlement: the terminal will stop handling coal and petcoke by the end … Read full article

Comment on CalGEM Oil and Gas Regulations: Zoom Meeting December 9, Written 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

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

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