As the fight for a ballot measure to ban fracking comes down to the wire in Monterey County, the Yale School of Public Health has released a report of a new study showing that fracking releases 55 different cancer-causing chemicals into both the air … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2016
Help Elect Champions for the Environment, Now – Nov 8
Help with the final push to elect local candidates who stand up for environmental justice and the environment. The Sunflower Alliance has endorsed: Ben Choi and Melvin Willis for Richmond City Council. Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, re-elect for … [Read more...]
Union Workers Stand with Standing Rock, Nov 10
Join fellow union members as we stand with the Land and Water Protectors at Standing Rock and call on the banks financing the Dakota Access Pipeline to pull their money from the project. The $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, if completed, would … [Read more...]
Sunflower Alliance General Assembly, Nov 6—Cancelled
As many of us are committed to last-minute calling, canvassing, tweeting and other GOTV activity, we've decided to postpone our conversation about life after Tuesday until after Tuesday. We'll get back on track soon. … [Read more...]
Stand with Standing Rock! Support Needed Now More than Ever
Water protectors fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline need our support more than ever, as they face escalating violence from militarized police and the approach of North Dakota's bitter winter weather. Thursday Oct. 27, local and state police and … [Read more...]
House Party for Rebecca Kaplan, Oct 27
Rebecca Kaplan is currently running for re-election as the At Large City Council member in Oakland. She is facing four opponents, one of them supported by the mayor. Kaplan recently joined the Bay Area Air Quality Management Board and has already … [Read more...]
Next Round with the Air Board, Oct. 19
Our struggle continues to keep the Bay Area Air Quality Management District on schedule for the May 2017 release of regulations on capping refinery emissions. Staff continues to slip in its schedule commitments. The Notice of Preparation for the … [Read more...]
Should Berkeley Asphalt Get Permit for Higher Sulfur Emissions? Comment by Oct. 20
Tell the Air District what you think about giving Berkeley Asphalt a permit to emit higher levels of sulfur dioxide from its plant near schools and day care centers. West Berkeley neighbors have been suffering for years from sinus irritation, raw … [Read more...]
Cancelled—Sunflower Alliance General Assembly, Oct 23
Because many of our regular participants will be canvassing this weekend for Measure Z, the Monterey County fracking ban, or doing other work to counter threats to ourselves and the planet, we have decided not to hold a General Assembly on Sunday, … [Read more...]
Will SF Pass “Keep It in the Ground” Ordinance? Oct 26
Help pack San Francisco City Hall to show support for this trailblazing bill introduced by Supervisor John Avalos, which will be heard before the Board of Supervisors’ Budget and Finance Committee. The legislation would prohibit the city from … [Read more...]
McKibben & the Millennials in Marin, Oct 21
Don't miss this cross-generational event! Renowned writer, climate activist and 350.org c0-founder and senior advisor Bill McKibben is the keynote speaker at "Bill McKibben and Bay Area Millennials: Reclaiming Our Climate Future." Following his … [Read more...]