This is an informational event for all those looking for a career or interested in sustainable building. Come find out about the Green Building training programs offered by Laney College, including classes in: Architecture Carpentry … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2018
Earth Day Oakland April 21, Berkeley & Richmond April 22
IN OAKLAND, SATURDAY APRIL 21, WORKSHOP ON AIR POLLUTION IN WEST OAKLAND: West Oakland residents will get the results of three recent air monitoring studies and discuss how to use this information and local knowledge to push for a truly … [Read more...]
For Our Health, For Our Future: Fighting Pollution and Climate Disruption in Bay Area Refineries
This illustrated 16-page primer summarizes the environmental and climate impacts of the Bay Area's five oil refineries, four in Contra Costa and one in Solano County. It tells the story of the struggle to stop the Bay Area from becoming a major … [Read more...]
Sunrise Movement Training, April 7 & 8
Sunrise is building a movement of young people to make climate change an urgent political priority. In 2018, its chief priority is working to kick out of office all corrupt politicians backed by the fossil fuel industry, and elect in their place … [Read more...]
No Tar Sands in the Bay, April 9
Come show your opposition to the expansion of the Phillips 66 Rodeo refinery! The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is considering Phillips 66's application for a permit to more than double the number of tankers coming into their … [Read more...]
March for Science Bay Area, April 14
Join millions of people around the world in the second annual March for Science! In 2017, more than one million people around the world gathered to defend science for the common good and its role in policy and society. Since then, science has … [Read more...]
Support Oakland Students’ Petition for Climate Education, Now – April 25
Environmental Science students at Oakland Technical High School have launched a campaign for the Oakland Unified School District to adopt the Sierra Club’s Climate Change Literacy Resolution. This would require that every high school student graduate … [Read more...]
Sunflower Alliance Meeting, May 20
Please join us for our regular biweekly meeting of the Sunflower Alliance. We'll discuss ongoing campaigns and plans for the future. Newcomers and old friends welcome -- we need your participation and your voice. WHEN Sunday, May 20, 1 - … [Read more...]
Communities for a Better Environment Meeting, March 17
Communities for a Better Environment warmly invites members and friends to discuss strategies, open internships and volunteer opportunities, and current campaigns including the Richmond People's Assembly, stopping the expansion of the Phillips 66 … [Read more...]
Speak Up for Local Clean Energy, March 21 & 26
East Bay Community Energy's Local Development Business Plan is a road map for Alameda County's new Community Choice energy agency to create a truly community-focused, equitable energy system. Our community has fought for and won a public energy … [Read more...]
Push Back! BAAQMD Greenlights P66 Refinery Expansion, March 19
For months, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) has been supporting claims made by Phillips 66 that its proposed Rodeo refinery wharf expansion project is not a refinery expansion project. Although a little simple math shows that … [Read more...]