Join West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District in a town hall meeting for a West Oakland Community Action Plan to improve health by reducing air pollution. West Oakland is one of the communities … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2019
Rodeo Meeting with County Planners, Aug 7
Share your ideas about the future of unincorporated Rodeo, home to the Bay Area half of Phillips 66's larger San Francisco Refinery (the oil refineries located in Rodeo and San Luis Obispo, linked by pipeline). What specific policies, actions, and … [Read more...]
Climate Justice Day of Action at ICE, August 5
Join climate justice, environmental justice, and environmentalist activists in a noon-hour protest at ICE headquarters as part of a month-long campaign to demonstrate broad opposition to the administration’s brutal treatment of immigrants, refugees, … [Read more...]
Oakland 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan, July 31
Join the Oakland Climate Action Coalition, Environmental Justice Solutions, City staff, and your neighbors at the Citywide Community Workshop to share your vision and solutions for how the city can combat and reduce greenhouse gas emissions equitably … [Read more...]
Air Quality Management District Board Meeting, July 31
There is no longer any doubt that soot, or "particulate matter" emissions are the primary causes of death and illness due to air pollution. Yet, despite multiple requests BAAQMD has yet to provide any firm timeline for progress on four key actions … [Read more...]
Extinction Rebellion Climate Emergency Action, July 23
Join Extinction Rebellion in San Francisco and Washington DC to tell Congress: Time's Up! A resolution declaring a climate emergency was introduced in Congress earlier this month and seems to be stalled. It was referred to the House Energy and … [Read more...]
Sign a Petition, Write a Comment on the Army Corps of Engineers’ Oily SF to Stockton Dredging Plan! NOW.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced an alarming plan to dredge a deeper channel through San Francisco Bay whose sole purpose is to enable oil tankers to move greater amounts of crude to and from Bay Area refineries. A short description of … [Read more...]
Panel on Contra Costa Climate Concerns, July 25
Come learn about the many environmental concerns in Contra Costa County at the next monthly meeting of the San Ramon Valley Democratic Club. Dinner proceeds a lively panel discussion featuring local activists who will address a range of urgent … [Read more...]
Berkeley City Council Hears New Electrification Ordinance, July 16
A trailblazing ordinance requiring climate-friendly, all-electric new construction in Berkeley is going before the City Council for its first public reading. The ordinance, introduced by Councilmember Kate Harrison, would phase out installation of … [Read more...]
350 Bay Area Climate Activism Picnic, July 28
Join 350 Bay Area for an interactive, informative, and just plain fun afternoon celebrating its community of esteemed members, volunteers and donors. Activities include: Picking up your FREE T-SHIRT (must RSVP for this) - These shirts help us … [Read more...]
Art Build for Protect the Bay, July 27
Put on your work clothes, lift up your brushes, and join us in the campaign to keep tar sands out of our refineries and coastal waters. Enjoy informal story telling about fossil fuel resistance, then do some art making for the movement. We'll be … [Read more...]