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For the most up-to-date information on the No Coal in Oakland (NCiO) campaign, please visit its website.
Direct Link to NCiO web page with 3-hour video of Saturday, June 25, 2016 NCiO rally at Oakland City Hall (HERE)
Direct Link to NCiO web page regarding June 20, 2016 letter to US Government Officials (HERE)
Direct Link to NCiO web page exposing Terminal Logistics Solutions (TLS) deception on coal dust exposure (HERE)
Direct Link to NCiO web page with WOEIP Statement that Coal Scheme Violates Civil Right Act (Title 6) (HERE)
Direct Link to NCiO web page exposing Bowie Resource Partners ownership of Terminal Logistics Solutions (TLS)
“Coal’s Frontmen in Oakland: Who owns TLS?”
NCiO Cover Letter to Oakland City Officials per above (March 17, 2016)
NCiO Cover Letter to Oakland City Officials – Proof that Bowie Owns TLS (March 28, 2016)
(Attachment is Salt Lake City Tribune, March 27, 2016 also in Related Articles from other parts of the region)
And for more background, see A Coaltastrophe Threatens Oakland.
Link to Sierra Club Yodeler Articles on Banning Coal in Oakland (2015-2016)
Link to Earthjustice web site: Fighting the Oakland coal nightmare
Direct Link to No Coal in Oakland Campaign Summary Report by Margaret Rossoff (revised August 2016)
We encourage all Oakland residents to attend the No Coal in Oakland meeting: Every Thursday, 5 PM (suspended until further notice) West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project 349 Mandela Parkway (short walk from West Oakland BART Station) |
We are also keeping a watchful eye on the danger of crude oil by rail coming through Oakland. If the Phillips 66 refinery project in San Luis Obispo is approved, then we face mile-long trains of oil tankers carrying the worst forms of crude oil: tar sands from Canada. The SLO Planning Commission has heard overwhelming opposition to the proposal from community residents but has yet to vote on it.
Members of OFFR and others have been lining up resolutions from local institutions (unions, City Councils, community colleges, etc.) urging the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission not to approve the project. We have so far been successful in getting the following on board to pass resolutions and write letters against the tar sands threat:
City Councils: Berkeley, Davis, Fremont, Oakland, Richmond, San Jose and San Leandro.
School Boards: Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, San Lorenzo
Counties: Alameda, Monterey, Santa Cruz
But much, much more needs to be done. Join us!
Publicity Materials
Related item: Community Meeting for Good Jobs at Port of Oakland (August 25, 2016)
Sierra Club email of August 19 – Keep California’s taxpayer dollars from funding dirty coal SB1279 – VIEW
Margaret Rossoff’s campaign summary speech for celebration July 30
NCiO email, July 28, 2016 – Victory Celebration This Saturday, July 30 – VIEW
NCiO email, July 19, 2016 – Celebrate the Victory of No Coal in Oakland! – VIEW
Sierra Club email of July 15 – This Tuesday, Final Vote on Oakland Coal-Export Ban – VIEW
Sierra Club email of July 7 – Oakland City Council votes 7-0 to block coal! – VIEW
NCiO email, June 30, 2016 – Committee to Protect Oakland Renters (Example of Intersecting Issues) – VIEW
NCiO email, June 30, 2016 – Together we achieved an historic victory for Oakland! – VIEW
Sierra Club email of June 29 – We are so close! Let’s block coal exports from Oakland – VIEW
NCiO email, June 27, 2016 – The City Council Votes Tonight – Here’s What You Can Do – VIEW
PRESS RELEASE for Oakland Community Rally on June 25, 2016
Revised Flyer for June 25 and 27 at Oakland City Hall (2016)
Flyer for June 25 and 27 at Oakland City Hall (2016)
Daily Kos email of June 24 – We need you at Oakland’s City Hall to fight Big Coal in the next few days – VIEW
NCiO email, June 24, 2016 – If you can attend one rally to stop coal in Oakland, this is the one! – VIEW
NCiO email, June 19, 2016 – No Coal – Saturday June 25 Rally on Eve of Council Vote – VIEW
Sierra Club email of June 17 – On June 27, Oakland could close the door on coal – VIEW
NCiO email, June 12, 2016 – The No Coal Campaign Needs Your Help Now – VIEW
Kaufman email with TLS Pro Coal Advertisement (June 5, 2016)
Terminal Logistics Solutions Pro Coal Advertisement of June 5, 2016 (TLS is the Opposition)
Kaufman email notes 23 lies from TLS (May 23, 2016)
May 21 Flyer Community Picnic at DeFremery Park (2016)
Gov Jerry Brown Call Out letter with info (April 2016)
NCiO City Council Handout of April 19, 2016
California Democratic Convention No Coal flyer (San Jose, February 2016)
No Coal in Oakland – West Oakland Sign-On Letter
Materials for Oakland City Council Meeting of February 16, 2016
NO COAL IN OAKLAND (PDFs): Flyer Handbill Tri-Fold
Chinese: (18KB) (28KB) Schedule
No Coal in Oakland flyers for the September 21 Public Hearing (PDF): English Spanish
No Coal in Oakland trifold (PDF)
Leaflet With 12/8 Date & Council Member Phone Numbers (PDF)
December 8 No Coal Flyer (PDF)
Teach-In Handbill for Dec 8, 2015 (PDF)
Teach-In Flyer for Dec 8, 2015 (PDF)
Bowie Resource Partners: No Coal Export Terminal in West Oakland! (MoveOn Petition )
Organizations & Individuals Signing On to Support This Campaign
Official Public Hearing Record
Link to Army Base Gateway Redevelopment Project, Special Meeting of the City Council on June 27, 2016 (City of Oakland, Office of the City Administrator)
An Assessment of the Health and Safety Implications of Coal Transport through Oakland (Public Health Advisory Panel, Human Impact Partners et. al., June 14, 2016)
Bernard Smith letter to Oakland City Council (May 12, 2016)
Isabel Cortes speech for Senator Loni Hancock at Oakland City Council (May 9, 2016)
Link to Army Base Gateway Redevelopment Project, Public Hearing On Coal in Oakland on September 21, 2015
(City of Oakland, Office of the City Administrator)
Legal Actions
Lora Jo Clarification on SB 1279 + Final Bill (August 27, 2016)
SB 1277 Assembly Appropiations Cte – Analysis of August 3, 2016
SB 1277 Fact sheet as amended April 4, 2016
Notice Of June 27, 2016 Public Hearing, Oakland (June 17, 2016)
Senate OKs Sen. Hancock bill requiring environmental impact review for Oakland coal-export project (June 1, 2016)
Revised Oakland City Council Hearing Notice for Fuel Oils, Gasoline & Crude Oil Products on May 9, 2016
Oakland City Council Hearing Notice for Fuel Oils & Gasoline Products on May 9, 2016
Kaplan memo to Oakland City Council to Schedule Public Hearing on Health & Safety of Coal (April 27, 2016)
Heller Email Submitting the Proposal for a Public Health Impact review (April 14, 2016)
The Proposal for a Public Health Impact review from Human Impact Partners (April 14, 2016)
City of Oakland staff Proposal, ESA for April 19 City Council Meeting (April 7, 2016)
Coalition Response to ESA Draft Scope of Work dated March 25, 2016 (April 1, 2016)
NCiO Response to ESA Draft Scope of Work (below) (April 1, 2016) also filed under Formal Correspondence
Draft Scope of Work for Environmental Science Associates (ESA, March 25, 2016)
Resumes from Environmental Science Associates (ESA, March 25, 2016)
Loni Hancock survey web site (March 2016)
Utah S.B. 246: Funding for Infrastructure Revisions (lines 524-534, 2016 General Session)
Lora Jo Foo’s analysis of Loni Hancock’s coal bills (February 23, 2016)
Sen. Loni Hancock’s website introducing legislation to restrict coal exports in California (February 19, 2016)
Official California Legislative Information Bill Search web page (SB 1277, 1278, 1279, 1280)
No Coal in Oakland letter to Mayor Schaaf et. al. about environmental consulting firm re: Kuiper memo (February 15, 2016)
Actual memo (Dr. Heather Kuiper re: substantial evidence of health and safety risks) View
Oakland City Administrator to Tagami, LDDA Letter (February 11, 2016)
Status Report on Coal, Office of Oakland City Administrator (February 3, 2016)
Simple majority needed to ban coal (Lora Jo Foo email, January 7, 2016)
Oakland Planning & Building Dept to Tagami, Annual Compliance Review Letter (December 8, 2015)
CBE v. City of Oakland – pleadings re: motion to dismiss CEQA case (November 9, 2015)
CBE et. al. v. CCIG Demurrer (November 9, 2015)
Senate Bill 185: Prohibiting State Pension Funds From Investing in Coal (October 8, 2015) news release
CEQA lawsuit filed by Earthjustice on behalf of CBE, APEN, Sierra Club, & SF Baykeeper vs. Oakland (October 2, 2015). View.
Community & Environmental Groups Challenge Proposed Oakland Coal Export Terminal (Press Release for above lawsuit) View.
CA Assembly Joint Resolution 35 (Coal Exports, 3/26/2012)
Oakland City Council: Selected Sustainability Goals, Urban Environmental Accords
Oakland Urban Environmental Accords Resolution per above (Oakland City Council, March 22, 2006)
Recent Oakland Sustainability Awards (per above)
Media
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No Coal in Oakland recently played a major role in convincing the City Council to remove an agenda item paying up to $253,000 to an environmental consulting firm for a review of the evidence regarding coal. Our campaign continues with canvassing, teach-ins, speaking and meeting with council members. We are about to purchase yard signs to raise our visibility. Printing is an ongoing drain on our finances, and yard signs are costly. While we are looking at other funding possibilities, we very much appreciate the support of everyone to help sustain our work.
Please donate to our campaign to keep coal out of Oakland.
Coal Free Oakland, Facebook page
Coal Supply Chains: How coal is moved from mines to ports. (Gifford Hartman presentation, PDF)
Coal Train Facts (Bellingham, WA)
The Last Mountain? Video on YouTube – Locale is Coal River Valley in West Virginia. The film documents the Appalachian Mountains being leveled and destroyed.
Hugh Masekala’s Coal Train song, Anthem of the Climate Justice Movement
PEOPLE GONNA RISE (PDF:lyrics)
Activists, Residents Fight Plan to Ship Coal Through Oakland (KQED Forum with Michael Krasny, Wednesday, July 22, 2015)
Oakland Residents Weigh In On Proposed Coal Train Terminal (CBS-Oakland KPIX, September 21, 2015)
KALW Interview: Oakland torn between coal cash and good health (91.7 FM in San Francisco, October 20, 2015)
KSL TV Utah: Story on Coal Exports (Salt Lake City, November 3, 2015)
Related KQED: Governor Brown Takes Climate Message to World Stage (88.5 FM in San Francisco, November 16, 2015)
Related KQED: California, An Environmental Leader, Eyes A Key Role In Climate Talks (88.5 FM San Francisco, November 24, 2015)
KPFA News: Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf (94.1 FM, Berkeley, December 1, 2015, at 8:13 -10:33 minutes)
ILWU10 Derrick Muhammad Challenges Toxic Coal In Port Of Oakland (Labor Video, December 6, 2015)
Oakland Mayor Schaaf & CA Governor Brown at COP21 panel discussion (Coal discussion at 33:13) Subnationals Leading the Way, December 7, 2015)
Mayor Schaaf Comments on Coal Exports (Coal comments from 14:45 to 17:36. KQED Forum, 88.5 FM, San Francisco, December 30, 2015)
KPFA Interview: No Coal in Oakland (94.1 FM, Berkeley, January 2, 2016, at 29:50 – 60 minutes)
Video: Oakland City Council meeting of February 2, 2016 (Open Forum: 11:00 – 34:30 minutes)
CBS SF – Residents Protest Plan For Coal Train From Utah To West Oakland (February 16, 2016)
Photos from February 16, 2016 Press Conference
Community Members Protest Coal Transport Through West Oakland (KGPC 96.9 FM, February 17, 2016)
Audio: Utah Senate Committee Hearing for SB246 (first 30 minutes, March , 2016)
Utah Lawmakers Pushes For Coal Railroad Terminal In Oakland (CBS-Oakland KPIX, March 8, 2016)
Trib Talk: Building a California port with Utah money? (Salt Lake Tribune, March 9, 2016)
Video: Oakland City Council meeting of March 15, 2016 (Open Forum 11:40 – 32:00)
Proposed Oakland Coal Depot Racing Against The Clock (CBS-Oakland KPIX, March 21, 2016)
Proposed Oakland Shipping Terminal Stirs Health, Environmental Concerns Over Coal (KQED Forum, 88.5 FM, San Francisco, March 25, 2016)
Your Call: Utah coal stirs up concerns in Oakland (KALW – 91.7 – San Francisco, March 30, 2016)
Musical Theatre review – COAL: the Vagina Monologues of climate change (April 4, 2016)
Utah Public Radio report on the Mayors’ letter (KUSU-FM, Logan, UT, 1.5 minutes, April 18, 2016)
Derrick Muhammad, Secretary-Treasurer, ILWU Local 10, May Day 2016 (on coal, starts at 11:15)
Handout for May 23, 2016 at TLS Press Event
KPFA UpFront: Lora Jo Foo & Jerry Bridges debate (94.1 FM, Berkeley, June 24, 2016, 32 – 60 minutes)
Watch, listen to Sen. Loni Hancock during an anti-coal rally at Oakland City Hall (June 25, 2016)
Oakland Considers Coal Jobs Over Air Pollution Fears (KRON NBC San Francisco, June 27, 2016)
City to Make Decision on Coal Transportation (KTVU, Channel 2, San Francisco, June 27, 2016)
Residents Express Health, Environmental Concerns (KTVU, Channel 2, San Francisco, June 27, 2016)
Controversial Coal Vote (KTVU, Channel 2, San Francisco, June 27, 2016)
Oakland Officials Vote Unanimously (CBS San Francisco OAKLAND KPIX 5, June 27, 2016)
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL APPROVES COAL BAN ORDINANCE (ABC News 7, San Francisco, KGO-TV, June 27, 2016)
Arise! with Bill Fletcher (KPFA, 94.1 FM, Berkeley, July 1, 2016)
Ending the Age of Coal (July 4, 2016)
Film: Stop All Proposed Coal Exports in the Pacific Northwest
Reports
Decade-long study shows how air pollution is killing you (ZME Science, May 26, 2016)
Cancer Mortality Risks from Long-term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particle (April 2016)
July 2015 Coal Market Report (Greenpeace)
Is there any point in trying to restrict fossil fuel supplies? A new paper says yes (Vox Media, USA, October 29, 2015)
Diesel particulate matter and coal dust from trains in the Columbia River Gorge, Washington State, USA (Atmospheric Pollution Research, November 2015) ABSTRACT OF ARTICLE PRESS RELEASE Update (April 4, 2016)
McKinsey coal report, Downsizing the US coal industry (November 2015)
Coal is king among pollution that causes heart disease, study says (Washington Post, December 2, 2015)
The Myth That Coal Will Bring Jobs to Oakland: In-depth analysis of the 2012 Economic Impact Analysis Link
76 percent of Oakland Voters Oppose Export Proposal Sierra Club poll
From Montana to the Coast, Coal Dust Threatens Human Health (Sightline Institute, April 4, 2016)
Coal Export Facilities Make Bad Neighbors (Documenting the spread of coal dust at export terminals; Sightline Institute, April 29, 2016)
NAACP’s National Climate and Environmental Justice program Coal Blooded Action Toolkit
Gateway Pacific Terminal: Unraveling the mystery of Peabody’s relationship with SSA Marine (Coal Stop, Bellingham, Whatcom County, WA , May 5, 2016 … c.f. Bowie Resource Partners LLC & Terminal Logistics Solutions)
Oakland Global Newsletter (Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal… coal) December 2013
Health Care Professionals
Doctors statement on the health and safety impacts of coal (Whatcom County, WA)
Comments of Dr. Bart Ostro (on Sept 21, 2015 to City Council)
Comments of Dr. Bart Ostro on CCIG coal trains (post September 2015 hearing )
Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association statement
Dr. Heather Kuiper’s memo re: substantial evidence of health and safety risks View
Health and Safety Concerns Regarding Coal Transport in Oakland (Medical Sign on Letter)
Health Care Professionals Packet (March 2016)
Sinkler Miller Medical Association Letter of Support (March 23, 2016)
Formal Correspondence
Senator Loni Hancock newsletter: Gov. Brown signs ban on state funding for coal-related projects (August 26, 2016)
Sen. Jim Dabakis of Salt Lake City – blog (August 22, 2016)
Sunflower Alliance Supports SB 1277 (August 10, 2016)
WOEIP Support Letter for SB 1277 (August 10, 2016)
No Coal in Oakland Supports SB 1277 (August 9, 2016)
Inland boatmen’s Union Support of 1277 8-2016 (August 8, 2016)
350 Bay Area to Bonta on SB1277 & SB32 (August 7, 2016)
A Message to the Membership of ILWU Local 10 from Derrick H Muhammad (August 4, 2016)
Hancock email to SEIU re SB1277 (August 3, 2016)
Ted Franklin Letter to Assemblymember Bonta (July 6, 2016)
Jack Fleck Email to Assemblymember Bonta (July 5, 2016)
Terminal Logistics Solutions letter of June 27, 2016 to Oakland City Council: page 1 page 2
NCIO support letter to Committee on Natural Resources for SB 1277 (June 22, 2016)
NCIO support letter to Committee on Transportation for SB 1279 (June 22, 2016)
Groups ask for federal audit of diversion of Utah mineral lease rebates to build Oakland coal terminal (June 20, 2016)
Press Release accompanying above letter. (Also posted below under Articles.)
Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice letter to Oakland City Council (June 13, 2016)
Jean Quan Newsletter June 2016
Utah Groups Letter to Community Impact Board (August 25, 2015, cited in letter above)
Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club Support SB 1277 and SB 1279 (June 2016)
Senator Loni Hancock newsletter: Here’s what YOU said about the pending Oakland coal terminal (April 29, 2016)
Letter of Opposition – Supervisor Miley (April 29, 2016)
Letter from Eleven Bay Area Mayors Opposing Coal (April 14, 2016)
Railroad Workers United Resolution of Support for an Economic Just Transition (April 1, 2016)
NCiO Response to ESA Draft Scope of Work dated March 25, 2016 (April 1, 2016)
NCiO Letter of Support to Sen Hancock (March 28, 2016)
NCiO Response to McClure for city officials (March 24, 2016)
Oakland Unified School District, Board of Education on Coal in Oakland (March 23, 2016)
Kaufman NCiO Letter Exposing Bowie Ownership of TLS (March 17, 2016)
Senator Loni Hancock newsletter: Will Utah coal be Oakland’s newest export? (March 11, 2016, contains links)
Senator Loni Hancock letter to CTC Chairman Alvarado (March 7, 2016)
Senator Loni Hancock newsletter: A coal export terminal in Oakland? What is your opinion? (March 4, 2016)
Utah Interfaith Power & Light letter to Utah Governor (March 2, 2016)
Jean Quan Newsletter March 2016
Kaufman NCiO Letter on Utah SB 246 (March 1, 2016)
California Interfaith Power and Light’s No Coal Letter (February 16, 2016)
Letter to the Mayor with Evidence To Ban Coal (February 15, 2016)
Inland Boatmen’s Union Resolution Opposing Coal in Oakland (January 16, 2016)
Tom Hayden’s Role in Communicating with Jerry Brown (Email, December 8, 2015)
Kaufman Cover Letter to Governor Brown of 11-24-15
Letter to Governor Brown from No Coal In Oakland (November 24, 2015)
Position Statement of the Jack London Improvement District Oakland (November 4, 2015)
East Bay Regional Park District Opposes Coal at Oakland Global Development (November 3, 2015)
Press Release – Community Groups Challenge Utah Funding … (below, November 2, 2015)
Letter to Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, Community Groups Challenge Utah Funding for Proposed Oakland Coal Export Terminal (November 2, 2015)
Letter of Support for the AG’s Anaylsis of CIB (Sloan Law Firm, October 22, 2015)
Informational status report on Coal’s Public Health and/or Safety Impacts (October 9, 2015)
Comment of Margaret Rossoff on behalf of No Coal in Oakland (October 6, 2015)
EPA Comment Letter Regarding Proposed Oakland Coal Terminal (October 5, 2015)
Lora Jo Foo’s Post-Hearing RESPONSE TO QUESTION #8 (October 2, 2015)
Nancy Nadel’s email to Oakland City Council pointing out bias (September 30, 2015)
Follow Up Questions on Coal’s Public Health and/or Safety Impacts, City of Oakland, Office of the City Administrator (September 29, 2015)
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) (September 2015)
Various Groups’ Letter to California Transportation Commission (September 24, 2015)
Jean Quan Newsletter September 2015
Exh A-Utah public records–secret coal plans re: above CTC letter (April 2015)
Earthjustice Letter to Oakland City Council (September 21, 2015, Exhibits follow)
Exhibit A – Tom Sanzillo Oakland testimony Sept 2015
Exhibit B – Fox Report Oakland Coal Terminal Final_9-21-15
Exhibit C – Niemaier Review of Coal Export Oakland-Final
Coal Resolution from Oakland City Council (September 21, 2015)
Alameda County Labor Council Resolution (September 18, 2015)
Comment No Coal in Oakland with Hyperlinks (September 18, 2015)
Longshore Workers Vote to Oppose Coal Exports in Oakland (September 18, 2015)
Oak Center Neighborhood Assoc Letter Opposing Coal Transport & Unloading in Oakland (Sept 5, 2015)
Sierra Club Labor Day message (September 5, 2015)
EarthJustice Letter to Oakland City Administrator (September 2, 2015)
Port of Oakland Environmental Staff Report on Coal Exports, see Attachment B of Agenda (Feb. 12, 2014)
Utah Groups Letter to Community Impact Board (August 25, 2015)
Teamsters District Council 7 letter re: coal exports (August 5, 2015 – pdf)
Response to Teamster letter (August 25, 2015 – pdf)
Union of Concerned Scientists Letter to City of Oakland (July 30, 2015)
Earthjustice Letter to Oakland City Council (June 9, 2015)
Redacted Email from Jeff Holt of Bowie Mining (April 8, 2015)
Related Articles from other parts of the region (Oregon, Washington State, Utah, British Columbia etc.)
After Texas (Coal) Train Derailment, Work Underway To Clear Cars (CBS Dallas/Fort Worth, August 22, 2016)
Utah counties pull Oakland port loan application, but haven’t given up on project (Salt Lake Tribune, August 18, 2016)
Related Story: Consumer Watchdog slams Jerry Brown over receiving $9.8 million in fossil fuel donations (San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center, August 15, 2016)
Judge: No Constitutional Problem in Oregon’s Denial of Columbia River Coal Export Terminal (Columbia Riverkeeper, Salem, OR, August 12, 2016)
How Utah coal interests helped push a secret plan to export coal from California (High Country News, Paonia, CO, July 21, 2016)
Oakland City Council votes to ban coal — from Utah or elsewhere — at its new port (Salt Lake Tribune, June 27, 2016)
Utah counties determined to find port for coal (Deseret News, June 27, 2016)
Groups demand federal probe into Utah role in coal port (Salt Lake Tribune, June 20, 2016)
Groups write U.S. Attorney General asking for investigation of coal shipping terminal deal (Deseret News, June 20, 2016)
Related story: Vancouver (WA) planning commission votes to prohibit oil terminals on city land (Portland (OR) Business Journal, May 25, 2016)
Arch Coal Backs Out Of Longview (WA) Export Terminal (Sightline Institute, May 27, 2016)
Tribes prevail, kill proposed coal terminal at Cherry Point (Seattle Times, May 9, 2016)
Feds deny permit for Cherry Point coal-export terminal (The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA, May 9, 2016)
Coal Trains Mean Coal Dust—Period (Sightline Institute, May 4, 2016)
Pollution from Longview coal terminal could equal 672,000 cars, study says (Seattle Times, April 29, 2016)
Coal downturn hits railroads hard (High Country News, Paonia, CO, April 27, 2016)
Vancouver Port Regulator Under Conflict of Interest Fire Over Coal Lobby Membership (DeSmog Canada, Victoria, BC, April 20, 2016)
Is Bowie Resource Partners the Next Bankruptcy? (Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis, April 13, 2016)
L.A. City Council seeks to ease health risks in pollution hot spots through land-use restrictions (L.A. Times, April 13, 2016)
In our opinion: State officials should hit ‘pause’ on coal project (Deseret News, April 13, 2016)
Utah to hire consultant to work on California coal port plan (Associated Press, Salt Lake City, April 6, 2016)
High Desert Hoofbeats, Who’s been fooled? (Moab UT Times-Independent, March 31, 2016)
Peabody Lifeline Vanishing as Bowie Loan Deal Said to Be Dropped (Bloomberg News, March 29, 2016)
Big Coal dealt a big blow: Montanans shut down largest mine in North America (Salon.com, March 27, 2016)
Proponents buried coal’s role in Oakland export terminal; now questions remain (Salt Lake City Tribune, March 27, 2016)
Coal story: It’s about Utah, California and what lies ahead (Deseret News, March 26, 2016)
Utah’s coal-export deal still faces high hurdles (Salt Lake City Tribune, March 18, 2016)
Stew Plock (We’ll kill coal port) letter (Salt Lake City Tribune, March 15, 2016)
Utah Legislature OKs $53 million cash swap to fund Oakland coal port (Salt Lake City Tribune, March 10, 2016)
Arch Coal’s Otter Creek Mine Proposal (Montana) Is Officially Dead, Keeping More Than 2 Billion Tons of Carbon Pollution in the Ground (Greenpeace, March 10, 2016)
In our opinion: Coal port has too many red flags (Salt Lake City, Deseret News, March 10, 2016)
Op-ed: Oakland coal port scheme is a pig in a poke (Salt Lake Tribune, March 9, 2016)
My view: $54 million investment in California coal port is nothing more than a shell game (Salt Lake City, Deseret News, March 7, 2016)
Controversy fires up over Utah push for coal terminal (Deseret News, March 5, 2016)
Oregon Set To Become First Coal-Free State (Huffington Post, March 5, 2016)
Senate panel advances $53M taxpayer investment in California port (Salt Lake Tribune, March 2, 2016)
New bill would have Utah taxpayers invest $51 million in California coal port (Salt Lake Tribune, February 29, 2016)
What Coal-Train Dust Means For Human Health (KUOW, Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 18, 2015)
Coal company bankruptcies jeopardize reclamation (High Country News, Paonia, CO, January 25, 2016)
In Climate Move, Obama Halts New Coal Mining Leases on Public Lands (New York Times, January 14, 2016)
Huge U.S. coal company declares bankruptcy (High Country News, Paonia, CO, January 12, 2016)
Coal Giant Bankruptcy Signals ‘Profound Shift’ for 21st Century Energy Landscape (Common Dreams, January 11, 2016)
U.S. Coal Downturn Hammers Budgets in West Virginia and Wyoming (Wall Street Journal, December 22, 2015)
Shipping is a big contributor to climate change. So why is it being left out of the Paris deal? (Grist, Seattle, WA – December 5, 2015)
Keep It in the Ground Victory: BLM Utah Halts Oil and Gas Lease Sale (Canyon Country Rising Tide, Moab, Utah, November 17, 2015)
Portland Passes Landmark Resolution Against Fossil Fuel Infrastructure (Common Dreams. November 14, 2015)
Huge coal company misled investors on climate change risk, according to investigation (Grist, Seattle, WA – November 9, 2015)
Op-ed: Oakland coal port is private investors exploiting state fund (Salt Lake Tribune, November 6, 2015)
America’s Next Fossil Fuel Superhighway (The ECOReport, November 3, 2015)
Groups want proposed loan for Oakland coal shipping port declared illegal (Salt Lake City, Deseret News, November 2, 2015)
California coal terminal not a legitimate use of Utah millions, groups say (Salt Lake Tribune, November 2, 2015)
Environmental groups oppose Utah money for California coal terminal (Cache Valley Daily, Logan, UT November 3, 2015)
Enviros. Oppose Utah Money for Calif. Coal Terminal (Public News Service, Boulder, CO November 3, 2015)
EENews: Groups boost fight against Calif. export project (Subscription required, November 2, 2015)
Local attorney asks Utah Attorney General to stop CIB from allocating money for Oakland Export Terminal, other projects (Moab Times-Independent, October 29, 2015)
$53 million for California Port? Potter explains the pending deal (Sun Advocate, Price, Utah, October 29, 2015)
Soy What? How China’s Growing Appetite is Transforming the Port of Oakland (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, October 19, 2015)
U.S. exports its greenhouse-gas emissions — as coal. Profitable coal (Washington Post, October 15, 2015)
Coal’s dark alliance defames Lummi Nation (October 9, 2015)
Canyon Country Rising Tide (Utah – Press Release – October 1, 2015)
Climate Threatened by More Coal Mining in Utah (WildEarth Guardians, Denver September 14, 2015)
Utah Groups Press Release (August 25, 2015)
Rail Line for Coal (Salt Lake Tribune, August 15, 2015)
The Thin Green Line Is Stopping Coal and Oil in Their Tracks (Sightline Institute in Seattle, WA – August 13, 2015)
Massive Coal Company Fights To Preserve Loopholes, Ability To Rip Off Taxpayers (Think Progress, Aug 11, 2015)
Ridley’s Coal Exports: A Terminal Illness? (Sightline Institute in Seattle, WA – June 5, 2015)
Utah coal: California here it comes—and not everybody is happy (Salt Lake Tribune. June 28, 2015)
Editorial: Coal port looks like a risky venue (Salt Lake Tribune. April 28, 2015)
Utah invests $53 million in California port for coal, other exports (Deseret News, April 24, 2015)
Project could transform local coal market to international – (Richfield *Utah* Reaper – April 7, 2015)
Coal Dust Pollution, Dirty White Pants, & Coverups: The Consequences Of Exporting Coal (ThinkProgress, February 10, 2014)
How Unburnt Coal Affects Water Quality: State of the Science (Sightline Institute – March 20, 2013)
Coal Dust’s Environmental Impacts (KUOW Portland, OR – March 11, 2013)
GAMBLING ON COAL, AND LOSING The history of West Coast coal terminals (Sightline Institute in Seattle, WA , September 12, 2011)
Articles(*** denotes item opposing our position)
Bad week for Jerry Brown from August 7, 2016 until San Francisco Chronicle, Insight Section stops going after him on this matter – VIEW
Matier & Ross, Slow burn (San Francisco Chronicle, September 4, 2016)
Oakland coal plan is dealt big blow (San Francisco Chronicle, August 27, 2016)
Editorial on SB32 – Step Ahead on Climate – Brown (San Francisco Chronicle, August 25, 2016)
Mining Company Behind Oakland Coal Terminal Withdraws IPO Plans, Bogged Down in Lawsuit (East Bay Express, August 23, 2016)
How we won the campaign to block coal exports through Oakland (Sierra Club Yodeler, August 19, 2016)
Oakland: Utah scraps $53 million plan to ship coal to city (East Bay Express, August 19, 2016)
‘A People’s Port’: Unions, Community Groups Hope to ‘Revive’ Oakland with Jobs Agreement at Army Base Project (East Bay Express, August 2, 2016)
Coal Glut, Environmental Pushback Derail West Coast Port Plans (Wall Street Journal, August 1, 2016)
Bad week for Jerry Brown from April 10, 2016 thru July 31, 2016 (San Francisco Chronicle, Insight Section comment on Gov Jerry Brown) – VIEW
Oakland rejects coal terminal, sets example on climate change (Sacramento Bee, July 11, 2016)
Oakland port’s new rail yard likely to boost local economy (East Bay Times, July 7, 2016)
How Oakland Defeated Coal (Atlantic Media, CityLab, July 1, 2016)
Oakland Bans Coal Shipments (Post News Group, July 1, 2016)
TexasOilCareers.com Anounces Huge Blow For The Coal Industry (Middle East North Africa Financial Network, Inc., Amman, Jordan, June 29, 2016)
Dick Cluster Letter to the Editor (San Francisco Chronicle, June 29, 2016)
Oakland says no thanks to coal exports (Grist, June 29, 2016)
Developer shifts tone after council blocks coal (San Francisco Chronicle, June 29, 2016)
Rough-and-Tumble Democracy in Oakland Delivers Ban on Coal Exports (Paul Rea’s Report, June 28, 2016)
Oakland Ban on Dirty Coal Kills Plan for Massive Export Terminal (Common Dreams, June 28, 2016)
Oakland council votes to block coal-shipping plan (San Francisco Chronicle, June 28, 2016)
Developer’s Attorney Says Anti-Coal Vote Could Lead To Lawsuit (Bay City News Service, June 28, 2016)
Oakland council bans coal (San Jose Mercury News, June 28, 2016)
Oakland City Council Votes to Ban Coal Exports in Big Win for Local Advocates (Earth Island Journal, June 28, 2016)
Oakland bans coal shipments in a blow to planned export facility (Los Angeles Times, June 28, 2016)
Oakland Council Bans Coal Shipments, Citing Health Risks (ABC News, June 28, 2016)
Oakland Votes to Block Large Shipments of Coal (New York Times, June 28, 2016)
Oakland City Council votes to ban rail shipments of coal (Associated Press: KRON 4, June 27, 2016)
Oakland council bans coal (East Bay Times, June 27, 2016)
Oakland’s Anti-Coal Activists Decry ‘Deceptive’ Mailer (East Bay Express, June 27, 2016)
Oakland Just Banned Coal! Coal Processing, Loading and Unloading Banned in Oakland (Daily Kos blog, June 27, 2016)
Coal: Economic opportunity or environmental risk for poor neighborood? (Associated Press: Fuel Fix, June 27, 2016)
Press Release from Schaaf & Kalb (June 27, 2016)
Harmful coal may become California’s next export (East Bay Times guest commentary, June 25, 2016)
Study Backs Oakland’s Case for Blocking Coal Terminal (KQED News, June 24, 2016)
Oakland official backs ban on coal handling, citing health risk (San Francisco Chronicle, June 24, 2016)
Oakland Coal Vote Days Away — But City Still Hasn’t Released Crucial Study (East Bay Express, June 23, 2016)
Earthjustice press release: Groups Call For Federal Investigation Of Utah Plan To Finance Oakland Coal Export Terminal (June 20, 2016)
There Will A Vote Be For No Coal In Oakland! (Occupy Oakland, June 19, 2016)
Senate Approves Sen. Hancock Bill Restricting Coal Exports Through Oakland (Post News Group, June 3, 2016)
Hancock bill passes Senate (San Francisco Chronicle, June 1, 2016)
Neighbors Celebrate the Right to Stay in a Coal-Free Community (Post News Group, May 27, 2016)
Coal Ban Will Kill Jobs, Says Shipping Terminal CEO Jerry Bridges (Post News Group, May 27, 2016)
Matier & Ross (San Francisco Chronicle, May 23, 2016)
Repeating here the items from both the Publicity Materials & Media Links Sections of the page countering the pro-coal items shown immediately below. (May 23, 2016)
Supporters of shipping coal through Oakland say it will bring jobs (**** East Bay Times, May 24, 2016)
Media Advisory : Oakland Community and Civic Leaders Voice Concern Over Oakland City Council Delays and Loss of Existing Skilled Jobs at Former Oakland Army Base Development (**** Business Wire, May 22, 2016)
Governor Jerry Brown Has Financial Link to Oakland Coal (Oakland Magazine, May 12, 2016)
Editorial: Sanders steps up–will Clinton? (San Francisco Chronicle, May 10, 2016)
Oakland could vote on coal shipments next month (San Jose Mercury News, May 10, 2016)
If coal is too dirty for the U.S., why would Oakland build a dock to export it to Asia? (Los Angeles Times, May 9, 2016)
Oakland Could Ban Coal on June 27 Environmental activists see growing momentum to stop coal trains (Post News Group, May 5, 2016)
Oakland Official Handling Coal Controversy Personally Invested in Fossil Fuels (East Bay Express, May 2, 2016)
Kaplan Pushes for City Council Vote on Coal in Oakland (Post News Group, April 29, 2016)
Kaplan Email Announcing Request to Schedule Public Hearing on Health & Safety of Coal (April 27, 2016)
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates’ citywide newsletter noting opposition to coal (April 27, 2016)
Nations (Gov Brown) must follow through on climate change pledges (San Francisco Chronicle; April 22, 2016)
California’s coal war pits economic survival against environmental justice (Guardian UK, April 21, 2016)
Emeryville Among Eleven East Bay Cities Opposing Transport Of Coal To Oakland Terminal (Emeryville Eye; April 19, 2016)
NUHW joins the No Coal In Oakland movement (National Union of Healthcare Workers newsletter, April 18, 2016)
Mayor Tom Butt among 11 East Bay mayors backing letter opposing coal shipments (Richmond Standard, April 15, 2016)
Eleven Mayors Sign Letter Protesting Coal Terminal in Oakland (CALIFORNIA PATCH, April 15, 2016)
Oakland coal: State senate committee supports more environmental study (East Bay Times, April 12, 2016)
Oakland coal war: Health impact debate heads to Sacramento (East Bay Times, April 11, 2016)
“Clean Coal” is a Dirty Lie (SF Baykeeper: Bay Crossings, April 2016)
COAL Is a Four-Letter Word (*** San Francisco Bay Crossings, April 2016)
Speak up, governor (San Francisco Chronicle editorial, April 2, 2016) VIEW
Will Oakland Become Largest West Coast Transport Center for Dirty Coal? (BuzzFlash, April 1, 2016)
Letters for the Week of March 30, 2016 (East Bay Express)
Developer planning Oakland coal shipment an ally of governor (San Francisco Chronicle on line-March 26, 2016; print edition on March 31, 2016 )
A trainload of trouble rolls toward Oakland (San Francisco Chronicle, March 24, 2016)
Oakland coal depot proposal takes a step forward (SF Business Journal, March 22, 2016)
Utah Governor Signs Bill to Advance Oakland Coal Plan (KQED News, March 22, 2016)
Oakland Workers Join Grassroots Environmental Justice Activists To ‘Say No to Coal’ (In These Times, March 22, 2016)
Communities Unite to Fight Coal in Oakland (Race, Poverty and the Environment, March 2016 … same as immediately above)
Various Letters to SF Chronicle Opposing McClure’s Op-Ed – March 2016
The Senator Versus Coal (East Bay Express, March 16, 2016)
Coal represents the polluted past — except in the interior West (Los Angeles Times, March 16, 2016 )
Rossoff reply to McClure printed in SF Chron
Rossoff text to SF Chron re McClure 3-15-16
McClure of CCIG Op-Ed pdf (*** San Francisco Chronicle, March 14, 2016)
Oakland reacts to Utah’s move to invest $53 million in a coal terminal (Bay Area News Group, March 11, 2016)
Utah Lawmakers Voting to Spend Public Funds on Oakland Coal Terminal Took $29,000 from Company that Stands to Profit (East Bay Express, March 10, 2016)
UTAH PASSES BILL TO SUBSIDIZE COAL EXPORTS THROUGH OAKLAND DESPITE WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION IN UTAH AND CALIFORNIA (Sierra Club Press Release, March 10, 2016)
Say No to Coal Pollution in the Bay (SF Baykeeper: Bay Crossings, March 2016)
West Oakland deserves better than dirty coal (San Francisco Chronicle, March 7, 2016)
Sen. Hancock responds to OK by Utah panel to spend $51 million in public funds to build Oakland coal terminal (March 2, 2016)
California’s Dirty Secret Comes to Light: Environmental Racism Meets “Black Lungs Matter” (Tikkun Daily, February 23, 2016)
Senate bills would block funding for proposed coal exports at Oakland facility (ABC News 7, San Francisco, February 19, 2016)
4 New State Senate Bills Would Block Funding For Proposed Coal Exports At Oakland Facility (Castro Valley Patch, February 19, 2016)
Oakland: Sen. Hancock introduces four bills to restrict coal exports (Bay Area News Group, February 19, 2016)
Senator Hancock Introduces Bills to Restrict Coal Exports Through Oakland (Post News Group, February 19, 2016)
Clergy Warn of Dangers of Coal (Post News Group, February 19, 2016)
Sierra Club poll: Most Oaklanders opposed to shipping coal (San Jose Mercury News, February 17, 2016)
KTVU Alameda – Battle over coal transports in Oakland (February 17, 2016)
Coal Opponents Claim Small Victory at Oakland City Council (East Bay Express, February 17, 2016)
Sierra Club poll: Most Oaklanders opposed to shipping coal (Bay Area News Group, February 17, 2016)
Sierra Club Press Release re: poll (February 16, 2016) Note: Link to actual poll is in Reports Section above.
Mayor Libby Schaaf press statement on coal (February 16, 2016)
Coal Money Divides Oakland’s Churches (East Bay Express, February 10, 2016)
Guest commentary: Saying no to coal in Oakland is the right thing to do (Oakland Tribune, February 10, 2016)
Related Story: Outer Harbor Terminal bankruptcy, Port of Oakland (Bay Area News Group, February 5, 2016)
Related Story: BART dropping coal investments (Oakland Tribune, January 28, 2016)
Op-Ed: Developer Tagami’s Threats Are Coal Smoke and Hot Air (Post News Group, January 22, 2016)
Guest commentary: Coal exports from Port of Oakland is bad business (Oakland Tribune, January 17, 2016)
Obama Coal Lease Moratorium Casts Doubt on Oakland Coal Exports (Sierra Club press release, January 15, 2016)
Coal shipments not dangerous to health (*** Piedmonter/Montclarion letters, January 13, 2016)
Rebuttal to the above letter: Coal cargoes would not be containerized (Piedmonter/Montclarion, January 27, 2016)
Oakland Tribune editorial: Tagami should abandon plans to ship coal through Oakland (January 8, 2016)
Oakland Post, Several Items, (January, 6, 2016)
It’s Time for Jerry Brown to Break His Silence on Coal (East Bay Express, December 23, 2015)
Related story: And the Climate Pretender Award Goes To… Jerry Brown (EcoWatch, December 20, 2015)
A Coal Terminal in Oakland? (Earth Island Journal, December 16, 2015)
Utah official who helped arrange loan to ship coal through California resigns (Los Angeles Times, December 15, 2015)
No to Coal Exports in Oakland (EcoWatch, December 14, 2015)
How Utah quietly made plans to ship coal through California (Los Angeles Times, December 11, 2015)
California billionaire (Tom Steyer) spending personal fortune to fight climate change (KGO-TV, ABC 13, December 11, 2015)
Community Hosts Teach-In as Oakland City Council Delays Action on Coal Exports (Press release, December 9, 2015)
Related story: Brown readies to take spot on global climate stage: ‘They’re not calling him Moonbeam anymore’ (Los Angeles Times: December 1, 2015)
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Richmond Mayor Tom Butt headed to Paris for climate change conference (Oakland Tribune, December 1, 2015)
Oakland making its move in dustup over coal trains (San Francisco Chronicle, December 1, 2015)
Company Behind Proposed Oakland Coal Terminal Is Growing Rapidly (East Bay Express, December 1, 2015)
Environmentalists dismiss lawsuit against Oakland over planned coal shipping terminal (Bay Area News Group, November 25, 2015)
Earthjustice Press Release (San Francisco, November 24, 2015)
Oakland religious leaders urge city council to reject plan to export coal (Oakland North, UCB Graduate School of Journalism, November 19, 2015)
Big Coal Comes to Oakland (Sierra Club Magazine, November 16, 2015)
Legal Battle Over Coal in Oakland Is Heating Up (East Bay Express, November 12, 2015)
Big Oil Brown Strikes Again (East Bay Express, November 11, 2015)
Green versus Yellow Unionism in Oakland (IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, November 11, 2015)
Worker Wisdom in a Changing Climate, Al Marshall, SEIU 1021 (Climate Workers, November 10, 2015)
Oakland: Can it stop the coal trains? (Oakland Tribune, November 8, 2015)
Community groups fighting the Oakland coal terminal take the battle to Utah (Moving Forward Network, November 6, 2015)
West Oakland Takes on King Coal (EdenKeeper, November 2, 2015)
Related story: Gov. Jerry Brown’s road to the Paris climate talks (San Francisco Chronicle, October 30, 2015)
Churches, Community Unite Against Coal in Oakland (Post News Group, October 30, 2015)
Utah Attorney General Could Kill Plans for Oakland Coal Terminal (East Bay Express, October 27, 2015)
Energy Institute at Haas School of Business, blog (October 26, 2015, University of California, Berkeley)
Oakland Coal Terminal Becomes a Political Flash Point (Wall Street Journal, October 18, 2015)
Trade Unions for Energy Democracy article (October 9, 2015)
Coal Attorneys Investigate Oakland Councilmembers (East Bay Express, October 7, 2015)
*** Guest commentary: Bulk Terminal at Old-Army Base Will Be a Boon to Area (Oakland Tribune, October 6, 2015)
Environmentalists file lawsuit to stop coal being shipped through Oakland (Oakland Tribune, October 4, 2015)
Coal Opponents File Legal Action in State Court Seeking New Environmental Analysis (East Bay Express, October 2, 2015)
Related Letters to the Editor (Cluster #3 & Norr #6, San Francisco Chronicle, October 3, 2015)
Coal-shipping plan divides Oakland over health, jobs issues (San Francisco Chronicle, October 1, 2015)
East Bay Unions Don’t Want Your Coal (Truthout article – September 29, 2015)
Coal Train Dispute Pits Public Health vs. Local Jobs (Post News Group, September 25, 2015)
Phil Tagami unapologetic for former no coal promise (2nd item, Contra Costa Times, September 2?, 2015)
Payoffs, Politics and Perdition. Can Oakland Stop the Coal Trains and Save the World? (Daily KOS, September 24, 2015)
How a major terminal to ship Utah coal to the Far East sneaked into Oakland (E & E ClimateWire, September 22, 2015)
Oakland City Council packed for special hearing on controversial coal shipping proposal (Contra Costa Times et. al., September 21, 2015)
Fading Coal Industry in China May Offer Chance to Aid Climate (New York Times, September 21, 2015)
Pollution, Health Concerns Over Plan for Coal Exports at Oakland Port (NBC Bay Area, September 21, 2015)
Oakland City Council Moves to Block Coal at New Port Terminal (KQED News, September 21, 2015)
Coal shipments fuel heated Oakland debate (SF Bay News, September 21, 2015)
Crops, not coal, are best for Oakland (Logistics Management, September 21, 2015)
Live: Oakland City Council Hearing on Coal (East Bay Express, September 21, 2015)
Developer and activists ready for showdown over coal shipping at Port of Oakland (San Francisco Business Journal, September 21, 2015)
East Bay Labor Unions Say ‘No’ to Coal in Oakland (East Bay Express, September 18, 2015)
Drummond: A Showdown Over Coal in Oakland (Oakland Tribune, September 16, 2015)
Public Hearing on Coal Set for Sept. 21 (Post News Group, September 14, 2015)
Coal From Utah Threatens the Bay With Pollution (SF Baykeeper: Bay Crossings, September 2015)
Build It Green (Opinion: East Bay Express, September 2, 2015)
Letters to the Editor (East Bay Express, September 2, 2015)
Banking on Coal in Oakland (East Bay Express, August 19, 2015)
A Dustup in Oakland Over Plan to Ship Coal Through New Terminal (KQED News, July 30, 2015)
Developer Phil Tagami Responds to Debate on Coal Transport (Post News Group, July 23, 2015)
Coal’s Health Dangers Spark Local Debate (Post News Group, July 24, 2015)
Rally Says: “No Way, No Coal” (Post News Group, July 23, 2015)
Richmond Concerns About Coal Dust Deserve Attention (Contra Costa Times, July 26, 2015)
Opponents of Oakland Coal Shipping Target Governor’s Pal (San Francisco Chronicle, July 25, 2015)
Opponents of Oakland Coal Shipping Target Governor’s Pal (San Francisco Chronicle, July 25, 2015 – pdf)
Opposition Grows Against Proposed Coal Exports from Oakland Army Base Project (East Bay Express, July 22, 2015)
Plan To Send Coal Through Oakland Met With Protests (CBS Bay Area, July 21, 2015)
No Coal Should Ship from Oakland Port (San Francisco Chronicle, July 21, 2015)
Keep Coal out of Oakland Port (San Francisco Chronicle, July 20, 2015)
Oakland City Council to Have Public Hearing on Exporting Coal (Bay Area News Group, July 17, 2015)
Public Will Weigh In On Bringing Millions Of Tons Of Coal To Bay Area (CBS Bay Area, July 17, 2015)
Oakland May Be Backpedaling On Keeping Coal Facility Out (CBS Bay Area, July 13, 2015)
*** Editorial Opinion by Hired Consultant in Favor of Project (Oakland Post, July 11, 2015)
Oakland Mayor, Port Developer in Dispute Over Plan to Ship Coal (KQED News, July 6, 2015)
Billion Dollar Project Will Bring Millions Of Tons Of Coal To Area Next To Bay Bridge Toll Plaza (CBS Bay Area, July 1, 2015.)
Oakland says “No!” to coal shipments at the Oakland army base (Lynette Gibson McElhaney press release)
Unlikely partners: Utah investing $53 million to export coal through Oakland port (San Jose Mercury News. April 24, 2015.)
Activists Work to Stop East Bay Coal Exports (East Bay Express. May 27, 2015.)
Oakland votes to keep coal and oil trains away (Grist. June 18, 2014.)
Coal mine closures and layoffs continue throughout US (World Socialist Website. January 13, 2015.)
Coal mining: In the depths (The Economist. March 28, 2015. An international perspective.)
Cursed by Coal: Mining the Navajo Nation (Vice News. March 19, 2015)
The Jerry Brown-Phil Tagami Connection (San Jose Mercury News, October 19, 2014 – pdf)
Air Pollution Controversy Swirls Around Oakland Army Base Development (KQED News, May 6, 2014)
US Sec’y of Trans LaHood & Gov Brown Mark $15M Fed TIGER Grant for Oakland Port Army Base Project (Port of Oakland, Press Release, July 9, 2012)
Video (from Vice News story above)