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Richmond Coal Ordinance Passes! Here’s to a Green New Deal for the Workers at Levin-Richmond Terminal!

I am a building trades worker (retired member of Sheet Metal Workers Local 104). I spoke at the meeting in favor of the ordinance that would phase out coal and petcoke storage and shipping at Levin Terminal. I fully support Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) that our building trades unions seek, on commercial and large residential projects and including city-wide PLAs. What about a PLA with the Western States Petroleum Association? Read More....

Victory for No Coal in Richmond: How It Happened

The scrappy industrial city of Richmond took a bold step toward a fossil fuel-free future on Tuesday night when its city council passed an historic land use ordinance banning the storage and handling of coal and petroleum coke in a three-year … Read full article

Stop the Money Pipeline, February 28

Join a national day of action to demand that JP Morgan Chase Bank -- the biggest funder of the fossil fuel industry -- stop the money pipeline! This Friday is the next in a series of "Stop the Money Pipeline events organized by a growing … Read full article

Hawaiian Fundraiser for Immigrant Bond Fund, February 29

Enjoy ukulele music, hula performances, and a potluck dinner at this fundraiser for bond money for immigrants in detention. The St. John's Presbyterian Church second annual ukulele bond fundraiser will feature performances by; Na Hoaloha, … Read full article

Trans Mountain Pipeline Webinar, March 3

Click here to RSVP for the free webinar series, "From Wellhead to Tidewater, to learn from impacted communities all along the Trans Mountain pipeline route about building power from Canada’s tar sands to the tanker terminals in the Salish Sea and … Read full article

Major Public Health Community Meeting on Oil and Gas Rulemaking, March 9

The State of California is sponsoring a series of statewide meetings where members of the public can testify about the ways the oil industry affects our health and that of our communities. One of these meetings is being held in Oakland. We highly … Read full article

Panel on Carbon Trading and Carbon Offsets, March 15

Carbon Trading? Carbon Offsets? Net Zero? In the prophetic words of Chief Seattle, "How can one sell the air?" Join Idle No More and friends to find out why many Indigenous people and frontline communities say these are false solutions to the … Read full article

Sign the Protect the Bay Tar Sands Petition

Protect the Bay—#Tar Sands Free SF Bay is a coalition working to protect our air, our waters, and our communities from tar sands crude oil. Sunflower Alliance is proud to take part in this epic fight. Oil giant Phillips 66 wants to expand … Read full article

No Worker Left Behind: Protecting Workers and Communities in the Green New Deal

No Worker Left Behind: Protecting Workers and Communities in the Green New Deal—A Briefing Paper for Trade Unionists is a crucial compendium of answers to the question: What will happen to workers in fossil fuel related industries if the shift to a … Read full article

Paris Climate Goals Demand a Managed Decline of CA Oil Extraction

An important report by Oil Change International examines the implications of the Paris Agreement goals for oil production and climate leadership in California. We think it's a must read. California’s leaders have been vocal supporters of the … Read full article

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 full article

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