Want to help people hit by Northern California fires and Gulf Coast and Caribbean hurricanes, but not contribute to mega-nonprofits with questionable records? Here's a list we compiled of some ways to get funds to grassroots local groups: Bay … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2017
Forum on Air District Whistleblowers, Sept 9
Get the latest information on the whistleblowers who were fired last year from the staff of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The whistleblowers have charged that BAAQMD illegally destroyed many documents. Some of the documents showed … [Read more...]
The Cap and Trade Scam, Sept 17
A public forum on "The Cap and Trade Scam: What the Hell Just Happened? Where Do We Go from Here?" will take a close, critical look at AB 398, the controversial extension of California's carbon pollution trading program. In two fateful weeks in … [Read more...]
Reducing Health Problems from Freight Facilities: CARB Workshop, Sept 6
This is a chance to give the California Air Resources Board (CARB) your ideas about how to reduce the terrible health damage (and associated climate disruption) being caused by diesel fumes and other pollutants from large freight facilities. Diesel … [Read more...]
Soil Not Oil, Sept 6-9
The Soil Not Oil Conference is returning to Richmond with four days of lectures and workshops featuring cutting-edge activists working at the intersection of climate and agricultural revolution. The global movement for environmental justice and a … [Read more...]
Drive Electric at the Farmers’ Market, Sept 9
Come to the Berkeley Farmer's Market to scope out the fall harvest and test drive the latest zero emission cars. As part of Free National Drive Electric Week, the Ecology Center and East Bay Clean Cities Coalition are co-hosting this local … [Read more...]
Public Hearing: New NAFTA, Old Problems, Aug 31
The California Trade Justice CoalitionCTJC) , in partnership with US Rep Barbara Lee, will hold a hearing on the North American Free Trade Agreement Aug 31. NAFTA is now being renegotiated and the Trump Administration's plan would continue all its … [Read more...]
Many Ways to Stand Against Fascism, Aug 26, 27
Join progressive groups to stand up against fascism, as white nationalists hold a weekend of events in the Bay Area on August 26 and 27. On Saturday, August 26, a Patriot Prayer "Free Speech Rally" at 2 pm at Crissy Field Beach in San Francisco is … [Read more...]
Community Meeting Phillips 66 Refinery Wharf Expansion, Aug 14
Do you want to see supertankers bringing in 130,000 barrels of Canadian tar sands every day into the Phillips 66 Refinery? The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is in the process of permitting such an expansion of the P66 maritime wharf. … [Read more...]
Green Bag Lunch: Chinese Investments in Latin America, Aug 14
Join Amazon Watch for another in their Green Bag Lunch series, this one focusing on the environmental consequences of Chinese investment in Latin America. Speakers include: Paulina Garzón, director of the China Latin-America Sustainable … [Read more...]
Sunflower Alliance Meeting, Aug 20
Please join us for a potluck lunch followed by our regular biweekly meeting of the Sunflower Alliance. Lots going on, lots to talk about -- what's happening, and what we're doing to stop fossil fuels from doing any more damage. New people encouraged … [Read more...]