The decision by Nebraska officials to give the Keystone XL pipeline a permit was a setback -- but indigenous people and their allies are still determined to stop the pipeline. They're calling on everyone to Join the Promise to Protect and commit … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2017
No Coal in Richmond Meeting, Dec 5
Only three ports in the state of California still export dirty coal, and one of them, the Levin-Richmond Coal Terminal, is right here in the Bay Area on the Richmond waterfront. Our goal: Take Richmond off that list. Join the Sierra Club Bay … [Read more...]
Youth Climate Lawsuit in SF, Dec 11
There's good news in the landmark youth climate lawsuit, Juliana v. U.S. A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has granted Juliana v. US attorneys the opportunity to argue in support of the fundamental and … [Read more...]
Final KXL Pipeline Decision No Cause for Celebration, Nov 20
UPDATE: The Nebraska Public Service Commission voted 3-2 to approve the mainline alternative route for the Keystone XL pipeline through the state. The commission rejected TransCanada's preferred route. The Obama administration considered the … [Read more...]
Boycott Tagami’s Rotunda—DeCOALonize, Nov 21
Last year, developer Phil Tagami tried to build a coal transport terminal in Oakland. But workers, youth, and community members came together to win an historic ban on coal. Now Tagami is suing in Federal Court to try to force the City of Oakland … [Read more...]
Demystifying Carbon Pricing
What exactly is carbon pricing? Can we count on it to buy a free pass from impending climate doom—and build a just, green global economy all at the same time? Two recently published reports on market mechanisms and the climate crisis are essential … [Read more...]
Wells Fargo: Divest from Dirty Pipelines! Nov 30
Rally at Wells Fargo’s headquarters in San Francisco to demand they divest from Keystone XL and other dirty pipelines. We'll be delivering tens of thousands of letters and divestment pledges from across the country and making it clear that our … [Read more...]
Scientists and Activists Describe Approaches to Climate Change, Nov 16
Hear 350 Bay Area's Jed Holtzman and other activists and scientists describe "the effects of climate change on our global society" in UC Berkeley's first Continental Speaker Series. Speakers include: - Professor Darren Zook – International law in … [Read more...]
Climate Legacy Time Capsule Dedication, Nov 18
Join the youth of the Sunrise Movement in dedicating Climate Legacy Time Capsules! By creating a time capsule, we ensure that history will remember our choices—and our politicians’ choices. By recording history, we can change it and work for a … [Read more...]
Guerrilla Advertising! Come Banner, April 28
Want to engage in some prime outdoor advertising and tell 45,000 people just how you're feeling about climate change and other important issues? Come join the Animals Against Extinction, Sunflower Alliance's art wing, in bannering at Berkeley's … [Read more...]
Help Pass BAAQMD Toxic Emissions Rule, Nov 15
A new clean air regulation is coming up for approval by the Air District's Board of Directors, and it needs our support. Rule 11-18 aims to reduce health risks from cancer-causing toxic air pollutants like heavy metals, diesel PM and benzene. These … [Read more...]