This slide show by SFSU Professor and Sunflower Alliance activist Kathleen McAfee explains what carbon offsets, the carbon market, and "net zero" really mean. Companies and countries emitting greenhouse gases claim they are making up for that by … [Read more...]
Resources
Background and research-driven articles on fossil fuel infrastructure, climate change and environmental justice topics.
Big Oil Reality Check Report
Check out this deeply researched rap sheet on how the big oil companies are continuing to expand their murderous industry at a pace that will blow through their own climate pledges and the 1.5 C limit goal set by the Paris Agreement. This updated … [Read more...]
New Report: Chevron’s Global Destruction
We already knew it wasn't just Richmond. Amazon Watch has announced the release of a major new report, Chevron’s Global Destruction: Ecocide, Genocide, and Corruption. The report's author, Nan M. Greer, Ph.D., documents how Chevron, the world’s … [Read more...]
Fossil Fueled Foolery
An Illustrated Primer on the Top 10 Manipulation Tactics of the Fossil Fuel Industry The fossil fuel industry regularly deploys manipulative and dishonest tactics when engaging with communities of color, often working to co-opt the respect and … [Read more...]
Just Transition: Overview and Reading List
Preventing the worst catastrophes of climate change will require a fast and radical restructuring of our society and economy. Not only a switch to 100% renewable energy, but also huge, disruptive changes in transportation, housing patterns, … [Read more...]
A Green New Deal for The Most Impacted Workers and Communities
Check out the Climate Justice Alliance's powerful statement supporting the Green New Deal proposal introduced by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -- and detailing important priorities that need to be included for a truly just transition: According to the … [Read more...]
Environmental Justice Challenge to Cap & Trade
The Brown administration recently bragged that California has met its 2020 climate-reduction goals two years early. Find out why: California's real contribution to Greenhouse Gases may be increasing Current policies including cap-and-trade … [Read more...]
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 more...]
New Report: California Must Lead a Managed Decline of Oil Extraction
The Sky's Limit: Why The Paris Climate Goals Demand that California Lead in a Managed Decline of Oil Extraction.: This new report by Oil Change International outlines some of the steps California needs to take to provide REAL climate … [Read more...]
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 more...]
To Meet Global Climate Goals, CA Should Cut Oil Production
A newly published report by the Stockholm Environment Institute looks at the impact on global greenhouse gas emissions if California actually limited its oil production. (We're the third largest oil-producer after Texas and North Dakota.) If the … [Read more...]