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Background and research-driven articles on fossil fuel infrastructure, climate change and environmental justice topics.

Passion and Persistence: Making Gains at BAAQMD, Dec. 16, 2015

February 1, 2016

At the 11/30 hearing, Air District staff committed to a full workup of the Community-Worker Proposal, including a CEQA Analysis, which would enable the Board to consider it and  vote for its adoption—if we can persuade them to do so—within the 1st … [Read more...]

Warning from my Future Self

January 30, 2016

In this 34-page comic book for both youth and adults, 16-year-old Gabe Sanchez of East Oakland tells the story of how he and his grandfather time-travel 50 years into  the future.  His 60-year-old self tells him the story of how climate change has … [Read more...]

Global Impact of Transportation

December 2, 2015

We all know it: transportation speed and convenience come at a high price. It’s a price paid out in billions of barrels of petroleum, and billions of metric tons of CO2. But really big numbers are hard to grasp. This web page gives a graphic and … [Read more...]

GHG Mapping Tool from the California Air Resources Board

November 18, 2015

The California Air Resources Board has unveiled an update of its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mapping Tool. The tool enables users to locate, view, and analyze emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from nearly 800 facilities in California that each emit … [Read more...]

What Does BAAQMD Do and Why We Should Care

November 15, 2015

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District regulates a wide range of air pollutants. This presentation lists them by type and describes their effects on human health. It also identifies their sources and links them to refinery processes. The key … [Read more...]

Legal Protections for Photographing at Refineries

September 15, 2015

San Francisco Federal Building protest

This document outlines your 1st Amendment rights when photographing the exteriors of buildings from a public place, such as a public street, sidewalk, or park. The author, attorney Bill Simpich, recommends keeping the referenced documents in your … [Read more...]

Non-violent Direct Action: Why and How

September 1, 2015

Anti-Apartheid protext of the 1970s

“Those who profess to favor freedom yet deprecate agitation, are people who want crops without ploughing; they want rain without thunder and lightning; they want the ocean without the roar of its many waters.”   —Frederick Douglass. This … [Read more...]

New Climate Metrics

July 15, 2015

Gl0bal climate map

The methods for measuring effects of climate change are critical to dialogues about climate change. These methods are at the heart of treaty negotiations and government policies. However, the currently used metrics date back to the Kyoto Protocol in … [Read more...]

Interactive Toxics Map of California

June 1, 2015

A new map from the state Environmental Protection Agency ranks all 8,000 census tracts in California, evaluating each neighborhood and the people who live there to determine their vulnerability to environmental risks. The map enables you to view … [Read more...]

Crude-by-Rail Reports and Presentations

May 14, 2015

Workers training atop rail tanker cars

From California Fuel Overview and Crude Oil Trends, California Energy Commission Oil by Rail Safety in California (PDF) Report prepared by the Interagency Rail Safety Working Group, June 10, 2014. The Report recommends 12 steps the state should … [Read more...]

What is Climate Justice

January 29, 2015

Climate Justice is a global movement to redress the material inequities created by climate change. A form of environmental justice, climate justice demands the fair treatment of all people and freedom from discrimination, and requires the creation of … [Read more...]

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