Sunflower Alliance

Join Greenaction to celebrate its 25th anniversary — 25 years on the front lines fighting to “protect health and promote environmental, social, economic, racial, and climate justice.”

Greenaction is a network of frontline community organizations in California, Arizona, Utah, indigenous nations, and elsewhere. They work on issues including protecting communities endangered by hazardous waste facilities, … Read more

Help build the March 21 national day of action demanding that banks stop funding climate disaster. Third Act and others have called this event to highlight the Banking on Our Future campaign: a national effort to pressure the Big 4 Banks—Bank of America, Chase, Citibank, and Wells Fargo—to stop financing the climate crisis.

Participants pledge … Read more

Taking the fox-and-chicken-coop thing to a global level:  An oil company CEO as next year’s UN Conference of Parties on Climate Change!

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the CEO of the Abu Dhabai National Oil Company, has been named as President of the UN climate talks (COP28) happening later this year in the United Arab Emirates.… Read more

This 90 minute workshop will equally emphasize factual evidence on hydrogen from Professor David Cebon, and strategic communications advice from a global communications group’s hydrogen specialist, to help provide the wider climate community with an understanding of hydrogen, topline key messages, and tools to navigate this complex topic.

As natural gas has increasingly become … Read more

This training session on using Refinery Air Watch data will provide a big picture overview of fenceline monitoring data from all over the country, including the Bay Area.   It’s sponsored by the Fair Tech Collective, which is dedicated to using science and technology to empower refinery communities.

By the end of the session, you’ll … Read more

If you are a current or retired employee of the State of California, or any public school system in California, the hard-earned money in your pension fund is helping to finance climate catastrophe. But you can help end this money pipeline.

Join Fossil Free California for webinar to find out how you can support the … Read more

California has jumped on the bandwagon with new policies promoting carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a major part of its climate strategies — along with many governments around the world.

Hear about the dismal record of (mostly failed) CCS projects — often increasing emissions and environmental injustice.

Learn what governments are doing and planning … Read more

This is a chance to give the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) your opinion on decommissioning the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.

An obsolete nuclear power plant sitting on an earthquake fault, dumping millions of gallons of heated water into the nearby ocean, creating a nearby pool of radioactive waste — what could possibly go … Read more

2023 is kicking in with the usual challenges, and we can already sense the need for a little soul-soothing.  Please join us for a concert of celestial harp and vocal music that reminds us that heaven-on-earth can sometimes be as close as the next musical performance.

Floy Andrews and Maureen Brennan are offering a late … Read more

 Urban Tilth, Richmond’s urban farm, will honor Martin Luther King Jr. on this MLK Day holiday with activities at two locations. Urban Tilth writes:

“The work and dedication to service of Martin Luther King Jr has been a source of inspiration for our work. We look to continue the legacy of his work by … Read more

Join the Last Chance Alliance for a look ahead at 2023 priorities and strategies for the statewide grassroots movement to stop fossil fuel production in California. We won a big victory with the  new law banning new drilling permits near “sensitive areas” like neighborhoods and  schools. This year we have defend that victory and push … Read more

Logging in the Jackson State Demonstration Forest is destroying mature redwoods and desecrating indigenous land.  Learn about the threats—and how you can help—from Pomo Tribal Elder Priscilla Hunter and the Coalition to Save Jackson State Forest.

The logging is taking place even as the Pomo people are negotiating with the state based on Governor Newsom’s… Read more

At this online “Climate Action Party,” Jim Walsh of Food and Water Watch will join Robert Howarth of Cornell University to unpack the hype, exploring possible benefits and harms of the ways hydrogen is being proposed as a climate “solution.” And to outline the ways methane poses a serious threat to the planet.

Event host … Read more

CalMatters environment reporter Nadia Lopez recently summarized a “scathing report” from the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office on the California Air Resources Board’s recently adopted state climate plan.

Check out her summary and links, and stay tuned for information on how to join the statewide climate justice coalition to push the state to do far … Read more

The California Air Resources Board is currently reviewing potential changes to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard, designed to decrease the carbon intensity of transportation fuels.  We submitted this letter as public comment during their November 2022 workshop.

Cheryl Laskowski, Branch Chief – Low Carbon Fuel Standard
California Air Resources Board
1001 I Street… Read more

We strongly agree with the Contra Costa Health Department: the Martinez Refining Company should be held criminally liable for its toxic chemical release in Martinez on Thanksgiving night.

Please email District Attorney Diana Becton and her Environmental Enforcement Unit at DAOffice@contracostada.org.  Tell them you feel strongly that the PBF-owned Martinez Refining Company should be … Read more

Save the date: Join the Bay Area Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force for the next in their series of summits on Climate, Equity, and Race: United Actions for a Just and Regenerative Future.

This summit will focus on climate and the economy. Program under development. Watch here and/or register for details.

Friday, January 20, … Read more

Join a coalition of Bay Area climate justice organizations for a rally as part of a national day of climate action:
* Honoring indigenous environmental/climate justice activist Joye Braun
* Demanding that Biden stop fossil fuel expansion and declare a Climate Emergency.
* Focusing attention on local climate justice fights.

January 20th marks the … Read more

Our friends at the Benicia Community Air Monitoring Program (BCAMP) are asking our assistance in lobbying the Air District to enforce refinery emissions monitoring standards.

Fenceline monitors at refineries are required by our air quality regulators to track the fugitive toxic gases routinely leaking into surrounding neighborhoods.  These dangerous emissions escape from storage tanks, valves, … Read more

Several recent events at the Martinez Refining Company have left Martinez residents seriously on edge.  First, there was a run of heavy flaring from the refinery stacks, followed by a major hazardous release on Thanksgiving night of heavy metal-laden powder that blanketed the downtown.  This was followed a few days later by more intense flaring … Read more