Climate Change and Labor: Challenges and Opportunities How will the transition to a low-carbon economy affect union members? The League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville, and three Bay Area chapters of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby will host a forum that considers the impacts that a transition to a low-carbon economy will have […]
Judge Chhabria has CANCELLED the hearing first scheduled on March 28 then moved to April 5. His ruling in OBOT v City of Oakland will be issued without holding further hearings. He could issue his written ruling at any time, in April or later. The lawsuit is funded by Bowie Resource Partners, the top coal producer […]
Please join a community meeting on Thursday, April 19 to discuss recent developments in the No Coal in Oakland campaign. We will report on what we know about the judge’s ruling regarding the federal lawsuit to overthrow Oakland’s ban on coal, and we may have a response from the Bank of Montreal to our letter urging them to […]
An evening of music, reflections, inspiration, and action featuring Benjamin Mertz and Ken Medema will be held on Friday evening April 20, 7-8:30 pm, at the Skyline Community Church (12540 Skyline Boulevard in Oakland). See the event announcement for more information.
Coming together with Research and Data: Presenting Information from Real Time Equipment This workshop is sponsored by the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project (WOEIP), and will update residents of West Oakland with information from three air monitoring studies associated with a new Truck Management Program for West Oakland. The workshop will cover 100 x 100 […]
March for Our Health describes itself as "a collaborative project of individuals and organizations coming together to demand health justice." Their core message is that "we all deserve a healthy life. That means a right to healthcare, education, housing, a living wage, clean air, clean water, healthy food and the right to live a life […]
From Youth Vs. Apocalypse - NOTE 2nd LOCATION CHANGE - back to original location: Recently, Phil Tagami announced plans to host the 2018 East Bay Innovators Awards on behalf of his childrens’ school, East Bay Innovation Academy. But Tagami is completely draining Oakland of its resources, and threatening our health and climate with a toxic […]
Wondering what's happening now in the campaign to keep coal out of Oakland? Want to plug in for the next phase? No Coal in Oakland will meet on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project (WOEIP). WOEIP is at 349 Mandela Parkway, around the corner from the West […]
Assemble at 10 am on Steuart Street between Market and Mission (the block south of Embarcadero Plaza) in San Francisco for an 11am march to Civic Center, a headliner among the hundreds of marches, rallies, and events in cities across the planet on the weekend before San Francisco's Global Climate Action Summit. Look for No […]
Outside a San Francisco conference for investment professionals who belong to a group called Principles for Responsible Investment, we'll be exposing the Bank of Montreal's irresponsible financing of the coal terminal proposed by Bowie Resource Partners and fronted by Oakland would-be coal developer Phil Tagami ... with an aim to exposing the devious cover-up of this […]