Richmond may be taking its first step toward ending the shipment of coal through the Levin terminal. A draft coal and petcoke ordinance is on the Richmond city council agenda this Tuesday! The city council will be voting to direct city staff to review the proposed ordinance, which if adopted will protect Richmond’s community from the health […]
No Coal in Oakland's Stop the Coal Money committee will consider next steps in our campaign to block the Bank of Montreal’s fundraising for the proposed coal terminal at Oakland's West Gateway. The committee will meet on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 7 pm – 8:30 pm, at Kehilla Synagogue (1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont), in the Heschel Room at […]
Wear your No Coal in Oakland t-shirt and join us at next Thursday’s court hearing in developer Phil Tagami’s second lawsuit against the City. When: Thursday, April 25 at 3:00 pm Where: Alameda County Courthouse | Department 18 | 1221 Oak Street, Oakland In November 2018, the City of Oakland terminated Tagami’s lease because he failed to meet critical […]
Nick Mullins, a former underground coal miner and an advocate for just transition, will speak about his perspectives on just transition: Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 Time: 7:30 pm Place: California Nurses Association building at 155 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94612. There is no charge to attend, but there will be a collection to support Nick’s work. Note that […]
Come support Richmond residents suffering from health problems aggravated by coal and petroleum coke dust! On Thursday, July 18 at 5:30 pm, No Coal in Richmond will hold a rally and press conference on City Hall steps at 5:30 pm before the 6:30 pm Richmond Planning Commission meeting. WHAT: No Coal in Richmond rally & Richmond […]
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Join Climate Justice, Environmental Justice, and Environmentalist activists in a noon-hour protest at ICE headquarters on Monday, August 5. This is part of a month-long campaign to demonstrate broad opposition to the administration’s brutal treatment of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. What: Climate Justice, Environmental Justice, and Environmentalist day of action during the "Month of […]
In Courtroom 2, 3rd Floor Room 330, a panel of three Ninth Circuit judges will hear oral argument on the appeal by the City of Oakland, Sierra Club, and San Francisco Baykeeper, from Judge Vince Chhabria's decision after a three-day trial in which he struck down Oakland's ban on on the storage and handling of […]
This is it! Join us Tuesday, December 3, at 6:30 pm at 440 Civic Center Plaza, when the Richmond City Council will finally vote on the Richmond Coal Ordinance. The ordinance would phase out the storage and handling of coal and petroleum coke (pet coke) over a three year period. (NOTE: this vote was previously scheduled for […]
The 50th anniversary of Earth Day is this year, on April 22 (a Wednesday). Join millions of people around the world for a three-day online mobilization to stop the climate emergency. JOIN THE 72-HOUR NATIONAL LIVESTREAM Find a listing of Bay Area based events on the website of Sunflower Alliance. Events include: online poetry readings […]
Phil Tagami's Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal OBOT initially sued the City in December 2018 for breach of contract, an action which the city contends is a “strategic lawsuit against public participation” (SLAPP suit). You can read about the stay of this lawsuit issued by Superior Court Judge Jo-Lynne Lee at https://nocoalinoakland.info/court-puts-developers-quest-for-damages-on-hold/. The hearing begins […]