City Council Open Forum, June 21

Oakland City Hall 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland , CA, United States

Please come out for a half hour on Tuesday May 21, 2016 to remind the City Council that we want a ban on coal. New faces and new voices at this week's Open Forum will go a long way to helping the council understand how broadly Oakland wants a ban on coal. You only have […]

Weekly NCIO Meeting

West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project 349 Mandela Parkway, Oakland, CA, United States

Our weekly planning meetings are jam-packed with ideas and energy. Newcomers are welcome; come one-half hour early and we’ll be happy to give you a brief personal orientation on No Coal in Oakland and our various activities.

Ban Coal Rally

Frank Ogawa/Oscar Grant Plaza Oakland City Hall, Oakland, CA, United States

On June 27, the Oakland City Council will finally decide what to do about coal.   Will the City Council ban coal or will it sentence us to a 66-year-long compromise with the developer that would make Oakland the biggest coal exporting city on the West Coast? Although public opposition is great, powerful forces are working […]

Rally and Council Vote on Coal

Oakland City Hall 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland , CA, United States

The Oakland City Council's long-awaited vote on coal may finally be coming at a special meeting set by the Council for Monday, June 27. The Oakland City Council has called the special session to "conclude and present information from the public hearing on the health and safety impacts of coal in Oakland and options for […]

City Council: 2nd Reading and Final Vote on Coal Ban

Oakland City Hall 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland , CA, United States

The Oakland City Council voted unanimously on June 27 for two measures to prohibit storage and handling of coal in Oakland. City of Oakland rules require that the measures approved at that meeting be given a second reading and vote before becoming final. The second reading of both measures is scheduled for Tuesday, July 19, 2016. The meeting will begin […]

No Coal Victory Celebration

City Slicker Farm Park 2847 Peralta St., Oakland, CA, United States

Celebrate! Join Us for a Rousing NO COAL VICTORY CELEBRATION   Saturday, July 30, 2016, 4 pm - 7 pm West Oakland Farm Park – City Slicker Farms 2847 Peralta St., Oakland, CA On July 19, the Oakland City Council cast its second and final vote to ban coal. The No Coal Ordinance is now […]

NCIO Meeting (Again!)

West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project 349 Mandela Parkway, Oakland, CA, United States

On December 7, Phil Tagami filed suit against the City of Oakland seeking to overturn the City of Oakland’s ban on storage and handling of coal at the new shipping terminal to be built on public land near the foot of the Bay Bridge. No Coal in Oakland and our allies have vowed to support […]

Trump Resistance Tuesday – No DAPL, No Coal

12th & Broadway 12th & Broadway, Oakland, United States

NCIO is taking part  in #ResistTrumpTuesday, on March 7, to protest attacks on climate and environmental justice — from the Dakota Access Pipeline to the ongoing push to export coal from Oakland. WHEN:    11:45 am, Tuesday, March 7 WHERE:  12th St & Broadway This march through downtown Oakland will visit Wells Fargo, Citibank, and Chase […]

NCIO Meeting

West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project 349 Mandela Parkway, Oakland, CA, United States

On December 7, Phil Tagami filed suit against the City of Oakland seeking to overturn the City of Oakland’s ban on storage and handling of coal at the new shipping terminal to be built on public land near the foot of the Bay Bridge. No Coal in Oakland and our allies have vowed to support […]

NCIO Meeting

West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project 349 Mandela Parkway, Oakland, CA, United States

On December 7, Phil Tagami filed suit against the City of Oakland seeking to overturn the City of Oakland’s ban on storage and handling of coal at the new shipping terminal to be built on public land near the foot of the Bay Bridge. No Coal in Oakland and our allies have vowed to support […]