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Energy Literacy - by FlorenceHumanist Hall
390 27th Street
uptown Oakland, between Telegraph and Broadway
http://www.HumanistHall.org Event Date:Tue May 28, 2013 7:00PM Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 9:53PM
Delta Protection Commission Opposes Peripheral Tunnels! - by Dan BacherThe Delta Protection Commission voted 9-2 on May 24 to oppose the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) to build the peripheral tunnels as currently drafted. This is a huge victory for Delta advocates, fish, the environment and the people of California.
The construction of the twin tunnels would hasten the extinction of Sacramento River chinook salmon, Delta and longfin smelt and other fish species and take large areas of Delta farmland, among the most fertile on the planet, out of productio... Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 11:19AM
Screening of "Chasing Ice" documentary - by Margaret GoodaleMildred Owen Concert Hall
1220 Linda Mar Blvd.
Pacifica Event Date:Fri Jun 7, 2013 7:30PM Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 2:39PM
Health and Safety Gaps in Safe Drinking and Clean Water Acts - by by Patrick Porgans and Lloyd G. Carter Since 1978 the State has received on average $600 million to $800 million annually for clean water programs that are administered by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. EPA officials estimate California needs $39 billion in capital improvements through 2026 for water systems to continue providing safe drinking water to the public. Instead, Gov. Brown is pushing a $14 billion twin tunnel project to ship relatively clean S... Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 11:20AM
Movie Screening: San Francisco - Still Wild at Heart - by AmyWild Equity Institute
474 Valencia St, Suite 295
San Francisco, CA 94103 Event Date:Wed Jun 26, 2013 6:00PM Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 6:36AM
Gasland Part II Special Screening - by Eric AndersonOakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th St #290, Oakland, CA 94607 Event Date:Sun Jun 2, 2013 6:00PM Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 4:25PM
Damage control. City entangled in CalDesal’s advocacy and lobbying activities - by Paul GratzLast week, the City of Santa Cruz issued the unusual news release entitled “Santa Cruz Water Director Key to Non-Profit CalDesal Success. Bill Kocher Named Vice-President of the Board.” The PR piece appears designed as a damage control tactic to both reframe and obfuscate the city’s role as a prominent member of the CalDesal advocacy and lobbying organization. [Attachment: City issued news release extolling the key contributions of Bill "Desal or Die" Kocher makes towards advancing th... Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 2:16PM
Global-warming debate shouldn’t exclude role of livestock - by Systemic DisorderRegardless of what the actual total of livestock contribution to global warming, it is part of the problem and we ignore it at our collective peril. Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 9:57AM
Lobby Against Monsanto Protection Act and March to State Capitol - by Kim SloanMeet 10:00 am at the Department of Food and Agriculture at 1220 N Street, Sacramento, March at 11am to the State Capitol to lobby against Monsanto. Event Date:Wed May 22, 2013 10:00AM Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 10:23PM
Plastic-Free Living: an interactive workshop with Beth Terry - by Beck CowlesEcology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave, (near Dwight Way)
Berkeley, Ca, 94702 Event Date:Sat Jun 8, 2013 1:00PM Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 4:15PM
Why should Californians pay for $50 billion tunnel boondoggle? - by Dan BacherRestore the Delta (RTD) responded to Meral’s latest claim by asking, “So why then should rate payers from Southern California and tax payers throughout the state be asked to pick up the tab for a $50 billion project that will not make more water for Southern California or save the Delta?
Photo of Jerry Meral at BDCP meeting by Dan Bacher. Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 12:19PM
Occupy the Farm Work Party & Land Occupation - by Occupy the FarmSan Pablo and Monroe, Albany CA Event Date:Sat May 25, 2013 5:00PM Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:42PM
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) threatened in San Francisco (audio/mpeg 1.4MB) - by KPFA Evening News, 05.18.2013California's most important environmental law, the California Environmental Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), is under attack, and activists are trying to make sure the act will still hold sway in San Francisco. CEQA requires corporations and landholders to provide public information about potential environmental impacts of their projects in advance. A statewide coalition recently blocked attempts to weaken CEQA at the state level, but now San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener has proposed ... Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 5:27PM
Global Warming to exacerbate Heat related deaths, more storms for New York - by Takver - Climate IMCThe residents of Manhattan and New York are already feeling the effects of global warming after experiencing Hurricanes Irene and Superstorm Sandy. But more is in store with more frequent large storms, rising sea levels, and higher temperatures and heatwaves in summer. The latest scientific study identifies that rising temperatures and heatwaves are likely to substantially increase temperature related deaths in the city. Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:06AM
Defending the Land in Northern California - A presentation by Will Parrish - by SubRosaSubRosa Community Space
703 N. Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz Event Date:Fri May 24, 2013 6:00PM Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 11:27PM
Land Rush - by FlorenceHumanist Hall
390 27th Street
uptown Oakland, between Telegraph and Broadway
http://www.HumanistHall.org Event Date:Wed May 29, 2013 7:30PM Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 7:17PM
Merced: #MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO - #M25 - #MAM - by merced california on main st from MLK st all the way to Mst Event Date:Sat May 25, 2013 11:00AM Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 1:45PM
OCCUPY MONSANTO: Global March Against Monsanto - by EVERYWHERE! Including here in the Bay Area: Oakland, San Francisco, Vallejo, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Monterey, and many more! Event Date:Sat May 25, 2013 11:00AM Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 4:24AM
Connecting the Green Dots: Moving to Zero Waste - by Quinne FokesSan Anselmo Town Hall Event Date:Tue Jun 4, 2013 7:00PM Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 10:20PM
Liberate The Land: Direct Action to Plant Food and Hold Space - by Ryan RisingThe Free Farm: 950 Gough Street @ Eddy Street, San Francisco Event Date:Sat Jun 1, 2013 1:00PM Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 12:54AM |