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videoThanksgiving at the UC Berkeley Memorial Oak Grove Tree-Sit (video/quicktime 55.6MB) by Bill Carpenter
November 22, 2007. Three-minute QT movie. 56MB....
Posted: Fri, Nov 30, 2007 5:00pm PST
imageVolunteers Begin Fish Recue on Prospect Island in the California Delta
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by Dan Bacher
As the federal and state governments investigate the huge fish kill at Prospect Island on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, volunteers are rescuing many of the fish still alive on the island....
Posted: Fri, Nov 30, 2007 3:08pm PST
calendarUrban Alliance for Sustainability Green Movie Night by
Little Roxie Theater 3125 16th Street San Francisco, CA 94103...
Event Date: Thu, Dec 20, 2007 6:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Nov 30, 2007 1:48pm PST
textSEIU Joins International Union And Environmental Allies To Advocate For Environmental Justice by via the SEIU
Friday, November 30, 2007 : SEIU Vice President Gerry Hudson to highlight disproportionate impact of global warming on low-income people, advocate for environmental justice...
Posted: Fri, Nov 30, 2007 8:00am PST
imageSaving energy with your searches
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by Martha
A custom search engine for energy saving...
Posted: Thu, Nov 29, 2007 4:37pm PST
imageFishermen and Indian Tribes Blast Contradictory FERC Report on Klamath River Dams
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by Dan Bacher
The latest edition of the Klamath River eNews, compiled by the Klamath Riverkeeper, discusses the reaction of the Klamath Basin Indian Tribes and fishermen to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recommendation that four PacifCorp dams remain on the river....
Posted: Thu, Nov 29, 2007 1:14pm PST
imageSacramento Public Hearing on Water Allocation in California Set for Dec. 3, 1-3 pm
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by Dan Bacher
Faced with a series of environmental disasters in the Bay-Delta Estuary, including the ongoing fish kill at Prospect Island, the Pelagic Organism Decline in the Delta and the Cosco Busan oil spill, what does the Department of Water Resources plan to do? Make things worse by proposing alarming changes to the water contracts for the State Water Project. Meanwhile, California's "green Governor," Arnold Schwarzenegger continues to campaign for the peripheral canal, more dams and more water export...
Posted: Thu, Nov 29, 2007 10:42am PST
textVolunteers Plan to Rescue Remaining Live Fish at Prospect Island by Dan Bacher
The California Department of Fish and Game is currently conducting a criminal investigation of the giant fish kill at Prospect Island, located in the north end of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta about two dozen miles south of Sacramento. Meanwhile, there are a lot of fish, mostly striped bass and forage fish, still alive, but fish are continuing to die as I write this. A force of volunteers plans to go to Prospect Island on Sunday or earlier to rescue the remaining fish....
Posted: Thu, Nov 29, 2007 9:18am PST
textNations to Reunite for Kyoto Progress Report by NPR (reposted)
Thursday, November 29, 2007 : The world's industrialized nations (except for the United States and Australia) agreed 10 years ago in Kyoto, Japan, to take steps to slow global warming. They haven't accomplished that goal. They have until 2012, and then their agreement expires....
Posted: Thu, Nov 29, 2007 8:28am PST
calendarTown Hall Meeting on LBAM Aerial Spraying by
Santa Cruz City Council Chambers 809 Center Street Santa Cruz CA...
Event Date: Sun, Dec 9, 2007 6:00pm PST
Posted: Thu, Nov 29, 2007 1:14am PST
calendar"Don't Put a Haze in our Holidays" by
Gather at the corner of Laurel and Pacific. The Parade starts at 10am and goes up Pacific Ave to the Town Clock. New Location: Corner of Cooper and Pacific...
Event Date: Sat, Dec 1, 2007 10:00am PST
Posted: Thu, Nov 29, 2007 1:07am PST
textChinese gas shortages despite record oil prices by Australian
CHINA is running out of fuel. Police are guarding petrol stations in several inland provinces to prevent fights, as shortages of petrol and diesel are causing huge queues of trucks, buses and cars. In Kunming, capital of the southwestern province of Yunnan, 1000 trucks are stranded. A truck driver named Li told the Chuncheng Evening News he had been stranded at the Stone Tiger Gate petrol station for three days after searching for fuel in other places, but failing. He said his delivery ...
Posted: Tue, Nov 27, 2007 8:29pm PST
textEric McDavid Update - 11.27.07 by Sacramento Prisoner Support
Eric receives blood work and a visit from the cardiologist......
Posted: Tue, Nov 27, 2007 8:27pm PST
textAngler Coordinating Volunteer Fish Rescue Force Will Visit Prospect Island Tomorrow by Dan Bacher
Bob McDaris, the angler who discovered the giant fish kill on Prospect Island in the California Delta last week, and I will visit the island tomorrow to find out if there are any remaining fish for force of volunteers to rescue....
Posted: Tue, Nov 27, 2007 5:34pm PST
calendarUn-Dam the Klamath film event and discussion
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by Klamath Riverkeeper
Bayside Grange, 2297 Jacoby Creek Road, Bayside, CA...
Event Date: Thu, Nov 29, 2007 7:30pm PST
Posted: Tue, Nov 27, 2007 3:53pm PST
textSenator Feinstein to chair hearing So Cal wildfires by Michael Webster
The stakes are high. This year's fires scorched more than 500,000 acres, killed 10, injured 130 and destroyed more than 2,000 homes. Damage is estimated to top $2 billion....
Posted: Tue, Nov 27, 2007 9:45am PST
textClimate Disasters Have Increased 4 X in Past 20 Yrs by reposted
The Oxfam International Organization has released a new report:...
Posted: Tue, Nov 27, 2007 8:33am PST
calendarLos Gatos/Campbell Election/Environment Reform November Meetup by
Seems to be a Democrat leaning group - But May still be worth while for none Democrats. IF IT'S A TRUE ELECTION REFORM GROUP...
Event Date: Wed, Nov 28, 2007 7:00pm PST
Posted: Tue, Nov 27, 2007 7:46am PST
textAustralia: Bans on Genetically Modified Crops lifted Despite Wide Opposition by Takver - Sydney Indymedia
Bans on commercial growing of genetically-modified (GM) canola crops have been lifted by the Governments of two Australian states - New South Wales and Victoria - despite pleas from the Western Australian and Tasmanian Governments, and over 250 companies in the food business to maintain the moratorium, and Japanese food buyers urging continuation of the ban in October. The moratorium on GM canola will be lifted from February/March 2008....
Posted: Tue, Nov 27, 2007 2:41am PST
calendarWeekly Poetry Reading and Song Circle by
The Red Hill Autonomous Zone at the Science Hill Tree Sit UCSC...
Event Date: Wed, Nov 28, 2007 7:00pm PST
Posted: Mon, Nov 26, 2007 3:45pm PST
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