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Federal Agencies Issue Final Mandates for Klamath Dams Today is a historic day in the struggle to restore the Klamath River. The Department of Interior and Commerce issued final mandatory terms and conditions for the relicensing of PacifiCorp dams that require fish passage, paving the way for the removal of four dams that block the migration of salmon, steelhead and other fish. This huge victory wouldn't have happened without all of the political pressure over the past few years by a broad coalition of Klamath Basin Indian Tribes, commercial fish...
Posted: Tue, Jan 30, 2007 7:38am PST
Rally & Protest to Protect Sacred Places: Save Medicine Lake!! 
San Jose, CA - Pit River Indian Tribe members and Indigenous and environmental justice supporters delivered an eviction notice to Calpine Corporation in downtown San Jose on Monday, January 29, 2007 demanding they drop their decades-long attempt to build polluting power plants in the Medicine Lake Highlands near Mount Shasta. Tribal members and supporters vowed to nonviolently defend Medicine Lake from any attempts to build power plants at this area that is profoundly sacred to area Native p...
Posted: Mon, Jan 29, 2007 8:02pm PST
ANCIENT OAK GROVE AT UC BERKELEY WINS COURT INJUNCTION Today Alameda County Superior Court Judge Barbara Miller issued a Preliminary Injunction barring the University of California at Berkeley 's proposed removal of a century-old stand of native Coast Live Oaks in response to motions filed by the California Oak Foundation and its co-petitioners including Save the Oaks at the Stadium....
Posted: Mon, Jan 29, 2007 7:03pm PST
Photos from Anti-PG&E action at the LGBT center 
In reaction to PG&E's massive greenwashing campaign, a group of protesters crashed the PG&E press conference at the LGBT center, where they were unveiling their newly installed solar panels. The protesters wanted to make it clear that installing solar panels on one building did not make this billion dollar corporation 'green'. PG&E owns less than 1% solar energy facilities and 2% wind. It has also lobbied against incentives for individuals to install solar panels in the recent past. Go to let...
Posted: Sun, Jan 28, 2007 8:39pm PST
Susan Leal is no Engineer and cannot lead the SF Public Utilities Commission Susan Leal is no engineer and cannot and will not ever be able to lead the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. So far, Susan Leal has failed us with the Clean Water Project and especially Hetch Hetchy. Now, without completing the Clean Water Projects she wants to deal with the Waste Water Projects linked to San Francisco and waste millions of dollars. Susan Leal makes $300,000 a year with perks and has a written contract without any qualifications. Time will tell....
Posted: Sun, Jan 28, 2007 8:18am PST
PG&E’s Greenwashing Countered by Make Out Session Today was the first public action of a guerrilla collective dedicated to exposing PG&E’s massive and misleading PR campaign wallpapering our city for the last few months....
Posted: Sat, Jan 27, 2007 6:19pm PST
Hoopa Tribe wants government to help spawning salmon Here is the latest press release from the Hoopa Valley tribe regarding the relicensing of PacifiCorp's dams on the Klamath River....
Posted: Sat, Jan 27, 2007 4:04pm PST
Profits Frozen for Hmong Farmers The recent cold snap in the Central Valley has cut deep into the profits of citrus growers. But many small-time farmers in the Hmong community are hurt even more with their entire harvest wiped out....
Posted: Sat, Jan 27, 2007 10:17am PST
Critical Mass In Progress (video/mpeg 343.5KB) It's the last Friday of the month already?...
Posted: Fri, Jan 26, 2007 7:15pm PST
Make out for Environmental Justice! In front of the LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market St, SF...
Event Date: Sat, Jan 27, 2007 10:30am PST
Posted: Fri, Jan 26, 2007 11:34am PST
The Struggle for the Siskyou Mountains Salamander 
The California Fish and Game Commission is poised to take public testimony with regard to the threatened-species status of the Siskyou Mountains salamander under the California Endangered Species Act....
Posted: Thu, Jan 25, 2007 10:23pm PST
Central Valley Air Quality Coalition featured on KFCF Clearing the Air (audio/mpeg 13.8MB) Representatives of the Central Valley Air Quality (CVAQ) Coalition discuss current air quality issues in the San Joaquin Valley. Jim Compton-Schmidt interviews Liza Bolanos, CVAQ Coordinator, and Carolina Simunovic, Environmental Health Director at Fresno Metro Ministry. Show aired on KFCF 88.1 FM in Fresno on 12/22/06....
Posted: Thu, Jan 25, 2007 8:36pm PST
Oak grove slumber party/vigil Tuesday night, Berkeley Friends of the Oak Grove near Memorial Stadium at UC Berkeley are having a slumber party, vigil, late night music festival tonight, Tuesday, January 23rd. Protect the oaks from unnecessary cutting....
Posted: Tue, Jan 23, 2007 11:28pm PST
Livermore Pro-Nukers Move to Kill More in San Francisco Area 
Livermore Lab has continuously contaminated the region for decades. San Francisco residents are reporting the presence of cancer causing uranium in hair samples....
Posted: Tue, Jan 23, 2007 7:06pm PST
Delta Flows – Weekly Highlights from Restore the Delta Here's an update on the battle to restore the California Delta from Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Campaign Director of Restore the Delta....
Posted: Tue, Jan 23, 2007 11:38am PST
Protest Calpine's Proposed Power Plant on Native Lands! Rally at 10 a.m. at Plaza De Cesar Chavez Park
South Market Street and 50 W. San Fernando Street
Protest at high noon at Calpine Headquarters
50 W. San Fernando Street, San Jose...
Event Date: Mon, Jan 29, 2007 10:00am PST
Posted: Mon, Jan 22, 2007 1:22pm PST
County sponsored meeting regarding Chevron Refinery Fire 
County responds to Chevron oil Refinery fire with a community meeting in Point Richmond set for Wednesday evening....
Posted: Mon, Jan 22, 2007 1:01pm PST
January 29 Action for Medicine Lake! 
Native Peoples & Supporters To Protest at Calpine in San Jose against Proposed Power Plant at Sacred Medicine Lake near Mt. Shasta
Tribal Members to Deliver Eviction Notice to Calpine
Monday, January 29, 2007, San Jose, California
Rally at 10 a.m. at Plaza De Cesar Chavez Park
South Market Street and 50 W. San Fernando Street
Protest at high noon at Calpine Headquarters
50 W. San Fernando Street, San Jose...
Posted: Sat, Jan 20, 2007 10:12am PST
Humboldt Watershed Council reacts to Palco bankruptcy The Pacific Lumber Company (Palco) filed for bankruptcy protection today, after years of speculation as to its financial viability. The bankruptcy includes both Palco and its subsidiary Scotia Pacific Corporation (ScoPac), as well as other subsidiaries Britt Lumber, Scotia Inn, Scotia Development, and Salmon Creek LLC....
Posted: Fri, Jan 19, 2007 10:02pm PST
Pacific Lumber Files for Bankruptcy Long-anticipated bankruptcy papers filed by Pacific Lumber....
Posted: Fri, Jan 19, 2007 9:59pm PST
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