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Protect Open Space at Lake Merced from Developers! S.F. City Hall, 4 p.m. Stop the Bella Vista Development Project on Brotherhood Way by attending the special hearing at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
today, Tuesday, August 16th, 4 p.m., City Hall. Protect Open Space at
Lake Merced! Stop Gentrification of the Parkmerced Community!...
Posted: Tue, Aug 16, 2005 10:33am PDT
Logging in the Sequoia National Monument 8/13/2005 
In a stunning, relatively overlooked area of the southern Sierras, just east of California Hot Springs and the south valley town of Porterville, the Forest Service is facilitating one of the most rotten deals in the recent, rotten history of logging on public lands. And these are not just any public lands but a National Monument established in 2000 to protect giant Sequoias, in large part by prohibiting timber cutting and restoring the lands to their primeval condition....
Posted: Mon, Aug 15, 2005 3:18am PDT
Aerial Bombardment of Pesticide Spray Sacramento county residents have been bombarded with aerial spraying of pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide for the past 5 nights wihout informed consent ot sufficient notice to protect themselves. Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito Vector Control Board has stated the chemicals used are harmless when in fact they have been shown to cause cancer and other mutations. Due to certain exemptions, the Board has not had to apply for permits, gain property access or even inform the public of the actions they are...
Posted: Sat, Aug 13, 2005 9:28am PDT
Ignacio Chapela Featured Speaker at Organic Sacramento Farm Dance! Ignacio Chapela will be the featured speaker at the potluck tomorrow before the Farm Dance sponsored by Organic Sacramento at Goethe Ranch....
Posted: Fri, Aug 12, 2005 6:20pm PDT
8/12/05 Press Conference: LOCAL FRESNO SUPPORT FOR BIG SOLAR BILL (SB1) Area Politicians, Public Health Professionals, and Environmental Groups Call on State Assembly to “Finish the Job” and Pass The Million Solar Roofs Bill...
Posted: Fri, Aug 12, 2005 1:03am PDT
Sac-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control Dist. Mtg. pics 
* Turn off air conditioning and other ventilation that brings in air from outside. Turn your thermostat down a couple of hours before that to keep your house cool during the treatments.
* Bring toys, tools, patio furniture, pets, bikes, and other portable items indoors.
* Cover playground equipment and other large outdoor items.
* Keep pets indoors.
* Take shoes off before coming indoors.
* After spraying occurs, wash down other surfaces such as playground equipment ...
Posted: Thu, Aug 11, 2005 11:36pm PDT
Fight the Flight website is up! Here's the latest update on the campaign to stop the aerial spraying of pesticides in Sacramento County. I'll see you at the meeting tonight!...
Posted: Thu, Aug 11, 2005 12:00pm PDT
Mosquito Control District Meeting Agenda/Updated Action Alert Here's the agenda for the special public meeting of the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District Board tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. Please attend and address the board regarding your concerns about the spraying!
Following the agenda is an update on the anti-spraying campaign by Kim Glazzard of Organic Sacramento....
Posted: Wed, Aug 10, 2005 9:39pm PDT
MEETING TONIGHT - Roundup™ Is Being Sprayed on Marin's Watershed! MMWD has begun spraying roundup in the MMWD watershed as a means of
controlling certain noxious weeds including star thistle and broom.
Many Marin residents, including myself, believe this is absolutely
unacceptable....
Posted: Wed, Aug 10, 2005 5:16pm PDT
Schwarzenegger Administration Sued for Taking End-Run for Maxxam Legal Challenge Seeks Protection for Murrelet and Salmon...
Posted: Wed, Aug 10, 2005 4:26pm PDT
Aerial Spraying Alert: Council Meeting Tonight/Vector Control Meeting 8/11 I urge everybody to attend the Sacramento City Council meeting tonight, where the Vector Control District will make a presentation on aerial spraying, and the public meeting of the Vector Control District on Thursday at 6:30 pm....
Posted: Tue, Aug 9, 2005 4:26pm PDT
Groups Opposed to Aerial Spraying Hold Press Conference 8/8 noon Groups opposed to spraying Sacramento County with pesticide are holding a press conference today (August 8) at noon....
Posted: Mon, Aug 8, 2005 9:40am PDT
Livermore Must Tribute Hiroshima (audio/mpeg 36.5MB) 60th Anniversary of the will-full dropping of the first atomic bomb...
Posted: Sun, Aug 7, 2005 10:20pm PDT
EPIC Statement on Maxxam offering to bondholders BEGINNING OF THE END-GAME FOR MAXXAM IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY...
Posted: Thu, Aug 4, 2005 5:38pm PDT
MATTOLE TREE-SIT BEING RAIDED Forest Defender from mattole reports: Bulldozers, Loggers, sherrifs at the Tree Village...
Posted: Mon, Aug 1, 2005 1:00pm PDT
Water Cannot be Owned: Nestle Out of McCloud's Aquifer! Nestle Corporation is attempting to privatize McCloud's aquifer, following the capture of Mt. Shasta's spring water by Coca-cola/Dannon. Water is a human right and cannot be owned by corporations!!...
Posted: Thu, Jul 28, 2005 2:29pm PDT
Action Camp in the Oakland Hills August 26-28 Join us for a weekend camping out, learning more of what we all need to know. Meet new people, think about new things, embody new skills.
Come for an action-packed weekend of camping, workshops focussed on urban & rural skills, discussion and learning....
Posted: Thu, Jul 28, 2005 1:39am PDT
additional pictures of "Bonanza" THP 
This Pacific Lumber/MAXXAM THP is in Nanning Creek near Scotia, California and is one of the last unprotected breeding areas (in california) for the endangered marbled murrrelet.
Restrictions on logging of murrelet habitat will be lifted on September 15th....
Posted: Tue, Jul 26, 2005 8:53pm PDT
LAFCo To Deal With "Standard Power Play" To Move SF Toward Sustainable Energy Sources The Local Agency Formation Commission will try to keep afloat Friday a plan that would permit the city to reduce its dependence on PG&E--and, consequently, on fossil fuels. The plan, called 'community choice aggregation', would permit the city to purchase energy wholesale from non-utility Energy Service Providers, or ESPs, for retail sale to citizens....
Posted: Tue, Jul 26, 2005 8:09am PDT
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