After the major fires in Sonoma County in the Fall of 2017, the community came together to find ways to support fire survivors and help the community rebuild stronger. One area of focus became figuring out a way to rebuild
In July of 2019, Berkeley became the first city in the US to eliminate natural gas hookups for new low-rise residential construction, ending the era of automatically and mindlessly extending the infrastructure that accelerates the climate crisis. Other cities have
Head youth organizers, Alexi Lindeman and Ian Cohen. Photo provided by Alexi Lindeman. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, California (Earth Anecdotes) – Youth activist Greta Thunberg has transformed awareness about the climate crisis all around the world. Now, in a parallel effort,
Recording and Other Resources from the March 26 Panel & Leadership Team Conversation Recording 26Mar22 Diesel Free NS mtg.mp4 You may need to unzip this file; Google will walk you through the process. Panel Bios Chris Peeple: Chris Peeples has
Introduction Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has become the darling of the Biden Administration as well as the fossil fuel industry hoping to continue its toxic emissions, and technology and engineering companies hoping to benefit from billions of dollars in
In a country where the laws compel the use of cars, Americans are condemned to lose friends and relatives to traffic violence. My childhood neighbor was a varsity student-athlete, the president of the junior class, and the most popular girl
Free transit sounds like a utopian fever dream. Imagine being able to hopscotch your city on a bus, never again needing to fumble for your ticket, seeing the dreaded “insufficient fare” message on the fare machine, or forgetting to ask
Since 2014, about 30 cities in the United States have adopted the goal of eliminating all traffic fatalities and severe injuries by 2025, known collectively as the Vision Zero pledge. Those cities agreed to undertake a range of changes—from improvements
For Nichole Keyes, a 28-year-old single mother of three young children, landing a job as a warehouse picker in Scranton, Pennsylvania, proved difficult enough. But that was only half the battle — getting to work was the other. Keyes’ day
Public transportation has the potential to transform traditional cities into sustainable paragons. When comparing the carbon footprint of public transit to that of single-passenger cars, the former carries a myriad of benefits. These include reduced fuel consumption, improved air quality,
