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Notes from Climate Leaders in the Bay Area.
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Interview: Senator Bob Wieckowski
Breaking News: We interviewed Bay Area Senator Bob Wieckowski from the front lines of the UN climate meeting (COP24) in Poland this week. Sen. Wieckowski represents the 10th Senate District -covering southern Alameda County and Northeast Santa Clara County- in the...
Interviews
Executive Director Interview: Laura
350 Bay Area is made up of a dynamic team of specialists in their filed. One of these awesome activists is Laura, 350 Bay Area's Executive Director; read about her work and passions below. What inspired/inspires you to work for action on climate? When I was...
read moreActivist Interview: Claire
350 Bay Area is made up of a dynamic team of volunteers who not only help do the work, but lead the initiatives as well. One of these awesome activists is Claire; read about her work and passions below. What inspired/inspires you to work for action on climate? ...
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Activist Interview: Carolyn
350 Bay Area is made up of a dynamic team of volunteers who not only help do the work, but lead the initiatives as well. One of these awesome activists is Carolyn (center of photo); read about her work with youth and passions below. What inspired/inspires you to...
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Activist Interview: Jack
350 Bay Area is made up of a dynamic team of volunteers who not only help do the work, but lead the initiatives as well. One of these awesome activists is Jack; read about his work and passions below. What inspired/inspires you to work for action on climate? ...
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350 Bay Area / 350 East Bay Receives United Nations USA Global Citizen Award
Every year the United Nations Associations honors individuals and organizations in their communities that contribute to the pursuit of human rights and justice. 350 Bay Area and 350 East Bay are excited and honored to report that we have received the Global Citizen...
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Really Tackling Climate Change
A very informative piece by David Roberts was published by on Vox last week detailing what genuine, ambitious action on addressing and slowing climate would look like. It's pretty intimidating to get such a detailed breakdown of what would truly be needed to keep...
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Bill McKibben & Real Climate Leadership Panel
This is the time for the Bay Area to step up to demand real climate leadership from our local and state elected officials. The eyes of the world will be on San Francisco in September for the Global Climate Action Summit. World leaders, UN representatives, mayors,...
read moreTemperatures Still Going UP
Today NASA released its report for March, 2018 global temperatures. The average for the first three months of 2018 is 0.82°C above the 1950 – 1981 average. This means the planet is still on target to hit the UN maximum goal of 1.5°C around 2032. Below is the...
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Need for Push Back on Unfair PCIA Charges for Community Choice Energy ratepayers
We need to stand up for Community Choice Energy and their ratepyers
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Berkeley Declares Climate Emergency
Berkeley declares climate emergency! At its meeting June 12, the Berkeley City Council passed a resolution declaring a climate emergency and as part of that resolution they also called for a Bay Area regional town hall, focusing on the 40 Bay Area mayors who have...
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San Francisco Defends Clean Power Plan
On Wednesday a panel of officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held a "listening session" on its effort to repeal the Clean Power Plan - an Obama administration policy aimed at combating global warming that was first proposed in June 2014 by the EPA...
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Fighting Climate Change Without the Federal Government
Last week, 350 founder and journalist Bill McKibben wrote an article in The Guardian pushing a new strategy for fighting climate change without the involvement of the federal government. He outlines a three point plan: (1) persuade towns, cities, counties, and states...
read moreRecent Events
Drive Electric! EV fairs
National Drive Electric Week is September 8-16 Talk to EV drivers. Learn how you can buy, rent, or lease to own an emission-free vehicle. Feel what it's like to drive one. Check out where you can plug it in. Calculate what you can save. Incentives and rebates Low-cost...
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Climate Resistance Watch Parties in the Bay Area Wednesday, Jan 31
Fossil free watch parties San Francisco Bay Area
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