The 350 Bay Area Blog
Content from Climate Leaders in the Bay Area
A Moment of Optimism
We’re off to a turbulent start to the new year. We, like you, are anxious and frankly spent after four years of continual blows to justice and progress, topped off by recent attempts to overthrow a legitimate election. With deep sincerity we say that we are grateful...
Fossil Fuels are Killing Us
December 16th, 2020 was the first time air pollution was listed on a death certificate. Seven years after 9-year-old Londoner Ella-Kissi-Debrah’s death, a coroner ruled that her fatal asthma attack was caused by high levels of air pollution. In the part of London...
Testimonials: Why I support 350 Bay Area
“Our planet’s health determines the path of justice. 350 Bay Area is building movement capacity with a cross generational community that reaches every corner of the Bay Area. We’re focusing on justice in our work in a way that prioritizes frontline and fenceline...
Rx for Safe Voting in CA
California is facing a double whammy health crisis, the Covid 19 pandemic and hazardous air quality from wildfires. As doctors across the country, we are concerned about how to vote safely in these unprecedented conditions. The crowded, in person voting in the...
Public Transit Challenges in the Pandemic Era
Public transit, powered by clean energy sources, is a critical part of the sustainable mobility system we need in the Bay Area. Here we take a look at one of the main transbay transit agencies (AC Transit) serving Alameda-Contra Costa County and SF. It is one of...
2020 Sustainability Award Winner: Shoshana Wechsler
Congratulations! 350 Bay Area congratulates all of the 2020 Sustainability Award Winners acknowledged by Sustainable Contra Costa. Most notably, one of our own beloved organizers, Shoshana Wechsler. Read on for the write up by SustainableCoCo.org about the award and...
“As CA Burns: Tips for Dealing With Smoky Air” – Public News Service
Two 350 Bay Area leaders, Dr. Jan Kirsch and Kathy Dervin, were quoted in this excellent article. Read the whole, to-the-point piece here: As CA Burns: Tips for Dealing With Smoky Air
Six People, Nine Months
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 the 3,000+ homes in Santa Rosa in a more...
Showing Up for Juneteenth
What a moment we're in. It’s an important moment for sure, a time for us to work towards justice in very concrete ways, a time to reimagine pretty much everything, a time to show up in support of Black Lives. Friday is Juneteenth, the day we commemorate the...