The 350 Bay Area Blog
Content from Climate Leaders in the Bay Area
Campaign Updates Summer 2022
NO NEW GAS CAMPAIGN In most Bay Area counties, demand for gasoline and diesel is flat, and expected to fall with the increased adoption of electric alternatives. That's good news! Yet, gas station operators continue to seek permits for new gas stations, often mega...
Campaign Updates Summer 2022
NO NEW GAS CAMPAIGN In most Bay Area counties, demand for gasoline and diesel is flat, and expected to fall with the increased adoption of electric alternatives. That's good news! Yet, gas station operators continue to seek permits for new gas stations, often mega...
Fact Check: Will Carbon Capture and Storage Help Solve the Climate Crisis?
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 federal...
Diesel Free Neighborhoods
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 been an...
Climate Justice Awardees 2022
For the past two years 350 Bay Area has given out Climate Justice Awards. Our awardees this year are: - Isabella Zizi, Land Defender, Idle No More SF Bay - John Gioia, Contra Costa County Supervisor - 1000 Grandmothers, accepted by Barbara Rhine - Cheryl Davila,...
Contra Costa Youth Fight Big Oil
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,...
Today is the World Day of Social Justice!
Today we recognize around the world the need to promote social justice, which includes efforts to tackle racism, poverty, exclusion, gender inequality and unemployment, and enforce universal human rights and social protections. We know the 350 Bay Area community is...
Fire, Smoke, Workers
In an era where many things don’t make sense (and are frequently enraging), the way we treat our essential workers still manages to stand out. We've been reminded of just how important farmworkers, truckers, and grocery workers are to providing affordable, accessible...
COP26 to Be a Key Conference for Climate Change Advocates
For the past year, climate change has been an inescapable reality, with worsening drought conditions in California, extreme hurricanes like Ida, flooding in Germany, raging and uncontrollable fires on the West Coast, and higher temperatures around the world. Our time...