The 350 Bay Area Blog
Content from Climate Leaders in the Bay Area
Follow the Money: Who’s Profiting off the climate Crisis?
Climate change is bringing extreme weather, sea level rise and…. profits? Yes indeed, big corporations, namely banks, insurance companies and large corporations, are making money off one of the most pressing issues of our time. From insurance policies to big banks...
It’s Critical — and Possible — to Stop Using Natural Gas in the Bay Area
There’s an opportunity to decarbonize the buildings we live in — with huge potential impacts for our climate. Don’t be fooled by the word “natural” in its name: Natural gas is a toxic fossil fuel that contributed over 1.6 million metric tons of CO2 into our atmosphere...
How close do I live to pollution? Find out here
The Bay Area has a “refinery corridor”, the five refineries spanning from Richmond to Concord. Keep in mind, there are only 135 refineries in the US, and FIVE of them are right here in our region. As outlined in our other blog, the health effects of living near,...
Fossil Fuels Affect our health – A Double Whammy in the SF Bay Area and We Can Stop It
Anyone who was in the Bay Area on September 9, 2020 will forever remember the day it never got light and the sky was shrouded in a smokey dark orange haze. On that day,14,000 firefighters were battling devastating wildfires across the state. Even if you were not one...
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...