The 350 Bay Area Blog
Content from Climate Leaders in the Bay Area
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...
Taking Action to Support the Black Lives Movement
Dear friend, We come to climate work because we believe in justice, and we join progressive groups to support the uprising that is demanding that racist systems be dismantled, starting with an immediate end to racist policing policies and cultures that result in...
Black Lives Matter
Dear Community, It is enraging - and heartbreaking - that this needs to be said: Black Lives Matter. Because our culture and systems are acting as if they don’t. The murder of George Floyd is just one example in a tragic line of abuse of power specifically targeting...
Three Reasons Why an Accurate Census is Critical for Environmental Justice
Although overshadowed by Covid-19, another very significant event happening in 2020 is the Decennial Census. Every 10 years, the federal government surveys each resident and then uses the population and demographic information to determine funding amounts and...