Blog posts from around the country
Redwood Chapter
There’s no way to minimize the shock, horror and disbelief Donald Trump’s victory has brought to all of us who care about the environment.
Lone Star Chapter
The Lone Star Chapter is seeking volunteer leaders to serve on its democratically elected Executive Committee. Think you got what it takes?
Redwood Chapter
As reported in a previous edition of the Redwood Needles, a multi-partner agreement to remove four antiquated dams on the Klamath River was signed in April.
Massachusetts Chapter
In order to reach the Paris Agreement’s target of “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels”, 80% of fossil fuels in the ground must be left untouched.
The consequences of fossil fuel subsidies and extraction are two of the many great reasons…
Lone Star Chapter
Kelcy Warren has backed out of his promise to meet with the Society of Native Nations. He made a promise to Pete Hefflin, Mescalero Apache and SNN Board Member, at the most recent meeting of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission earlier this…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
The City of San Francisco has taken a bold stand against profiting from climate disruption, passing legislation on November 15th that prohibits the leasing of city-owned land for fossil fuel extraction. The unanimous decision by the Board of…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
In the coming months, Alameda County is scheduled to give presentations inviting cities in the county to become founding members of East Bay Community Energy (EBCE). EBCE is the new nonprofit local power agency, which will provide energy consumers a…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Often we think of ourselves as a little bubble here in the Bay Area, able to avoid the hazards of presidential politics or federal regulations. I'm afraid, though, that there are some realities ahead that will burst that bubble: an anti-science,…