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Cap-and-trade bill muddles local push to limit refinery emissions
September 20, 2017
The oil industry lobbied hard for a provision in the cap-and-trade bill that prevents local air districts from imposing regulations to lower carbon dioxide emissions from refineries. This provision has further complicated — but should not prevent —...
Environmentalists can help solve the housing crisis
September 20, 2017
One of the smartest ways to house everyone is also the best bet for the environment: ramping up development of affordable housing in transit-rich urban areas — a strategy that reduces displacement-fueled sprawl that gobbles up open space and...
Five local ways to defend our environment and communities from Trump’s attacks
September 20, 2017
This summer, the Sierra Club’s San Francisco Group organized a community forum with the Club’s executive director Michael Brune and local environmental-justice leaders to ask how we can take action locally to defend our environment and our...
Prioritizing freeways over transit yields more driving under Contra Costa transport plan
September 20, 2017
Contra Costa's transportation plan directs 47% of its funds to freeway and roadway projects, so it's no surprise that driving is projected to increase — despite the fact that the County plan is supposed to support a goal of reducing greenhouse gas...
A conversation with David Brower Dinner keynote & Sierra Club director Michael Brune
September 20, 2017
The Sierra Club’s executive director Michael Brune will be the keynote speaker for the Bay Chapter’s 7th annual David Brower Dinner fundraiser, to be held Saturday, October 7th from 5 to 8 pm at San Francisco’s Delancey Street Town Hall. For a...
Improving food systems: from recycling to recovery
September 20, 2017
Activists working on issues ranging from ending hunger to protecting wildlife have all identified food systems — the path our food takes from the field to disposal and every step in between — as an opportunity to make a positive impact.
Gorillas and birth control: the connection between endangered species and family planning
September 14, 2017
While Uganda’s deforestation is fueled by poverty, its poverty is fueled by overpopulation.
Renewable energy programs make their way around California
September 12, 2017
In the move toward cleaner, greener energy, more and more California cities and counties are choosing to join Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs. CCA programs offer energy consumers a choice regarding where their energy is sourced from –...
Help shape California water rights
June 22, 2017
For most Sierra Club members, household water is usually seen as something to use less of: flush less, irrigate less, take out lawns, don't wash our cars, use grey water for plants, etc. For an increasing number of households, however, getting any...
The East Bay’s newest park reopens
May 30, 2017
After nearly a year of legal lockup, Vargas Plateau Regional Park is once again welcoming hikers, bikers, and horse riders! On May 15, the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) reopened the 1,200-acre Fremont area park, which had been closed by...