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Air District vote on Refinery GHG Emissions cap June 21
An historic vote on air pollution limits that could “cap” Bay Area oil refinery emissions to prevent a huge pollution increase is scheduled for June 21st. Our health and climate are at stake. A last-minute exemption could undermine this urgently needed protection by allowing increased emissions from unused project permits for “dirty” oil expansion projects. We must oppose this exemption. Oil companies do not own our air. Oil companies do not own our lungs. They have no right to pollute us. Our air officials must be reminded of this fundamental fact. Our locally elected officials plan to vote on the caps for our health and climate—or the exemption for increasing refinery air pollution—at this public hearing of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board of Directors |
We are building a grassroots climate movement, working for deep reductions in carbon pollution in the San Francisco Bay Area & beyond. We have five campaigns and four local groups. Find out what you need to know on our Campaigns, Events and Petition pages (and don't forget to take a look at our FAQs, too).
... and that's just the start to Climate Action that makes a difference.
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350 Bay Area's CampaignsDivestment – Pull money out of the fossil fuel industry in the Bay Area and statewide Bay Climate Action Plan (BayCAP) – Plenty happening to move the Bay Area Air District to reduce emissions 80% by 2050. Check out our Slide Show 100% Renewables/Clean Energy – is focused on advancing clean energy in California through three strategies Speakers Bureau – Request a speaker for your event (free of charge), or volunteer to be trained as a speaker. Dump The Pump – Cigarettes have warning labels, why not gas pumps? Fossil Fuel Resistance – Fight fossil fuel extraction, transport, refining in California and the new BAYCA Youth Group! |
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Gas Pump Information Labels Comes to TED Talks!
Robert Shirkey, Executive Director at OurHorizon.org in Toronto Canada just recently did a TED talk on Canada's gas pump campaign. It is a very informative and well spoken speech about the merits of implementing a consumer-oriented label at the point of purchase:
Watch: http://youtu.be/SA4e7y-4Pak
Let's make sure we beat our Canadian friends by having the first City ordinance for Gas Pump labels! (A little friendly competition to motivate our awesome team of volunteers) Join our efforts, visit our Dump the Pump page!