One thing we can say for the Dumpster Fire-in-Chief: he doesn't give up. OK, we could say more, but let's stick with that for the moment. He doesn't give up. His budget for 2020 is out, and he's still at it with the damn funding for the damn Wall. 8.6 billion dollars, to be specific, … Continue reading Dumpster Fire’s Budget: $8.6 B for the wall, slash social services
The shutdown is our national emergency
It's obvious to anyone who thinks before talking (or tweeting) that the government shutdown harms everyone, not just Democrats. But when pants are on fire, we need more than what's obvious - we all need to be able to stand up and tell the truth. No, the people who long for this administration to fulfill … Continue reading The shutdown is our national emergency
Comment Deadline 12/17 – Rule Change Loosening Methane Emissions Standards
The Administration is looking loosen rules for methane emissions released from oil and gas production. This new rule change would increase methane emissions into the atmosphere by 380,000 tons from 2019 to 2025. For more background on the change, see this article. See announcement here and use this >> THIS LINK << to leave a comment on … Continue reading Comment Deadline 12/17 – Rule Change Loosening Methane Emissions Standards
ISO Happy Ending: Comment by 10/31 on Emissions Standards for Power Plants
Once upon a time, there was an administration that protected its people from dangerous modern fire-breathing dragons. Then in August 2018, the big bad wolf-ogre-gremlin-current administration announced plans to undo Obama rules limiting harmful emissions from fossil fuel power plants. The plot: to repeal the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, and put in its place a wicked changeling, a … Continue reading ISO Happy Ending: Comment by 10/31 on Emissions Standards for Power Plants
Keep California Air Clean
By Christina Tarr Deadline - October 2, 2018 Back in 2012, the Obama administration (remember them? Sniff...) set an ambitious target for emissions standards: Cars and trucks would achieve a standard of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. There are so many obvious reasons this is a good idea that it seems pointless to even … Continue reading Keep California Air Clean
Tell EPA Not to Remove Pollution Controls from Oil & Gas Companies
Let's start with the basics: The United States Environmental Protection Agency currently has guidelines that allow states to control emissions from the oil and natural gas industry. The oil and gas industry is the largest single industrial source of dangerous chemicals in smog and major contributors to emissions of greenhouse gases. The deadly duo of … Continue reading Tell EPA Not to Remove Pollution Controls from Oil & Gas Companies
It’s time for Scott Pruitt to go
By Christina Tarr Let us name the reasons. He is corrupt. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is almost literally in bed with the oil and gas folks. He has been paying a measly $50 a night for a two-bedroom Washington D.C. apartment, charged only for the nights he was actually present. How's he getting such … Continue reading It’s time for Scott Pruitt to go
Environmental Justice: a meeting with AG Becerra’s office
By Elizabeth Douglas On February 22, 2018, I joined folks from Bay Area Indivisible chapters (IEB, SF, and Berkeley), the Center for Biological Diversity, and 350.org to meet with members of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s staff. This was my first activity with IEB and my first time as a California resident - I’m a DC … Continue reading Environmental Justice: a meeting with AG Becerra’s office
Feinstein Beats Warriors!
By Leslie Price While hundreds of thousands of excited fans gathered in Oakland on June 15 for the Warriors' victory parade, nine dedicated folks from Indivisible East Bay and other local groups met with Senator Dianne Feinstein's State Director Sean Elsbernd and Field Representative Abby Ellis. Both were open, gracious, and genuinely impressed that we … Continue reading Feinstein Beats Warriors!