Tell the EPA: Support Strong Standards for Power Plant Emissions

Tell the EPA: Support Strong Standards for Power Plant Emissions
Let’s help government to get it right. This time, they are making good progress- but your message of support for them to stay the course will help that progress become law. This is a message from the Union of Concerned Scientists, urging you to support the EPA in setting new, strong standards under the Clean… Read more »

Check Out SF Mime Troupe’s “Oil & Water” This Weekend in Live Oak Park

Check Out SF Mime Troupe's "Oil & Water" This Weekend in Live Oak Park
The San Francisco Mime Troupe is performing their original work, “Oil & Water” in parks around the Bay Area this summer. “Oil & Water” challenges the dangerous energy practices of corporations and the rest of us. For those unfamiliar, the SF Mime Troupe do not pantomime. Using comedy and music, they seek to make you… Read more »

Fracking Lights Up the Night Sky: Take Action to Kick Our Newest Fossil Fuel Addiction

Fracking Lights Up the Night Sky: Take Action to Kick Our Newest Fossil Fuel Addiction
When NASA snapped some photos of the US at night, Americans may have been surprised to find our domestic fossil fuel extraction… well, illuminated. NPR published a piece on the light created by burning natural gas, which is being flared off as a byproduct of “fracking” or extracting oil and gas trapped in rock formations… Read more »

Screening of Gasland, Potluck and Games with the Berkeley Climate Action Coalition, Next Weds, 1/23/13

Screening of Gasland, Potluck and Games with the Berkeley Climate Action Coalition, Next Weds, 1/23/13
Join the Berkeley Climate Action Coalition for an evening of fun, entertainment, and conversation. We’ll watch the critically acclaimed film, Gasland, and enjoy dinner together. This is a chance to connect with Coalition members and learn something about the destructive technology capturing the interest of the energy industry: fracking. This free event is open… Read more »

Free Tickets to The Great Divide, the Shotgun Players Play about Fracking

Free Tickets to The Great Divide, the Shotgun Players Play about Fracking
From May 16th to June 17th, the Shotgun Players will be presenting The Great Divide, a play about fracking directed by Mina Morita and written By Adam Chanzit. Read on to learn about free tickets and discounts for Ecology Center members.… Read more »