Tag Archives: water pollution

Press Release: Berkeley Legislation Aims to Curb Use of Disposable Foodware

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Press Release: Berkeley Legislation Aims to Curb Use of Disposable Foodware
[Berkeley, CA] The Berkeley City Council will soon consider the Disposable Foodware and Litter Reduction Ordinance, the most ambitious and comprehensive piece of municipal legislation in the US aimed at reducing single-use disposable foodware.  The “Disposable-Free Dining” ordinance will get its first hearing at the April 24 Berkeley City Council Meeting. At 3pm that same… Read more »

Close to Home: San Francisco Bay Teems with Microplastic Pollution

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Close to Home: San Francisco Bay Teems with Microplastic Pollution
A new study by the San Francisco Estuary Institute shows that millions of pieces of plastic are entering the bay every day, contaminating wildlife and moving toxins up the food chain. At least 3.9 million pieces of plastic are coming into the bay daily from the waste water treatment plants. These tiny particles are coming… Read more »

Tell Governor Jerry Brown: Stop Fracking, Do It for the Drought.

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Tell Governor Jerry Brown: Stop Fracking, Do It for the Drought.
This week, a NASA researcher published an op-ed with the title, “California has about one year of water left,” causing a viral drought frenzy on the internet. Individual drought-shaming is already a trend, and Governor Brown asked every Californian to conserve water when he declared a drought emergency last January. Our collective effort should be… Read more »

Dr. Sandra Steingraber Will Speak on Building Movement Against Fracking, 7/25/14

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber Will Speak on Building Movement Against Fracking, 7/25/14
350 Bay Area and Californians Against Fracking invite you to come hear scientist, author and activist, Dr. Sandra Steingraber, author of Raising Elijah and Living Downstream, on the known and hidden dangers of fracking and how to build a movement to stop this extreme extraction and protect our communities, health and the climate. Sandra … Read more »

Do Your Part for Our Bay, Coastal Cleanup Day is 9/21/13

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Do Your Part for Our Bay, Coastal Cleanup Day is 9/21/13
The annual Coastal Cleanup day is a worldwide event to protect our waterways and marine wildlife from pollution. Most of the litter in our waterways is lightweight plastic – caps, bottles and bags make up three of the top five most commonly found objects on past clean up days. Plastic bags and other lightweight plastic… Read more »