SD350 Joins Fight for $15 Demonstration Against Puzder Nomination
By David Gangsei, Ph.D. On 1/12/17, a cloudy, cool, and rainy Thursday, four SD350 members (Mark, Karen, Tyson, and myself) took part in a rally organized by the labor coalition, Fight for $15, to protest the nomination of Hardee’s/Carl’s Jr. CEO Andy Puzder for Secretary of Labor in the Trump administration. Thirty spirited protesters gathered […]
The Dakota Access Pipeline: a Tale of Two Characters
Originally published in the San Diego Free Press, October 27th, 2016 By Chris Barroso As a member of San Diego’s 350.org, I’d followed the story of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) for some time, telepathically urging the protesters on. And then one day, my friend Paul Sasso called me. “Hey, let’s go up and join […]
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A Road-to-Paris Team Work Party On November 29th, 46 volunteers — some veterans, some new folks — showed up to help paint the grand banner — our 180-foot long red line that must not be crossed — plus posters, placards, and various types of signs for the December 12th March for Climate Justice through Balboa […]
Climate Justice Forum: Answering Earth’s Call
“We are hope gathering.” — Rev. Beth Johnson So many people came. The courtyard of St. Paul’s at Fifth and Nutmeg reverberated with their energy. They crowded into the Great Hall. People of many faiths and affiliations were gathered together, encouraged and challenged by Pope Francis’s courage, taking in and giving out the hope […]
Photo Essay: High Water Line
Martin Luther King Day was a gorgeous winter day in San Diego, perfect for visually demonstrating the effect of climate change on one of our favorite communities, Mission Beach. Sea-level rise is already starting to affect this popular beach community, and by 2050 high tides will be reaching across Mission Boulevard. By the end […]
In Deep: Sea-Level Rise and San Diego
As we burn more fossil fuels, and thus pump more heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, we are changing every aspect of earth’s climate system. One of the many consequences is that the sea is rising. On January 19, San Diego 350 will stage a simple action to help make people more aware of what […]
SD350’s Activist Training Workshop
It’s a Saturday. Twenty-five young San Diegans have arisen early to attend SD350.org’s Activist Training Workshop. Some animated, some earnest, all very engaged – they’re clumped in small groups talking about what they came for: to learn about climate change activism. WHY AN ACTIVIST TRAINING WORKSHOP Juan Ahumada, a twenty-something graduate student and teaching assistant […]
Vigil and Protest Against Keystone XL Pipeline
Join Thousands across Country in Calling on President Obama to Deny Permit to Canadian Pipeline San Diegans will gather Monday for a candlelight vigil to send President Obama a message that he must not allow Canadian oil interests to build the Keystone XL Pipeline (KXL) across America. Reacting to the final environmental impact statement (EIS) released today by the State Department that gives Obama political cover to approve the pipeline […]
Proposed Pio Pico Power Plant: A Costly 25-Year Mistake San Diegans Cannot Afford
San Diego is at the forefront of America’s advanced energy and transportation revolution accelerating our clean energy future. That’s why it is disappointing that once again San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) is taking us backwards by proposing a 300 Megawatt natural gas-fired peaker power plant at Pio Pico in Otay Mesa. Pio Pico is […]
San Diegans Join Nationwide Protest Against Keystone XL
By Jeffrey Meyer Mayor Bob Filner and over 500 San Diego protestors in Mission Bay Park joined similar rallies in cities across America Sunday in protest of the Keystone XL Pipeline project, beginning a massive effort to demand President Obama block it and call for leaders at all levels to take action to fight global […]