Earth Care / Environment
Standing Up to Big Oil
Another Global Climate Strike to end the era of fossil fuels happened September 20. https://fridaysforfutureusa.org/sept-20/ On September 21 Ben Jealous, executive director of the Sierra Club, former president and CEO of the NAACP, and a Monterey County native, will not be speaking at the 52nd Annual NAACP Monterey County Life Membership Banquet. Instead, he is…
California’s Local Environmental Choice and Safety Act, AB 3233
We celebrate the 9/25/24 signing of California AB3233, along with AB1866 and AB2716, by Governor Newsom. “It was Chevron that sued Monterey County and a voter initiative,” as the Governor stated in the 9/25 signing ceremony, at 22:07. Ceremony, including intro by Physicians for Social Responsibility: https://www.youtube.com/live/J2sAAls_Ljc?si=4NN3W2Yftrsj79E_ Thank you, Governor, for hearing the voice of…
Reflecting on Monterey Car Week
We value history. And it can be fun to check out historic cars. Then we come home and hear news of yet another extreme weather event. Today it was a family member reporting a flash flooding emergency, prompting water rescues and evacuations in their community. They see firsthand what’s happening worldwide: humanity’s choices have led…
Climate Change: Why speak up for cycling
Bicycling has multiple benefits. Among those—and the primary reason Bicycling Monterey has been provided as a public service since 2009— is that biking helps reduce the environmental impact of transportation, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions! Transportation’s emissions in California and through the USA The U.S. Congressional Budget Office reported (“Emissions of Carbon Dioxide in the Transportation Sector,”…