Fossil Free California

Movie stars join the fight for pension divestment!
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Join us next Weds June 11 on your lunch hour, and learn why fossil fuel divestment is good for your pension - and how to explain this to your coworkers! tinyurl.com/talkingfinance

Just part of the superstar crew that pedaled many miles of gorgeous (but windy!) Marin/Sonoma back roads this weekend to raise funds for FFCA, as part of Climate Ride's California Green Fondo! You can still donate to our team at support.climateride.org/team/6568!

Join Fossil Free California, @cynthiakaufman.bsky.social, and novelist Stephen Markley for a thought-provoking conversation on climate futures, resistance in dark times, and the radical imagination! Get your tickets at bit.ly/smarkley!

The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act passes its first Senate Cmte 5-3! 🎉

Californians have paid enough from climate disasters. Time to #MakeBigOilPay.

Thank you Sen Menjivar & Asm Addis for championing this bill to protect communities 🙏 #SB684 #AB1243

Headshots of the 5 "Environmental Justice Intersections - Divestment & Neighborhood Drilling" webinar taking place on Feb 24th from 6:00-7:30pm. Register: bit.ly/42GJETZ

TONIGHT: Join us for our webinar on fossil fuel divestment and anti-neighborhood oil drilling intersections! Our four advocates will be talking about the challenges, wins, and overlaps between the campaigns they work on. bit.ly/42GJETZ

Calling all CA youth leaders! Our first youth coalition meeting of 2025 is Thursday, Jan. 23 from 6pm-7pm! You can rsvp here: bit.ly/cayouthej #youthcoalition

Join us Thursday, October 17th from 6pm-7pm for our next statewide youth coalition meeting for fossil fuel divestment! Please DM us for the zoom link to join and we hope to see you all there!

#youthcoalition #fossilfueldivestment #environmentaljustice #ej #climatechange

Join Us Tomorrow on September 26th from 6pm-7pm for the launch of our statewide youth coalition for fossil fuel divestment! Please DM us for the zoom link if you would like to join us and we hope to see you all there!
#youthcoalition #fossilfueldivestment #ej #climatechange

The Climate Clock is ticking ⏰🌍 On July 22nd, let’s come together for #ClimateEmergencyDay. It's #TimeToEndFossilFuels and #TimeToFundOurFuture. Share this post, join local actions and demand real climate solutions! #ActInTime www.climateclock.world/climate-emergency-day

Text Reads: ACTION ALERT! SB252 to be heard by the Assembly PERS Committee in June! Send a letter of support urging PERS Committee members to vote YES TO DIVEST! fossilfreeca.org/email

The State Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee will be heard SB252 in June! Send a letter to the PERS committee, urging their support for divestment of fossil fuels through SB252 TODAY at fossilfreeca.org/email
#Divestment #SB252 #StateAssembly #EnvironmentalJustice

Text reads: Community Spotlight: Wilmington. Active Wells in CalPERS/CalSTRS portfolio are red dots. Idle or Canceled Wells in CalPERS/CalSTRS portfolio are blue squares. Plugged Wells in CalPERS/CalSTRS portfolio are black dots. New Wells in CalPERS/CalSTRS portfolio are purple diamonds. Intersections of Neighborhood Drilling Funded by Public Pensions (CalPERS and CalSTRS) and the Need for Fossil Fuel Divestment.

Text Reads: Community Member Testimony: “Seeing the amount of CalPERS and CalSTRS funded drilling in Wilmington is especially alarming considering the amount of teachers who might not know that CalSTRS is funding the same companies that pollute the air and lungs of the community that they teach and live in.” - Luis Angel Martinez, Fossil Free California, Wilmington Community Member.

Text Reads: Industrial and Environmental Impacts. Industry - 5 refineries surround the community, Peppered with oil drilling, Neighbors Port of LA, Power Outages. Environmental - Extreme heat events, flooding, wild and industrial fires.. Health - Asthma, bloody noses, cancer, headaches, and more. Credit to: CalEnviroScreen 4.0.

Text Reads: Are you from Wilmington? CalPERS and CalSTRS invest in fossil fuel companies that drill within 3,200 ft of homes, schools and churches in Wilmington. Email your Assemblymember to urge their support for SB252 and pension divestment of fossil fuels! bit.ly/3NFtr9O

Is there oil drilling in your community? Is it funded by the public pension system, CalPERS and CalSTRS? Find out through our Fossil Free California mapping tool and our Community Spotlight Series!
fossilfreeca.org/map
#Divest #SB252 #FossilFreeCA

There are thousands of active and idle wells that are owned by fossil fuel companies that receive funding from CalPERS and CalSTRS! Write a letter to your assembly member demanding that the pensions divest from fossil fuel companies!

#GreenSky #ClimateSky #PoliSky

Graphic. Text reads, “Major California pension funds, CalPERS or CalSTRS, invest in companies that have thousands of oil and gas wells throughout the state. To demand accountability, Fossil Free California has launched an interactive map to show where CalPERS and CalSTRS funding is linked to wells in your community.” Below that is a screenshot of the interactive map. At bottom text reads, fossilfreeca.org/map. At bottom right is the logo for Fossil Free California.

Graphic. Text reads, “Despite legislation being passed in 2022 that enacted a mandatory 3,200 foot buffer zone between oil drilling and California schools and communities, this law hasn‘t taken effect due to intense lobbying by the fossil fuel industry. This allowed almost 700 additional permits for fossil fuel operations to be granted within buffer zones in 2023.” Below that are screenshots of the interactive map showing blue circles for the 3,200 foot buffer zone. At bottom text reads, fossilfreeca.org/map. At bottom right is the logo for Fossil Free California.

Graphic. Text reads: Fossil fuel practices like oil drilling are not only contributing to the climate crisis but they are also subjecting communities on the frontlines of drilling to negative health impacts. Public health impacts include: • Disease: asthma, cancer, liver damage, immunodeficiency, and neurological symptoms. • Pregnancy complications • Air pollution • Water contamination • Mental health effects Inactive, idle or "zombie" oil wells are an under-reported risk across California that carry many similar impacts. At bottom, picture of an oil derrick. Below, text reads, fossilfreeca.org/map.

Graphic. Text reads: Take action. Want CalPERS and CaISTRS to know it's unacceptable to continue funding the companies that are drilling up and down the state of California? Take action by emailing your Assemblymember: fossilfreeca.org/email Background is people holding signs calling on California’s public pensions to divest.

Did you know that there are over 96,000 oil wells in California that either have been or are currently being funded by CalPERS and CalSTRS?

Check out @FossilFreeCA’s interactive map: fossilfreeca.org/map
Then email your Assemblymember: “Vote Yes on #SB252 – Divest!” fossilfreeca.org/email

Did you know that California’s public pensions invest in the companies that are drilling all across California? 

Check out @FossilFreeCA’s interactive map: fossilfreeca.org/map
Then email your Assemblymember: “Vote Yes on #SB252 – Divest!” fossilfreeca.org/email
#GreenSky #ClimateSky #PoliSky

Costco, you're a good company. Do better with your bank | Op-Ed The New York bank that provides the credit cards used by Costco shoppers uses the money it makes, in part, to expand the world’s fossil fuel industry.

Check out Bill McKibben's new piece on why Stand.earth and our partners are calling out Costco for banking with top fossil fuel funder Citi.

#climatesky #fossilbank

navy blue background with collage of RBC CEO Dave McKay, Earth, oil barrels, cash, and coal. Text above reading “RBC violates Indigenous sovereignty and enables climate chaos through billions in fossil fuel financing.” Light blue banner below with oily RBC logo on the left, and white text reading “Visit FossilFreeRBC.org to demand Canada’s #1 fossil bank stops financing our destruction, and reinvest in communities and climate-safe solutions.”

We believe in a world free from fossil fuels.

A world where our lives aren’t threatened by the financing whims of big banks, and toxic fossil fuel projects aren’t quietly funded by RBC.

If you share this vision, visit FossilFreeRBC.org to join the movement.

Tonight! See you there!

Background photo of Berkeley, California. Orange banners on top and bottom of image. Text reads "JOIN US! Jan. 24 at 4 pm PT / 7 pm ET Register: safecities.earth/ninth The Road Ahead: Building Electrification and the Berkeley Decision What the Ninth Circuit decision means - and doesn't mean- and what electrification policy pathways local governments can pursue in the US. Photo by Mario Mesaglio on Unsplash" SAFE Cities logo and Stand.earth logo in bottom right corner.

In 2019, Berkeley, California made history by becoming the first city to require new buildings to be all-electric by blocking gas hook ups in new construction.

#climatesky

RELEASE: Nearly 150 Groups Urge White House to Fully Review FERC's Disastrous Approval of PNW Pipeli... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah Story Brown, storybrown@therevolvingdoorproject.org As Bloomberg reported on Tuesday morning, the Revolving Door Project and 146 other organizations sent a letter ...

RDP and 146 other groups are urging the EPA to refer FERC's decision to greenlight the GTN Xpress Pipeline Project to
the White House CEQ for review. The approval violates NEPA and undermines OR and WA's decarbonization laws. It can and must be reversed. therevolvingdoorproject.org/release-near...

New op-ed in the Sacramento Bee demonstrates that clean energy investments are not enough – the time for full fossil fuel divestment is now: yhoo.it/47AiKMh 

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#ClimateSky #PoliSky #GreenSky

Graphic. Logo for Sacramento Bee. Text reads, “CalPERS plans to newly invest in clean energy — while refusing to divest from fossil fuels.” Behind text is a photo of an oil refinery at night. At bottom right is the logo for Fossil Free California

“The United Nations Environmental Program just released a report indicating that fossil fuel production in 2030 is slated to be double what is compatible with 1.5 degrees warming. We need to act now. CalPERS should divest, rather than make unclear promises of net zero by 2050.”
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We support California Faculty Association. Please take a look at their demands below and spread the word.

Graphic. Header text reads, "A Win on California Pension Divestment Is a Win for California Communities. Join the Online Event. January 23, 2023. 6 – 7:30 PST.” Below header are headshots and name labels of featured speakers: Ra’mauri Cash, Fatima Iqbal-Zubair, Carlos Davidson, Luis Angel Martinez, Bill McKibben, and Rev. Lennox Yearwood. Graphic background is stripes of color from red, orange, yellow through blue.

Join us January 23 for the online event:
A Win on California Pension Divestment Is a Win for California Communities!
Join Bill McKibben in a conversation with grassroots leaders - let's make a plan to pass a transformative climate bill in 2024!
RSVP: fossilfreeca.org/win-win 
#GreenSky #ClimateSky

Graphic. Header text reads, "A Win on California Pension Divestment Is a Win for California Communities. Join the Online Event. January 23, 2023. 6 – 7:30 PST.” Below header are headshots and name labels of featured speakers: Ra’mauri Cash, Fatima Iqbal-Zubair, Carlos Davidson, Luis Angel Martinez, Bill McKibben, and Rev. Lennox Yearwood. Graphic background is stripes of color from red, orange, yellow through blue.

Join us January 23 for the online event:
A Win on California Pension Divestment Is a Win for California Communities!
Join Bill McKibben in a conversation with grassroots leaders - let's make a plan to pass a transformative climate bill in 2024!
RSVP: fossilfreeca.org/win-win 
#GreenSky #ClimateSky

‘No miracles needed’: Prof Mark Jacobson on how wind, sun and water can power the world The influential academic says renewables alone can halt climate crisis, with technologies such as carbon capture expensive wastes of time

The planet can’t wait for miracle technologies. But we don’t have to, says Professor Mark Jacobson.

Thanks to wind, water and solar, “we have 95% of the technologies right now that we need to solve the problem.”

#EndFossilFuels #JustTransition #climatesky

chart titled: 2023 was the hottest year on record by a large margin Annual global-average temperature relative to 1850-1900 x axis runs from 1940 to 2023, y axis from 0 degrees to 1.5 degrees the temperatures increase pretty steeply, and 2023 was +1.48 degrees

Scientists confirm 2023 was the hottest year on record

There are solutions to the climate crisis
- stop burning fossil fuels
- cut energy waste & use renewables
- protect & restore forests & nature
- eat less meat/dairy

Only the political will is missing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

World Leaders Failed Us, But We Have the Power to End the Era of Fossil Fuels Over 1,600 institutions, including hundreds of faith-based organizations, have now joined the fight to move money away from polluting fossil fuels and toward clean energy solutions—yours should be n...

"Over 1,600 institutions, including hundreds of faith-based organizations, have joined the fight to move money away from polluting fossil fuels and toward clean energy solutions." – Dayenu on lighting the way to a clean energy future.

#GreenSky #ClimateSky
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Big five oil companies to reward shareholders with record payouts BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies to distribute more than $100bn despite public outrage

BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies are predicted to reward their investors with record payouts of over $100 BILLION for 2023 — despite investors facing growing pressure to #divest their shares from the fossil fuel industry.

#climatesky

The Nap Ministry Rest is Resistance

As everyone fires up for 2024, a gentle reminder from The Nap Ministry that rest is resistance.

This critical message is not just about physical and mental health, it is about imagining a life of abundance not derived primarily from fossil fuels. ✌️ ClimateSky

thenapministry.wordpress.com