By Mickey Ellinger, 1000 Grandmothers for Future Generations An enthusiastic and colorful opposition to the threat of coal trains rumbling by just blocks away greeted fans streaming into the Oakland Ballers game on Friday August 28. A giant puppet and mock…
The Ongoing Struggle for Climate Justice A year ago in the Fall 2024 edition of Berkeley Speaks, we wrote about Measure GG, or “Go Green!” This measure would have taxed owners of the large buildings in Berkeley for the climate…
Berkeley Measure GG, the Large Buildings Fossil Fuel Emissions Tax, would tax owners of the largest buildings in Berkeley—over 15,000 square feet—for the climate pollution generated by their use of methane gas. (When natural gas is used for cooking and…