Coal Dispute
Health Advocate Margaret Gordon Receives West Oakland Health Trailblazer Award
Posted in coal dispute, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Equal Rights/Equity, Health, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government West Oakland Health is honoring Margaret Gordon, co-director of the…
Anti-Coal Activists Ask Big Bank to Cut Ties With Coal Terminal
Martin MacKerel (left) and Matthew Gerring protest the Oakland Oversized & Bulk Terminal in front of developer…
Anti-Coal Activists Announce Boycott of Phil Tagami’s Rotunda Building
Posted in Army Base Jobs, coal dispute, Economic Development, Health, Oakland Job Programs Young people join protest Tuesday at the downtown Rotunda Building…
Environmental Groups Withdraw Lawsuit, Give City Opportunity to Stop Coal
By Tulio Ospina Environmental groups represented by Earthjustice have withdrawn their lawsuit against the City of Oakland…
Churches, Community Unite Against Coal in Oakland
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Climate change, coal dispute, Economic Development, Environment, Health, Labor, Uncategorized Speakers at a community coal meeting included (L to R): Pastor…
Environmental Groups’ Legal Action Could Halt Coal Terminal
Sierra Club poster in West Oakland. Photo courtesy of SF Business Times. By Tulio Ospina Environmental and…
Oakland’s Coal Train Dispute Pits Public Health vs. Local Jobs
By Tulio Ospina Hundreds of community members attended Oakland City Council’s public hearing Monday on the health…
“No Coal, No Way,” Say Protesters
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Climate change, coal dispute, Economic Development, Environment Protesters rally to stop the coal shipments from Utah to the…
Health Dangers of Coal Spark Local Debate
Posted in Climate change, coal dispute, Economic Development, Environment, Health, Labor, Transportation Operators at the Spring Creek Mine near Decker, Mont., apply a topper agent…
City Leaders Determined to Fight Against Coal Terminal
Posted in coal dispute, Community, Elections 2018, Health, Libby Schaaf, Rebecca Kaplan One of the many protests against the coal terminal held at the…