[GPSCC-chat] Fw: Bay Area Climate Victory Vote - be there or watch live

Tue Nov 5 09:04:10 PST 2013

I'll go.

Gerry

Caroline Yacoub wrote:
> If anybody wants to ride up with me, let me know. I won't go alone.
> Caroline
>
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> *From:* 350 Bay Area.org <info at 350bayarea.org>
> *To:* Caroline Yacoub <carolineyacoub at att.net>
> *Sent:* Monday, November 4, 2013 7:00 AM
> *Subject:* Bay Area Climate Victory Vote - be there or watch live
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> Dear Caroline --
>
> Great news! After /two years of organizing/ and a summer of meetings
> between activists and members of the Bay Area Air Quality Management
> District's (BAAQMD's) Climate Protection Committee, culminating in
> negotiations with Committee Chair John Avalos and Air District executive
> staff, we're on the verge of a historic vote for Bay Area Climate Action
> this Wednesday, November 6.
>
> _*RSVP to attend as history is made.*_
> <http://www.350bayarea.org/baaqmd_board_meeting_11_6?e=3c25da7058845f91ef7539cd42abdfb73a5fca7a&utm_source=350bayarea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=baaqmdbaycavote&n=2>
>
> A strong _*Climate Action Resolution*_
> <http://www.350bayarea.org/baycap_resolution_for_air_district?e=3c25da7058845f91ef7539cd42abdfb73a5fca7a&utm_source=350bayarea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=baaqmdbaycavote&n=3>
> was passed unanimously by the BAAQMD Climate Protection Committee on
> October 23. This will put the Bay Area on the path to reducing
> greenhouse gas emissions from 100 million tons per year to about 17.6
> million tons.
>
> *_The full_
> <http://www.350bayarea.org/baaqmd_board_meeting_11_6?e=3c25da7058845f91ef7539cd42abdfb73a5fca7a&utm_source=350bayarea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=baaqmdbaycavote&n=4>_Board
> will vote on the Resolution this Wednesday, November 6_
> <http://www.350bayarea.org/baaqmd_board_meeting_11_6?e=3c25da7058845f91ef7539cd42abdfb73a5fca7a&utm_source=350bayarea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=baaqmdbaycavote&n=5>*.
> The Resolution:
>
> Commits the Bay Area to an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by
> 2050, compared to 1990 levels. This must happen worldwide if we are to
> have any hope of keeping below 2°C of warming.
>
> Kicks off the creation of a Regional Climate Action Strategy to achieve
> the needed greenhouse gas emissions reductions by 2050.
> Directs Air District staff to develop a near-term work program for
> climate protection, to be approved in the first quarter of 2014.
> It will be a long and challenging journey to develop and implement the
> right Climate Action Plan for the Bay Area, but make no mistake, the
> members of the BAAQMD Climate Protection Committee intend the Bay Area
> to set a national example, and so do we.
>
> **
> <http://www.350bayarea.org/baaqmd_board_meeting_11_6?e=3c25da7058845f91ef7539cd42abdfb73a5fca7a&utm_source=350bayarea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=baaqmdbaycavote&n=6>*Show
> your support. Let's pack the **room -***_*RSVP HERE*_
> <http://www.350bayarea.org/baaqmd_board_meeting_11_6?e=3c25da7058845f91ef7539cd42abdfb73a5fca7a&utm_source=350bayarea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=baaqmdbaycavote&n=7>
> *if you you can come.*
>
> _*GO HERE for WEBCAST LINK and AGENDA*_
> <http://www.350bayarea.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baaqmd.gov%2FThe-Air-District%2FBoard-of-Directors%2FAgendas-and-Minutes.aspx&utm_campaign=baaqmdbaycavote&n=8&e=3c25da7058845f91ef7539cd42abdfb73a5fca7a&utm_source=350bayarea&utm_medium=email>*to
> watch from your computer or mobile device.*
>
> 350 Bay Area's Bay Climate Action Plan (BayCAP) team is leading this
> campaign and will stick with it through every phase. However, we also
> want to express appreciation to our community partners: 350 Marin, 350
> Silicon Valley, 350 Sonoma, the Sierra Club, Bay Localize, Communities
> for a Better Environment, the Bay Area Chapter of Physicians for Social
> Responsibility and the SunFlower Alliance.
>
> We are of course deeply grateful to all the members of the BAAQMD
> Climate Protection Committee who attended the meeting and voted for the
> Resolution, Susan Adams (Marin County), John Avalos (San Francisco),
> Teresa Barrett (Petaluma), John Gioia (Contra Costa County), David
> Hudson (San Ramon), Jan Pepper (Los Altos), Mark Ross (Martinez) and
> Shirlee Zane (Sonoma County) as well as 2013 BAAQMD Board Chair Ash
> Kalra (San Jose), who attended the meeting in support of the Resolution
> even though he's not on that Committee.
>
> Special thanks are due to Committee Chair Avalos for helping us from the
> beginning, when we first approached him at the Forward on Climate Rally
> in February.
>
> The draft Resolution included in the Committee's Agenda packet was
> missing an element the BayCAP team considered essential, a commitment to
> work toward achieving the 2050 goal. In addition key citations of health
> impacts due to climate change were missing. Directors Avalos, Adams, and
> Zane moved deliberately and effectively to make sure those points were
> included in the Resolution.
>
> Director Gioia added a provision highlighting the fact that reducing
> GHGs would have the co-benefit of reducing toxic and PM emissions,
> improving the health of disproportionately impacted communities.
>
> Furthermore, these Directors made sure the Committee voted on October
> 23, so the full Board could vote on November 6 rather than having to
> wait for another cycle of meetings to get the job done.
>
> Thank you for your initiative and diligence, Directors Adams, Avalos,
> Gioia and Zane!
>
> Do*_RSVP_
> <http://www.350bayarea.org/baaqmd_board_meeting_11_6?e=3c25da7058845f91ef7539cd42abdfb73a5fca7a&utm_source=350bayarea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=baaqmdbaycavote&n=9>
> *and join us for the vote on November 6 if you can.
>
> *Wait! Lots more going on this week!*
>
> Please check out 350 Bay Area's _*Events Page*_
> <http://www.350bayarea.org/events?e=3c25da7058845f91ef7539cd42abdfb73a5fca7a&utm_source=350bayarea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=baaqmdbaycavote&n=10>
> to see a full listing. Of special interest:
>
> _*Bay Area Big Oil Getting Bigger? November 6 @ 7 pm
> <http://www.350bayarea.org/ba_big_oil?e=3c25da7058845f91ef7539cd42abdfb73a5fca7a&utm_source=350bayarea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=baaqmdbaycavote&n=11>*_
>
> Join 350 Bay Area, the Sunflower Alliance, Idle No More, CBE, and the
> Ecology Center for a panel discussion with scientists and community
> activists about East Bay refineries, their impact on our health and
> climate, and what we can do. Idle No More will open up the event,
> followed by a panel discussion with:
>
>   * *Diane Bailey*, Senior Scientist at NRDC
>   * *Greg Karras*, Senior Scientist at CBE
>   * *Marilyn Bardet*, Community Organizer with Good Neighbors of
>     Benicia, home to the Valero Refinery
>   * *Lyana Monterrey*, Community Organizer in Pittsburgh, proposed site
>     of the WesPac Energy Infrastructure Project
>
> _*350 Bay Area/SF at the San Francisco Green Festival November 9, 10*_
> <http://www.350bayarea.org/350_bay_area_sf_at_the_san_francisco_green_festival?e=3c25da7058845f91ef7539cd42abdfb73a5fca7a&utm_source=350bayarea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=baaqmdbaycavote&n=12>Come
> visit our table at the San Francisco Green Festival. Hours are Saturday
> 10 to 6, and Sunday 11 to 5, Booth 1020. In addition to hundreds of
> fabulous exhibitors, there’s an amazing lineup of speakers who will
> share their passion and experience in greening the planet and our lives.
>
>
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