Sign On to Support Local, Community-Based Global Warming Solutions In Oakland
Submitted by AprilDawnWelsh on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 12:44.
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The Oakland Climate Action Coalition is a cross-sector coalition of community-based organizations, environmental experts and advocates, labor unions, and green businesses working for an equitable and just Oakland Energy and Climate Action Plan (ECAP).
We've just created a list of policies that can achieve significant carbon reductions while building a vibrant local economy and improving the quality of life for all Oakland residents -- especially low-income communities and communities of color that are impacted most by global warming. Our recommendations embody these goals:
Clean Up Air Pollution • Create Local Green-Collar Jobs
Save Money for Residents • Improve Public Health
Save Money for Residents • Improve Public Health
Adopting policies to achieve these goals position Oakland as a model city that is addressing climate change in an economically vibrant, environmentally sound, and socially just way. We invite Oakland residents and workers to sign this petition to demand an equitable and just ECAP for the City of Oakland.
(Don't live in Oakland? That's OK! We're collecting names of non-residents too, which we'll present to Oakland City Council as a list of citizens who want Oakland to lead the way as a model green city.)
To sign this petition, visit: http://www.ellabakercenter.org/index.php?p=gcjc_ocac_petition
