Environmental Sustainability
Agenda for Action
The Agenda for Action (AFA) is a call to action for people throughout Sonoma County to come together to invest sustainably in protecting and supporting the wellbeing of the community, and specifically the community members who have been most impacted by an interlocking ecosystem of systemic inequities. The AFA aims to mobilize multi-stakeholder collaboration among governments, funders, public and private sectors, and other community partners to transform access to healthcare, education, and economic opportunities, and to ensure people across Sonoma County have the resources to thrive and reach their full potential.
Climate Action Tracker
The Climate Action Tracker is an independent scientific project that tracks government climate action and measures it against the globally agreed Paris Agreement aim of "holding warming well below 2°C, and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C." A collaboration of two organizations, Climate Analytics and NewClimate Institute, the CAT has been providing this independent analysis to policymakers since 2009.
Climate Analytics
Climate Analytics is a global climate science and policy institute engaged around the world in driving and supporting climate action aligned to the 1.5°C warming limit. Given its funders such the World Bank, it’s reports must be read carefully. For example individual country contributions to global warming are compared without reference to per capital rates. This favors relatively high polluting, low population countries, such as the U.S.
Daily Acts
To survive climate change, we must focus on the solutions that help reduce it as well as adapt to changes that are already happening. Daily Acts connects people and builds community through education, action, and policy change that address the climate crisis to create a livable future for all.
Earth.com
Earth.com is for those who care about our planet and environment and want to make a difference.
Earthquake Country Alliance
The Earthquake Country Alliance is a public-private-grassroots partnership of people, organizations, and regional alliances throughout California that work together to improve earthquake and tsunami preparedness, mitigation and resiliency.
Food Not Bombs -- Petaluma
Food Not Bombs is a decentralized, grassroots movement that provides free vegan meals, free groceries to take home, and related educational materials.
Food Not Bombs -- Santa Rosa
Food Not Bombs is a decentralized, grassroots movement that provides free vegan meals, free groceries to take home, and related educational materials.
Forever chemicals (PFAS) are a group of synthetic chemicals that are highly resistant to degradation. They persist and accumulate in the global environment for thousands of years causing widespread heath harm to humans and other life.
Green Science Policy Institute
The Green Science Policy Institute’s mission is to facilitate safer use of chemicals to protect human and ecological health. They educate and build partnerships among government, business, academia, and public interest groups to develop innovative solutions for reducing harmful chemicals in products.
The single most articulate and passionate advocate of citizen action to remedy the nuclear and environmental crises, Dr Helen Caldicott, has devoted the last forty two years to an international campaign to educate the public about the medical hazards of the nuclear age and the necessary changes in human behavior to stop environmental destruction.
Living on Shaky Ground
The Living on Shaky Ground handbook explains how to prepare for, survive, and recover from earthquakes and tsunamis. It also describes what you can do today to save lives, reduce injuries, and minimize damage. Lots more information on this website.
Long Time No See, Wuhan: Post Pandemic Wuhan Through the Lens of a Japanese Director
Japanese documentary director Takeuchi Ryo and his team went to Wuhan after the COVID-19 pandemic lock down had been lifted. Through the stories of several families in Wuhan, China, we see what it was like during the lock down, what Wuhan is really like now, and how life has changed forever for Wuhan’s millions of residents.
Napa County Fire Incident Map
An occasionally up-to-date display of current evacuation zones for Napa County.
Purple Air
Hyper-local, Real-time air quality monitoring for everyone. PurpleAir sensors measure airborne particulate matter (PM). Particulate matter describes solid particles suspended in air; this includes dust, smoke, and other organic and inorganic particles.
Silent Spring Institute
Silent Spring Institute is the leading scientific research organization dedicated to uncovering the links between chemicals in our everyday environment and women’s health, with a focus on breast cancer prevention.
Skä•noñh Center
The Skä•noñh – Great Law of Peace Center is a Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Cultural Center focused on telling the story of the native peoples of central New York. The history is told through the lens of the Onondaga Nation and covers topics such as Creation, European Contact, The Great Law of Peace, and more. The Onondagas, or People of the Hills, are the keepers of the Central Fire and are the spiritual and political center of the Haudenosaunee.
Sonoma County Climate Activist Network (SoCoCAN!)
Groups and individuals working address and reverse climate change. Meet in months with a 5th Monday, 7-9 PM at the PJC.
Sunrise Movement
Sunrise is a youth movement to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process. They are building an army of young people to make climate change an urgent priority across Imperial America, end the corrupting influence of fossil fuel executives on politics, and elect government servants who have the backbone to stand up for the health and wellbeing of all people.
Sunrise Movement, Sonoma County
Sunrise is a youth movement to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process. They are building an army of young people to make climate change an urgent priority across Imperial America, end the corrupting influence of fossil fuel executives on politics, and elect government servants who have the backbone to stand up for the health and wellbeing of all people.
The Climate Center
Since 2001, The Climate Center has been a leader in making climate solutions a reality in California at speed and scale. They are a think-tank, do-tank working to turn bold ideas into action for a climate-safe future.
The Climate Clock
The Climate Clock adds the dimension of measurement to the climate crisis debate. As well-funded fossil fuel propagandists obfuscate, the clock inexorably ticks. We now have less than five years to make drastic common sense changes before the earth’s atmosphere warms more than 1.5°C over the era of pre-industrial foolishness.
The Consilience Project
What can we trust? Why is the ‘information ecology’ so damaged, and what would it take to make it healthy?
Metacrisis is a term that describes a complex, multi-systemic breakdown in society. It arises from the foundational views and values of modern culture, which contribute to various global crises. The concept emphasizes the interconnectedness of these crises, suggesting that they are not isolated issues but rather symptoms of deeper systemic problems.
The Six Classes
The Six Classes is a program of the Green Science Policy Institute, whose aim is to reduce the use of harmful chemicals in consumer and other products. It focuses on entire classes or groups of chemicals of concern, rather than phasing out problematic chemicals one at a time.
The Spanish Flu
The US Pig Farm Flu (often misnamed The Spanish Flu), was the most deadly flu pandemic in history. It begin in dirty pig farms in Kansas, United States, spread to nearby army bases, and from there was transported with the troops around the world. Although the US government was aware of the outbreak, they kept it secret for propaganda purposes.
Due to human-induced climate change, major fires are increasing worldwide. Misleading information is sometimes distributed for less-than-noble reasons.
Here is important information on how to project your home and family.
Windy
One of the better apps for observing realtime weather patterns, including wind speed and direction, satellite radar data, humidity, pollution, and other weather patterns.
Yale Experts Explain PFAS Forever Chemicals
The Yale School of Public Health is researching the human health impacts of PFAS by analyzing their role in cancer cell migration, liver damage, and pregnancy loss. The Yale School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is developing technologies to separate and destroy PFAS at water treatment facilities and other locations.
Agenda for Action
The Agenda for Action (AFA) is a call to action for people throughout Sonoma County to come together to invest sustainably in protecting and supporting the wellbeing of the community, and specifically the community members who have been most impacted by an interlocking ecosystem of systemic inequities. The AFA aims to mobilize multi-stakeholder collaboration among governments, funders, public and private sectors, and other community partners to transform access to healthcare, education, and economic opportunities, and to ensure people across Sonoma County have the resources to thrive and reach their full potential.
Daily Acts
To survive climate change, we must focus on the solutions that help reduce it as well as adapt to changes that are already happening. Daily Acts connects people and builds community through education, action, and policy change that address the climate crisis to create a livable future for all.
Food Not Bombs -- Petaluma
Food Not Bombs is a decentralized, grassroots movement that provides free vegan meals, free groceries to take home, and related educational materials.
Food Not Bombs -- Santa Rosa
Food Not Bombs is a decentralized, grassroots movement that provides free vegan meals, free groceries to take home, and related educational materials.
Napa County Fire Incident Map
An occasionally up-to-date display of current evacuation zones for Napa County.
Sonoma County Climate Activist Network (SoCoCAN!)
Groups and individuals working address and reverse climate change. Meet in months with a 5th Monday, 7-9 PM at the PJC.
Earthquake Country Alliance
The Earthquake Country Alliance is a public-private-grassroots partnership of people, organizations, and regional alliances throughout California that work together to improve earthquake and tsunami preparedness, mitigation and resiliency.
Green Science Policy Institute
The Green Science Policy Institute’s mission is to facilitate safer use of chemicals to protect human and ecological health. They educate and build partnerships among government, business, academia, and public interest groups to develop innovative solutions for reducing harmful chemicals in products.
Living on Shaky Ground
The Living on Shaky Ground handbook explains how to prepare for, survive, and recover from earthquakes and tsunamis. It also describes what you can do today to save lives, reduce injuries, and minimize damage. Lots more information on this website.
The Climate Center
Since 2001, The Climate Center has been a leader in making climate solutions a reality in California at speed and scale. They are a think-tank, do-tank working to turn bold ideas into action for a climate-safe future.
Earth.com
Earth.com is for those who care about our planet and environment and want to make a difference.
Silent Spring Institute
Silent Spring Institute is the leading scientific research organization dedicated to uncovering the links between chemicals in our everyday environment and women’s health, with a focus on breast cancer prevention.
Skä•noñh Center
The Skä•noñh – Great Law of Peace Center is a Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Cultural Center focused on telling the story of the native peoples of central New York. The history is told through the lens of the Onondaga Nation and covers topics such as Creation, European Contact, The Great Law of Peace, and more. The Onondagas, or People of the Hills, are the keepers of the Central Fire and are the spiritual and political center of the Haudenosaunee.
Sunrise Movement
Sunrise is a youth movement to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process. They are building an army of young people to make climate change an urgent priority across Imperial America, end the corrupting influence of fossil fuel executives on politics, and elect government servants who have the backbone to stand up for the health and wellbeing of all people.
The Six Classes
The Six Classes is a program of the Green Science Policy Institute, whose aim is to reduce the use of harmful chemicals in consumer and other products. It focuses on entire classes or groups of chemicals of concern, rather than phasing out problematic chemicals one at a time.
Yale Experts Explain PFAS Forever Chemicals
The Yale School of Public Health is researching the human health impacts of PFAS by analyzing their role in cancer cell migration, liver damage, and pregnancy loss. The Yale School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is developing technologies to separate and destroy PFAS at water treatment facilities and other locations.
Climate Action Tracker
The Climate Action Tracker is an independent scientific project that tracks government climate action and measures it against the globally agreed Paris Agreement aim of "holding warming well below 2°C, and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C." A collaboration of two organizations, Climate Analytics and NewClimate Institute, the CAT has been providing this independent analysis to policymakers since 2009.
Climate Analytics
Climate Analytics is a global climate science and policy institute engaged around the world in driving and supporting climate action aligned to the 1.5°C warming limit. Given its funders such the World Bank, it’s reports must be read carefully. For example individual country contributions to global warming are compared without reference to per capital rates. This favors relatively high polluting, low population countries, such as the U.S.
The single most articulate and passionate advocate of citizen action to remedy the nuclear and environmental crises, Dr Helen Caldicott, has devoted the last forty two years to an international campaign to educate the public about the medical hazards of the nuclear age and the necessary changes in human behavior to stop environmental destruction.
Long Time No See, Wuhan: Post Pandemic Wuhan Through the Lens of a Japanese Director
Japanese documentary director Takeuchi Ryo and his team went to Wuhan after the COVID-19 pandemic lock down had been lifted. Through the stories of several families in Wuhan, China, we see what it was like during the lock down, what Wuhan is really like now, and how life has changed forever for Wuhan’s millions of residents.
Purple Air
Hyper-local, Real-time air quality monitoring for everyone. PurpleAir sensors measure airborne particulate matter (PM). Particulate matter describes solid particles suspended in air; this includes dust, smoke, and other organic and inorganic particles.
The Climate Clock
The Climate Clock adds the dimension of measurement to the climate crisis debate. As well-funded fossil fuel propagandists obfuscate, the clock inexorably ticks. We now have less than five years to make drastic common sense changes before the earth’s atmosphere warms more than 1.5°C over the era of pre-industrial foolishness.
The Consilience Project
What can we trust? Why is the ‘information ecology’ so damaged, and what would it take to make it healthy?
Metacrisis is a term that describes a complex, multi-systemic breakdown in society. It arises from the foundational views and values of modern culture, which contribute to various global crises. The concept emphasizes the interconnectedness of these crises, suggesting that they are not isolated issues but rather symptoms of deeper systemic problems.
The Spanish Flu
The US Pig Farm Flu (often misnamed The Spanish Flu), was the most deadly flu pandemic in history. It begin in dirty pig farms in Kansas, United States, spread to nearby army bases, and from there was transported with the troops around the world. Although the US government was aware of the outbreak, they kept it secret for propaganda purposes.
Windy
One of the better apps for observing realtime weather patterns, including wind speed and direction, satellite radar data, humidity, pollution, and other weather patterns.