Wherever you live, you live near a PG&E facility. PG&E’s gas pipelines and electrical lines go everywhere and across every kind of habitat, including wildlife refuges and nature preserves. That’s why we were concerned when we discovered this April that PG&E is seeking approval for a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) that would cover all of...
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People Who Give Us Hope: Vida Verde
Vida Verde, started by Laura and Shawn Sears 15 years ago, is an outdoor education program. The program provides overnight environmental experiences for underserved youth in the Bay Area. These experiences have undeniable positive impacts on participants’ health, development, connections to learning, and environmental stewardship. Thank you Vida Verde for all you do for our...
CGF Endorses Bay Restoration Funding
By Alice Kaufman, Legislative Advocate In June, voters in all nine Bay Area counties will vote on the Clean and Healthy Bay ballot measure, which would authorize a $12 parcel tax to restore and protect the Bay. Committee for Green Foothills has endorsed this ballot measure, and we hope all our supporters will encourage everyone...
Parks Aren’t Just Perks
By Alice Kaufman, Legislative Advocate As Americans’ lives become more and more urbanized, experiences in nature are in danger of becoming a privilege belonging only to those who live near open space and those with the resources to travel to open space areas. City parks, often the only opportunity for urban residents to have easy...