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We Can Sort Our Waste Better!
By Katrina Huang My nearest trash, recycling, and compost bins, in that order: The contents are all pretty much the same! Photos by...
Katrina Huang
Jan 9


Local Congregation Goes Solar
After eight years of members' efforts, Beth Am is getting a solar carport.
grossmanmark5
Sep 22, 2024


Despite Pushback, Stanford Refuses to Cut Fossil Fuel Ties
In case you missed the recent article on the front page of The Mercury News , we have an update on the push for divestment at Stanford....
Quinlan Grim
Jul 19, 2024


The Doerr School Just Hired a Big Oil PR Firm
While activists at the Coalition for a True School of Sustainability have been hard at work spreading awareness about the Doerr School's...
Quinlan Grim
Jul 1, 2024

Our Letter to the Editor in the San Jose Mercury News
Last week, representatives of 350 SV, along with our partners at the Coalition for a True School of Sustainability and Fossil Free...
Quinlan Grim
May 25, 2024

Disaster Preparedness in an Electric Future
One of the major concerns that residents have about giving up their gas appliances is: What happens when the electricity goes out? With...
Hilary Glann
May 24, 2024

Stanford: It's Time to Walk the Sustainability Walk!
Stanford's Doerr School takes funding from Big Oil. We're calling on Stanford to divest from fossil fuels and promote true sustainability.
Quinlan Grim
Mar 8, 2024


The Plastic Problem Is a Fossil Fuel Problem Part IV: Plastic in the Environment
In Part III, we discussed managed plastics emissions. In the final installment, we will be highlighting the unmanaged portion — plastic's...
paxmeow
Feb 16, 2024


The Plastic Problem is a Fossil Fuel Problem Part III: Waste Management
In Part II, we discussed the refining and manufacturing processes that make plastic production carbon intensive and toxic. This week,...
paxmeow
Feb 16, 2024

The Plastic Problem is a Fossil Fuel Problem Part II: Refining and Manufacturing
In Part I of this series, we discussed the links between plastic and fossil fuel extraction. In this week's installment, we'll be...
paxmeow
Feb 16, 2024

The Plastic Problem Is a Fossil Fuel Problem Part I: Extraction and Transport
We think of plastic as a recycling headache. True—it’s a recycling migraine. It’s also a social justice issue, a public health worry, and...
paxmeow
Feb 16, 2024

Breath Easier This Winter.
What to do to improve local air quality. Wildfires have taught us a lot about air quality. Turns out the air quality in our homes and...
weidenc
Jan 30, 2024


How Watching A Lot of Romantic Period Movies Helped Me Help the Planet
I have really been enjoying Patricia Alber’s series of articles, “The Plastic Problem is a Fossil Fuel Problem,” particularly Parts 1 and...
Linh Dan Do
Oct 19, 2021


It's Time To Take Electrification Statewide
Cheryl Weiden is the 350SV Los Altos City Team Lead Yesterday, September 9, I made the following comments to the California Energy...
Cheryl Weiden
Sep 10, 2020


Welcome to Our New Website!
Welcome, dear 350 Silicon Valley supporters and volunteers, to our new website! A labor of love and money, finally in presentable form...
paxmeow
Aug 29, 2020
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