SoCal 350 Climate Action held Build Back Fossil Free COVID-safe actions around Los Angeles to demand that President Biden use his executive powers to stop the Line 3 and Dakota Access Pipelines. We also emphasized local and statewide issues like 100% Clean, Renewable Energy for LA, outlawing neighborhood oil and gas drilling and storage locally and statewide, and calling upon the California Coastal Commission to deny crude importation permits to Chevron until they pay their $9.5

LADWP has been slow when it comes to transitioning away from fossil fuels. In fact, it is one of the few utilities in California that still relies on coal. But there is an opportunity for LADWP to become a leader in the state, by embracing a pathway to 100% renewable energy by 2035.

REPORT ON THE 2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE SESSION    The Greater SoCal 350 Legislative Committee is a coalition of 350.org affiliated groups and other allies in the Greater Southern California area that work together to get meaningful and effective climate legislation passed in the state, as well as to stop legislation with a negative environmental impact.

Yasuni Man is a multi-award winning documentary film directed and produced by Ryan Patrick Killackey. This incredibly moving and captivating movie is now available to stream on a myriad of sites! With a 9.4/10 rating on IMDB, it’s the perfect way to spend your time.   ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY In the words of the filmmakers, Yasuni Man is a film about a conflict raging deep within the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Miles Lewis’ Thoughts on Queer Ecology Miles Lewis, a guest speaker at our July meeting, discusses Queer Ecology as it relates to Environmental Justice. Miles is a visual artist and art and environmental educator. Click HERE to learn more.    One way of understanding the environmental movement is in two strategies:

• Technocratic: Focus on the technological, political, and economic problems of environmental destruction and preservation.