January 2018

Fracking Wastewater used in California produce including organic, time to ban the practice

“Organic carrots”, veggies, nuts and more that you  and your family are probably consuming right now. See the video below for more brands using toxic chemicals to grow your food. To send message to your legislators to ban this use click on this link or “BAN IT” heading below and fill out the form.  https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/JustBanIt From …

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Napa Valley tree-removal ballot proposal brings wine business, environmentalist clash

Water is money to the wine industry. Since drip irrigation began in 1970, yields have doubled and vineyards have sprouted in areas that are marginal at best. Along with the close to doubling of tons per acre by irrigation, prices have gone from mid $200 to $4,000 for prized varieties. With high cancer and asthma rates in the …

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Vacation rentals could face ban

Thank you Supervisor Gorin for being the only supervisor to stand up to the special interests (tourism & real estate) and represent the communities where families are being priced out of the market by investors and neighborhoods are collateral damage to the wine/tourism industry. Workers can no longer afford to live here. Until the county has over …

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Leaked Trump Infrastructure Plan Ripped as Thinly-Veiled ‘Assault on the Environment’

From our friends at COMMON DREAMS: Leaked Trump Infrastructure Plan Ripped as Thinly-Veiled ‘Assault on the Environment’ “The memo reveals an infrastructure plan that is essentially a giveaway to corporations at the expense of the American people and our environment.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer “The administration’s legislative outline for infrastructure sacrifices clean air, water, …

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Santa Rosa bus to protest offshore drilling, march and hearing info

From our friends at Center for Biological Diversity: President Trump recently announced his disastrous plan to hand over all of America’s oceans to oil companies so they can drill for oil and gas offshore. But we’re not going to let our country go down that path, and we need you with us to stage a …

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Glyphosate: 5 billions pounds of this poison sprayed last year

5 billions pounds of this poison sprayed last year, you heard that right. With staggering rates of autism, cancer and disease rising yearly our food supply and health is at  risk for corporate profit. Sonoma County uses over 2 million pounds of the poison a year and Napa isn’t far behind. No wonder there are childhood …

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