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UC Los Angles

Los Angeles, CA Chapter Name: E3: Ecology, Economy, Equity Chapter Email: N/A Chapter Website: www.e3ucla.org Representatives: Mahsa Ostowari and Sargam Saraf Mission Statement To unite and empower the UCLA community to take transformative action towards…
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Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA Chapter Name: Cabrillo Sustainability Council Chapter Email: N/A Chapter Website: http://sustainablecabrillo.org/ Representatives: Bobby Buckter and Mark Regala Mission Statement The Cabrillo Sustainability Council is a student club at Cabrillo College, organized to raise awareness and facilitate action to address…
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Holiday Homemade Gift Guide

Holiday Homemade Gift Guide

Since it seems to be the season of excess, let’s try not to add to the pile of hyper processed foods and unwanted, meaningless gifts from a big box store. Not only should good presents be useful and from the heart, they should be economical and ecological.

The (Koch) Empire Strikes Back

On Sunday [January 29th], nearly 2,000 citizens converged on the resort town of Rancho Mirage, California to confront a secretive meeting of billionaires meeting behind closed doors. Sunday was NOT about liberals versus conservatives. Sunday was about We the People. It was about rebuilding a democracy of We the People – a country where you don’t need to have millions of dollars to have your voice heard.

CSULA Student Challenges Koch Brothers to Debate

Cal State Los Angeles Senior Joel Francis issued this debate challenge to billionaire CEO Charles Koch, of Koch Industries today. Joel emphasized that if Koch Industries wants to spend millions of dollars in our state, the CEO ought to have the courage to debate Prop 23 in person. Mr. Koch has donated at least $1 million to the Proposition to suspend our state’s clean energy and climate change laws.

Arnold Lashes Out at Valero, Prop 23

Proposition 23, the initiative that would suspend California’s greenhouse gas laws, is not about saving jobs. It is about greed, said California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Speaking at a Commonwealth Club event in Santa Clara, the governor lashed out at the companies-particularly Valero, Koch Industries and Tesoro-trying to effectively get rid of the state’s carbon regulation law, known by its bill name AB 32. Technically, Prop 23 would suspend AB 23 until employment falls below 5.5 percent, something that has occured only sporadically in the last few decades. Read more

PowerVote 2010

Empowered. Connected. Strong. That’s how I felt after spending this past weekend in Chicago meeting and working with fellow youth activists from across the nation. The connections I made there are deep-seated and lifelong, and…
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