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Local Sacramento youth run impressive campaign to reduce car idling
by Giovanny, Piper, and Sherlyne of the Language Academy of Sacramento Language Academy has worked really hard to inform our community of idling and we are well on our way to becoming an idle-free school. When we first got introduced to idling we had no idea what it was, or that it was a problem […]
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Electrify Your Home to De-carbonize Sacramento
What is electrification and why should we do it? Eliminating burning fossil fuels in the home is a way we all can combat climate change! Buildings in California represent 20-25% of the state’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Home electrification is the replacement of gas appliances (furnaces, water heaters, dryers, stoves) with all-electric heat pump […]
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Global week of action starts September 20
Climate change is accelerating rapidly and so is our movement!! Check out the calendar below—local climate action is happening on all fronts, organized by numerous organizations. We want to spotlight the new 350 Elk Grove and not-so-new 350 Placer, plus Sunrise Sacramento, Fridays For Future Sacramento, Sac DSA, Green Tech, Move to Amend, Citizen’s Climate Lobby, Sac Climate […]
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Youth Camp for Climate Action 2019 Recap
In the summer of 2019, 350 Sacramento invited a group of youth between the ages of 15-24 to participate in a “Youth Camp for Climate Action” primarily organized by Ilonka Zlatar and other environmental justice organizers. Campers were a part of a 3-day peer teaching group learning grassroots organizing skills to fight climate change combined […]
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Results of the Transit Survey conducted by 350Sac Transportation team
Background The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Transportation Committee makes policy for disbursing transportation related funds through grant programs such as the Regional Funding Program. Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) seeks funding from SACOG for modernization of its light rail system. The policy for the 2020 Regional Funding Program should include universal access to public […]
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350 Volunteers Install Solar Panels with GRID
I volunteered with Grid Alternatives on 4/20 alongside a Grid team of five and volunteer crew of eight. Grid develops and implements solar projects in low-income households and communities in effort to reduce the energy cost burden and promote career development by employing local community members. We worked from 8:30-12:30am and installed a total of […]
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End Single-Use Plastics in California
SB 54/AB 1080, introduced by State Senator Ben Allen (D–Redondo Beach) and State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D–San Diego) are one of the most important environmental bills in the legislature this year. These bills require businesses to reduce 75 percent of single-use plastic packaging in California by 2030 and mandates that all single-use packaging be recyclable […]
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Climate Cafe Experience
By Tanya Kasyanchuk, Cordova High School senior I started volunteering with 350 Sacramento in January of this year. Right away, we decided that we would try to build a youth team to get more younger people aware and involved in the fight for climate justice. After a few meetings, we organized a Climate Cafe Pizza […]
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Report from Community Forum
Mayor Darrell Steinberg provided the opening remarks at the forum, calling carbon zero an “audacious goal” that now “feels like an imperative and a necessity.” Saturday’s Community Forum, Leading the Way to Carbon Zero, was a great success. Speakers were inspiring and participants provided thoughtful creative ideas for moving toward carbon zero. This forum was just […]
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Free EV Program Takes Hold at Mutual Housing
By Andy Furillo Demita Pinchback grabbed onto the future. In her case, it was a steering wheel, one that belonged to a zero-emission electronic vehicle at Mutual Housing at Sky Park. In a few seconds, she would hum the Chevy Volt out of the parking lot on a test drive. In a few years, the hope […]
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