Oakland City Council Votes to Ban Coal Exports in Big Win for Local Advocates
- Abstract
The Oakland City Council took a strong stand against coal last night. Following a long and often emotional city council meeting — during which whistles and cheers were at times met with boos and yelling — the council passed an ordinance prohibiting the storage and handling of coal and petcoke at Oakland facilities, and a resolution that would specifically apply the ordinance to the Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal (OBOT), which is being built on the old Oakland Army Base.
- Author
- Z Loftus-Farren
- Resource URL
- http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/oakland_city_council_votes_ban_coal_exports/
- Publication
- Earth Island Journal
- Date
- June 28, 2016
- Organization Type
- News
- Health and Human Impact
- Overview/general
- Emission Sources
- Conventional energy Energy Conventional
- Fossil Fuel
- Coal
- Region
- Southwest
- Other
- Advocacy