Action, vol 1, no 3

PDF and list of contributors to the Nove–Dec 1990 edition of the Bay Area Action newsletter.

Brief descriptions and contact info for BAA’s projects in late 1990: Action Team, Alternative Transportation, Campus/SEAC, Earth Teams, Schools and Youth, and Workplace.

Bay Area Action’s leadership, as of late 1990.

Bay Area Action helped organize a highly successful Beat the Back-Up Day on September 18, 1990, boosting public transit use across the Bay Area. Events included a creative alternative transportation parade in Palo Alto and a public challenge from Mayor Mike Cobb to promote eco-friendly commuting.

Bay Area Action opened a new store in Palo Alto offering eco-friendly products like recycled paper goods and biodegradable cleaners. Upcoming events included a book signing with Bill McKibben and a festive Holiday Party with food, music, and Living Christmas Trees for sale.

The Nov–Dec 1990 Action Page covered activism on nuclear disarmament, tree protection, threatened oak woodlands, and outdoor education at Hidden Villa.

Reviews of “Green Rage: Radical Environmentalism and the Unmaking of Civilization” by Christopher Manes, “The Population Explosion” by Paul Erlich, and “The Ohlone Way” by Malcolm Margolin

Value Business Products in Mountain View helped local businesses recycle white office paper and support the environment. Proceeds from the program benefited Bay Area Action.

Despite urban sprawl, the Bay Area still protects natural “open spaces” for public solitude and nature access. Local districts and nonprofits like POST and Greenbelt Alliance work to preserve these lands and expand trails like the Bay Area Ridge Trail.

Support the grassroots organizing of Bay Area Action with a donation. We also need volunteers.

As urban development replaces natural landscapes in the Bay Area, California ReLeaf — with grassroots groups all around the Bay Area and beyond — encourages community action to combat deforestation and climate change by planting and protecting trees locally.

Quick facts on what you can and can’t recycle, from BAA’s Recycling Project (circa 1990).

Bay Area Action mobilizes citizens to address environmental challenges through grassroots organizing and local projects, aiming to expand active participation in environmental change.

Bay Area Action is a grassroots environmental organization that employs diverse strategies to preserve and restore the San Francisco Bay Area’s environment while empowering local activists to address regional ecological challenges.

Population growth is causing environmental degradation and resource scarcity, emphasizing the urgent need for population stabilization to address global challenges.