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Richmond Strategy Session

Richmond Strategy Session picture #1
2006 Strategy Retreat For Equitable Development in Richmond

Richmond Regional Equity Demonstration Project

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Juliet Ellis and Elizabeth Tan

Photo (c) 2006 Chandra Egan

MTC Stalls Adoption of EJ Principles

Earlier this month, the MTC’s Minority Citizens Advisory Committee (MCAC) proposed Environmental Justice Principles before the MTC’s Legislation Committee. The MTC’s Legislation Committee decided to further postpone the adoption and thus, the implementation of the EJ principles.
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New energy tax? California might vote on it

LOS ANGELES - A California constitutional amendment taxing oil production to fund a range of alternative energy efforts may go to voters this November, setting up a nine-month battle between environmentalists and oil companies.

Some big names in California business including movie producer Steven Bing and Silicon Valley venture capitalist Vinod Khosla will help fund the “Californians For Clean Alternative Energy” effort to get the measure on the ballot and convince voters to approve it.

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