SF Bay PSR’s Divestment/Investment Task Force has been steadily pushing the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), which manages pensions for 1.6 million workers, to divest from fossil fuels. READ our most recent letter sent to the CalPERS board before their Nov 15–17 meeting, written by Dr. Robert M. Gould, past-President and current member of ...
Congrats to SF Bay PSR Committee Member Dr. Robin Cooper for officially being recognized as an ally and partner of Climate Psychiatry Alliance. She co-wrote with medical student Rei Takver, "Climate Psychiatry 101 Overview," an educational overview of the mental health aspects of climate change. Also, are you looking for that perfect holiday gift for a ...
Bravo to SF Bay PSR Committee Member Dr. David Bezanson for extraordinary work advocating for the CalPERS board to consider divesting from fossil fuels, and helping to pass AB 1346 that will phase out the sale of gas-powered leaf blowers, lawn mowers and other small off-road engines in California by 2024.
READ his a letter to the editor, "Cows are the Problem," in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Health Professionals Say Climate Change is a Health Crisis and Line 3 Threatens Our Air, Water, and Future Generations. August 17, 2021, a group of 15 health professionals and allies in San Francisco came together peacefully in front of the SF Army Corp of Engineers San Francisco headquarters to stand in solidarity with Indigenous and ...
At our Annual Gala on September 22, 2021, we presented three awards to early career/student health professionals for outstanding achievements in health activism in environmental justice and anti-racism in medicine, and the climate crisis and health. Our awardees are given a certificate and $250 each. CONGRATULATIONS! You three inspire all of us at SF Bay ...
Bravo to Dr. Robin Cooper, SF Bay PSR Environmental committee member, for her work addressing mental health issues caused by the climate crisis. SF Public Press: Battling Despair Over a New Climate Change Reality
Alma Hernandez coordinates our building electrification community outreach project. Jasmine Campos supports our Nuclear Weapons Abolition Committee including tracking our anti-nuclear policy work, and she helps with social media, and events. Daisy Valdivieso continues to support the Environmental Health Committee and to diligently track our CA environmental policy work. Alma Hernandez: I graduated from Berkeley ...
Over 450 doctors from 50 states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico call for democracy reforms to protect human health in the climate health emergency. By Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health and Climate Health Now.
