The Gulf Disaster

Actress Amy Smart urges you to take action

As we witness a major environmental disaster unfold in the Gulf of Mexico, it's time for President Obama to stop all new drilling off our nation's shores.

It's hard to overstate the likely ecological damage. Already, as much as 200,000 gallons of oil per day are bubbling up through waters populated with endangered bluefin tuna and sperm whales. The Breton Island National Wildlife Refuge—established 100 years ago by Teddy Roosevelt and home to thousands of brown pelicans—stands right in the oil slick's path. As more oil oozes towards the shore, Louisiana's famed seafood industry—with its fish, shellfish and oysters—will be hit hard as well.

Take action: Tell the president and his administration to reject new drilling off America's coasts.

Learn more about our work to stop drilling.

Top Priority

Great Pacific Cleanup

Victory in the Assembly! Bill to ban plastic bags passed out of the Assembly just 2 days before the deadline. Check out our campaign page for more information.

The Pacific Garbage Patch has grown to be twice the size of Texas.

Unless California does something about our plastic trash it will only get worse. That's why we're calling for simple steps to cut the waste that's fueling this enormous floating patch of trash.

We're working to cut our use of plastic and Styrofoam. Nothing we use for 5 minutes should be polluting the ocean for 500 years! That's why we're getting behind a ban on Styrofoam takeout containers and plastic grocery bags.

Learn more. Take action.

In the News

The New York Times editorialized about our recent report on how California and other states are leading the way on global warming:

BP sets $20 billion aside for Spill Claims 6/16/2010

The White House and BP tentatively agreed on Wednesday that the oil giant would create a $20 billion fund to pay claims for the worst oil spill in American history. The fund will be independently run by Kenneth Feinberg, the mediator who oversaw the 9/11 victims compensation fund, according to two people familiar with the deliberations.

Schwarzenegger pulls plug on offshore oil project 5/03/2010

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger withdrew his support Monday for a controversial new offshore oil drilling project off the Santa Barbara coast in the wake of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Our Latest Reports

Green Chemistry at Work 4/16/2010

Forward-looking California companies are discovering that going green can help the corporate bottom line. This report highlights a dozen thriving businesses that are using Green Chemistry principles to replace toxic chemicals with safer alternatives.

Building Better: How High-Efficiency Buildings Will Save Money and Reduce Global Warming 3/31/2010

Simple policies to improve the energy efficiency of our buildings will lead to significant savings. A two-part strategy of requiring new buildings to be more efficient and promoting weatherization of existing buildings will save money and energy while improving air quality. The report finds that California homeowners can save over $800 per year, while helping reduce the global warming pollution from buildings by 37%.