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- FORT BAKER LEADERSHIP SUMMITS ADDRESS CALIFORNIA'S SUSTAINABILITY; REPORT TO POLICYMAKERS TO COME.
In April, WELL Network and our partners brought together more than forty leaders from business, government, nonprofit organizations, and foundations for the third in a series of summits held in Sausalito, California. Participants developed a set of guiding principles, and priority initiatives as the basis for forthcoming recommendations to state policymakers for addressing California's sustainability. Read More. View website.
- WELL NETWORK'S MARY CROWLEY TO SAIL TO PLASTICS GYRE
Mary Crowley, a founding board member of WELL Network and long time environmental activist, is taking part in an expedition to the North Pacific to draw attention to an ocean garbage patch estimated to be twice the size of Texas. In July, Mary's Brigantine ship, The Kaisei, will set sail for the Pacific Gyre to study how to capture the plastic waste that is endangering sea life and human health, and draw attention to the need for international solutions to the problem.
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- CALIFORNIA ADOPTS FIRST "CRADLE TO GRAVE" RULES TO CURB EMISSIONS
In an effort to curb greenhouse gases associated with global warming, California has approved a first-in-the-nation rule to cut carbon emissions from gasoline and diesel fuels, as well as those resulting from the manufacture of ethanol and other biofuels. Read More.
- A LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA
"Dear Mr. President, The many crises our country faces–economic, educational, structural, health, and environmental—make it crucial that government, business, nonprofits, and citizens work together, if our children and grandchildren are to thrive and prosper." Read more.
WELL Network is a women-led, nonpartisan, nonprofit membership organization concerned about the health of the environment and its connection to the health of our children and families. |
Our Initiative: We want California to lead the nation in implementing a Green Plan,
an integrated, comprehensive plan of action so that government can ensure the health of the environment, the foundation of a sustainable economy.
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"A woman is like a tea bag — you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water."
— Eleanor Roosevelt