Search Results for: covid

#Masks4All, Benicia CA, Coronavirus, Covid 19, Face coverings, Solano County CA

City of Benicia: Solano County recommends use of cloth face coverings when social distancing measures are difficult to maintain

Benicia Announcements, Sunday, May 24, 2020 at 5:15 PM Solano County posted a press release today recommending the use of cloth face coverings when social distancing measure are difficult to maintain. “It is important to remember that while we are all working together to reopen retail shops, malls and dine-in restaurants, the coronavirus is still … Continue reading City of Benicia: Solano County recommends use of cloth face coverings when social distancing measures are difficult to maintain →

Coronavirus, Covid 19, ExxonMobil, Fossil fuel industry lobby, Keeping Watch on Earth News, Koch Industries, Oil and gas industry, Stay-at-home

US critics of stay-at-home orders tied to fossil fuel funding

ExxonMobil, Koch and Mercer family are past funders of critics of stay-at-home orders as fossil fuel industry struggles amid lockdowns The Guardian, by Emily Holden, 21 May 2020 Dozens of individuals and groups urging states to reopen amid the Covid-19 pandemic have historical financial ties to coal and oil and gas companies and conservative billionaires who … Continue reading US critics of stay-at-home orders tied to fossil fuel funding →

Coronavirus, Covid 19, New York Times

New York Times publishes names of 1,000 lives lost to coronavirus

Remembering the Nearly 100,000 Lives Lost to Coronavirus in America – An Incalculable Loss The Project Behind a Front Page Full of Names A presentation of obituaries and death notices from newspapers around the country tries to frame incalculable loss. New York Times, by John Grippe, May 23, 2020 Instead of the articles, photographs or graphics … Continue reading New York Times publishes names of 1,000 lives lost to coronavirus →

Benicia City Council, Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, Climate emergency, Greenhouse gas emissions

Benicia City Council unanimously adopts Climate Emergency Resolution

Benicia Herald, by Galen Kusic, Editor, May 24, 2020 (No link, only available in the print edition.) At the Sept. 3, 2019 Council meeting the City Council agreed to discuss a request from Mayor Elizabeth Patterson considering the adoption of a Climate Emergency Resolution.  The request was discussed again on Feb. 4 at a Special … Continue reading Benicia City Council unanimously adopts Climate Emergency Resolution →