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Oakland Landlords Reportedly Unhappy with Citys Garbage Rates
2016-06-29 16:17:00| Waste Age
Oakland landlords plan to file a lawsuit against the city on the basis that the current $1.5 billion garbage collection deal has led to high trash and recycling rates that far exceed the actual cost of the service. read more
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Oakland council bans coal
2016-06-28 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MercuryNews: OAKLAND -- During a raucous four-hour meeting Monday night, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously to ban the storage and handling of coal and petroleum coke in the city. Councilmember Desley Brooks was absent from the meeting. Hundreds of people filled the council chambers, spilling into overflow rooms, and offered several hours of commentary frequently punctuated by cheers, applause and outbursts from audience members on both sides of the issue. Following the vote, audience members burst...
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Oakland Votes to Ban Coal Shipments, Could End Export Plans
2016-06-28 14:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Climate News: Officials in Oakland, California, effectively ended proposals to open a new coal export terminal by voting to ban the transport and storage of the fossil fuel within city limits. The Oakland City Council announced its 7-0 decision on Monday as hundreds of anti-coal protestors descended on City Hall. The vote, which must be reconfirmed before it's made official, came after Mayor Libby Schaaf and council member Dan Kalb argued that a coal export terminal would pollute the area, according to the...
Oakland council bans coal shipments
2016-06-28 00:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Oakland city officials unanimously voted to ban the shipment of coal, sidelining a plan to transport Utah coal to Asia through a proposed marine terminal on an old army base. The proposed terminal is in West Oakland, a historically black neighborhood that's among the poorest and most polluted in the region. Detractors highlight the environmental dangers of bringing millions of tons of coal through the area while supporters tout the economic benefits of good-paying union jobs. The terminal...
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Plans approved for new residence hall at Oakland University
2016-04-12 18:17:00| American School & University
$78 million, 750-bed facility is scheduled to open in 2018. read more
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