Defending SB 1137 & Pulitzer Prize Winning Author David Obst

Saving Ourselves From Big Car – Book Cover On today’s show, Earthjustice senior attorney Elizabeth Fisher explains how her organization is leading the fight to protect SB1137.  We’ll switch gears and speak to literary and media legend David Obst about his latest publication entitled, “Saving Ourselves from Big Car” (Columbia University Press, Sept. 16). EVENTS: 9/9: Take a Stand Against Proposed CO2 Pipeline Project! Join Bay Area residents and come together to launch Communities Against Carbon Transport & Injection, or CACTI, with a powerful press conference and rally on Tuesday September 9th.  Starts at 11:45 AM Where:  Solano County Board of Supervisors Building, Fairfield, CA 9/21: Sun Day and Make Billionaires Pay! Sun Day is a nationwide day of action on September 21, 2025, celebrating the power of clean energy, and pushing back against the politicians and industries trying to hold it back! San Jose: March, picnic, and conversation! 12:30-2:30pm Berkeley: Fair with booths, food trucks, electric demos, and more! 2-5pm San Leandro: Festival with art, games, music, and prizes! 11am-3pm AND – if you’re looking for something of a different speed that day, join us at the combination Sun Day + Climate Justice Festival + Make Billionaires Pay event happening in Sacramento from 11-5pm on the 21st! Other Events: 9/5-10/5: A new R&B and Hip Hop Musical – The Day the Sky Turned Orange, showing in SF 9/7, 2-4pm: Immigrant Rights Ambassador Workshop in Berkeley 9/13, 10am-12pm: 350 Silicon Valley’s Green Building Tour and More! 9/14, 11am-3pm: Indivisible SF Civics-travaganza 9/20, 10am-4pm: BaySpark 2025 – Youth Climate and EJ Summit 9/21, 9am-3:30pm: 6th Annual Bay Area Youth Climate Summit Apologies for the delay folks in correcting the posting, Good People!     The post Defending SB 1137 & Pulitzer Prize Winning Author David Obst appeared first on KPFA.