Minnesota-based agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. is threatening to fill in and build on 1,433 acres of Bayfront salt ponds in Redwood City. Tell Cargill that San Francisco Bay cannot be sacrificed for profit. Now that these former tidal wetlands are not needed for salt production, the site must be sold or transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to be included in the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge to provide recreation for residents and habitat for fish and wildlife.

San Francisco Bay is under daily assault from pollution. In addition to the 58,000 gallons of bunker oil the Cosco Busan spilled last November, and millions of gallons of sewage overflows this winter, an alarming toxic brew flows unfiltered into the Bay every day from our streets through storm drains and creeks

Trash is a severe problem in the San Francisco Bay and its creeks, but trash has not yet received consistent attention from regulators. Your photographs of trash in local bodies of water can help those areas get funding and attention for cleanup.

Is your favorite Oakland restaurant still using Styrofoam containers for its take-out containers? If so, you can help connect them to the information they need to make the switch.

A recent lawsuit required the US Environmental Protection Agency to notify stores that sell pesticides about the Salmon Warning signs and information available to consumers. Very few stores have taken the next step and posted the warning labels. Has your hardware store?