Cargill's massive proposed development on restorable salt ponds in Redwood City is a threat to San Francisco Bay and would have a negative impact across the region. Yet the Redwood City Council is considering a proposal on February 1 that would put an end to five decades of progress in stopping Bay fill and rebuilding a healthy San Francisco Bay. Please contact the Redwood City Council now and demand that they reject development on San Francisco Bay.

Two years after the Cosco Busan oil spill devastated shorelines and killed wildlife, another spill threatens the health of the Bay. Please Join Save The Bay in taking action to demand the state legislature fully investigate the October 30th oil spill.

Millions of plastic bags end up in San Francisco Bay every year. Bay Area cities can prevent this harmful pollution by passing legislation to end the distribution of "free" plastic and paper bags— motivating the community to switch to reusable shopping bags. Please ask your mayor to take action today!

Californians use an estimated 19 billion plastic bags per year. Only five percent of these are recycled. Once upon a time, everyone brought their own grocery bags. It’s easy, but in the U.S., we’re out of practice. With a little incentive, in 2009 we can kick our bag habits together. The birds, fish and seals living in the Bay and ocean will thank us for it.

For years, Bay Area cities have ignored the thousands of tons of trash flowing into the Bay from our storm drains. But with the recent passage of ground-breaking trash regulations in the Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit, cities and counties will now be required to reduce the amount of trash that flows into the Bay from their creeks and storm drains. Please join Save The Bay in thanking the SF Regional Water Board for approving these historic trash-reduction measures.

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.

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?