Conservation and Activism


SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY FOOTHILLS	ngeles Chapter Conservation Committee Help us to conserve our local environment by attending a subcommittee meeting of the Conservation Committee. Please call the Angeles Chapter office at 213-387-4287 or email conservation@angeles.sierraclub.org to find out meeting dates and times.
To find subcommittees or local groups that focus on a specific problem, choose Issues. Click here to view our Key Victories in the years 2001 and 2002. Our Alerts section allows you to receive timely action bulletins where your attention is needed immediately. Please visit the Sierra Club's California web site often for additional conservation information on our state and our region. "The fuel that powers our economy should never be a second thought." -- George W. Bush
Environmental News: Los Angeles Times Sierra Club California Sierra Club FaultLine Environmental News Network Of Special Interest: LIGHT RAIL Conservation Committee Newsletter ENN Article on California Population Sierra Club Population Policy Beating Around the Bush Power your house, business, or electric vehicle with green electricity Consume less gasoline with an electric or hybrid electric vehicle Consume less water by employing a simple gravity fed or pump fed grey water landscape watering system Household Consumer Chemical Products Rank Second in Southland Air Pollution Global Warming California Ecoregions Sierra Club California Save a Tree -- "Opt-out" of Junk Mail . (We recommend also calling 1-888-567-8688 and choosing the choice to be removed from all 3 credit agency's prescreened mailing lists permanently, which will not only remove a lot of pre-approved junk mail offers from your mailbox, but also most likely improve your credit score since each time a pre-qualification letter comes a company has ran your credit score and this lowers your credit score each time.) While you are at it there are two links to get your phone numbers removed from telemarketing lists since time is a limited resource as well: State - http://www.nocall.ag.ca.gov/ National - http://www.ftc.gov/donotcall/ . If you still get telemarketing calls, try buying a TeleZapper box for about $40 - available at amazon.com and other stores. Buy an Acre of Rainforest or Coral Reef Online Energy Saving Tips Stuck in traffic and in bad exhaust to make things worse? Help to get old smoggy cars and trucks smog tested or off the streets for good by reporting them from your cell phone - 1-800-CUT-SMOG . Report a poacher or polluter breaking laws enforced by State of California Dept. of Fish and Game - 1-888-DFG-CALTIP (rewards up to $1,000 can result.) Shade grown, organic, fair trade coffee -- http://www.store.yahoo.com/grounds/sierclubcof.html . Online California Voter Registration Form United Nations Environment Programme Don't forget about your most local of environments - your body. Address any breaking local environmental issues to: environmental911@sierraclub.org conservation@angeles.sierraclub.org VERDUGO MOUNTAINS - VICTORY!