Coastal Commission to weigh desalination plan opposed by Sierra Club
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What you can do: Make your voice heard at the California Coastal Commission. Sign this Sierra Club petition to tell the Coastal Commission you oppose the plant. |
'Go Solar' offer to Sierra Club members
Summer is around the corner and everything is starting to feel a little lighter, especially your electric bill when you go solar with the Sierra Club.
The climbs of a lifetime -- and life's simplicity
Sometimes life grabs you by the throat and sends you packing. That's what happened to Jared Vagy, an instructor for the Angeles Chapter's Wilderness Travel Course (San Gabriel Valley, Group 3) who heeded the call to act on his inner passions.
I tore down the posters from my wall, moved out of a beautiful apartment four blocks from the beach, quit an amazing job that I had enjoyed for three years, packed up all of my belongings, put them into storage and traveled to South America for six months.
Court victory for opponents of fracking in California
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge on April 8 ruled that the Obama Administration violated the law when it issued oil leases in Monterey County without considering the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. The ruling came in response to a suit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club, challenging a September 2011 decision by the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to auction off about 2,500 acres of land in southern Monterey County to oil companies.
Sierra Club Opposes Water Company Acquisition
NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release: April 11, 2013
Contact: Jennifer Robinson, (213)387-4287 x204
Sierra Club Opposes Water Company Acquisition,
asks California Attorney General and Public Utilities Commission to Investigate
Get outdoors for Earth Day! 10 great hikes to get you started
Each April, the Angeles Chapter Sierra Club celebrates Earth Day with more than one trail-thumping tribute to Club founder John Muir. Muir turns 175 this April 21, and the Chapter has organized special rendezvous hikes in his honor. Hikers start at different trailheads and meet up to toast the man whose name launched an environmental movement.
Passages: Ron Van Cleave
Ron Van Cleave, longtime beloved chair of the Bicycle Touring Committee, died Oct. 27.
He apparently died after a fall at his home in Newhall. Known relatives are his wife, Beverly, and son Jim. Ron was one of the earliest leaders of the Bicycle Touring Committee, or BTC, , serving as chairman principally in from the '70s to '90s.
Sierra Club National Board of Directors election
The Sierra Club headquartered in San Francisco is run by a national board of directions. This year there will be seven candidates on the ballot: Donna Buell, Jim Dougherty, Chuck Frank, Becky Gillette, Robin Mann, Susanna Reyes and Matt Urban.
The Angeles Chapter recommends a vote for Susana Reyes and Robin Mann in the upcoming election for the Sierra Club’s Board of Directors.
Welcome to the new Southern Sierran!
This issue of the Southern Sierran combined with the Schedule of Activities is the first to feature our new size and our new format. Download it to your desktop or print it out. Here’s some of what’s new:
New office, new reasons to donate
Its official! The Angeles Chapter has a new home, and you’re all welcome to stop by and say hello anytime!
We are now located in 3250 Wilshire Blvd. #1106, L.A., CA 90010. The space is smaller and more compact but we think it will serve our members as well as the old office space. We moved to reduce overhead expenses so we can invest as many resources as possible on our environmental programs. This is only one of the ways the Chapter is rebuilding its reserves after a challenging 2012.
