Trash-A-Thon Team Sierra Event
Faulty Environmental Review Could Lead Glendale to Build California’s Last Gas-Fired Power Plant
Protesters call for 'no gas' at the Glendale Environmental Coalition rally in February. Photo credit: Morgan Goodwin
Announcing our 2021 Annual Report
Sierra Club Angeles Chapter is pleased to announce the digital publication of our 2021 Annual Report.
2021 was an incredibly challenging year that underscored the urgency of transforming our world into one where both people and nature thrive. At the Angeles Chapter, we saw exciting new momentum in this effort.
A Letter from the New Conservation Co-Chairs
Wendy-Sue Rosen and Cynthia “Robin” Smith are excited to be the new co-chairs of the Angeles Chapter Conservation Committee.
Pictured: Wendy-Sue Rosen
Interview with Angeles Chapter Activist & Artist, Myla Collier
Myla Collier is the winner of a Sierra Club Angeles Chapter grant to create a traveling mixed media art show called “Climate: A New Look”. Her exhibit will premiere around April.
Tell us about your background before working at the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter.
The Constant Threat Against California’s Human Right to Water
In 2012, California took the bold step of enacting AB 685, which declared that every person in the state has a right to clean, safe, and affordable drinking water. Seven years later, in 2019, Gov.
National Sierra Club Elections are Underway - VOTE!
A democratic Sierra Club demands grassroots participation
The annual election for Sierra Club’s Board of Directors is now underway.
Those eligible to vote in the national Sierra Club election will receive in the mail (or by Internet if you chose the electronic delivery option) your national Sierra Club ballot in early March. This will include information on the candidates and where you can find additional information on Sierra Club’s web site.
The REAL Truth Behind Carlsbad “Bud” Lewis Poseidon Desalination Plant. A Costly Mistake.
The Carlsbad ocean desalination (desal) plant, the largest in the western hemisphere, was conceived as a futile scheme to beat the 1987-92' drought. The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) was clashing with their supplier, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), over a temporary 31% drought supply reduction. That dispute was the seed of a two decades battle to have Poseidon Resources construct this energy intensive industrial water plant.
No Delta (Tunnel) Conveyance Without Building Sites Reservoir
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is considering letting California’s largest water users build a 1.5 million acre foot, or 20 sq mi, reservoir that would divert much more water from the Sacramento River. At 13,200 acres, Sites Reservoir (formally called the Sites Offstream Storage Reservoir Project) would be one of the largest reservoirs in California and would include new water diversions from the Sacramento River that could also adversely impact the Trinity River.
Should We Legislate or Ban Water Futures? A Closer Look.
About a year ago, I reported on a new water futures market on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The market is based on an index, which is based on the sales transactions of actual water in CA, including statewide and in 5 sub-basins in the Southern CA area. The index price is reset weekly, and that reset influences the prices of the water futures. No actual water changes hands; these futures contracts are settled only in dollars.
