Southern California's national forests are recognized by scientists as one of the richest areas of plant and animal life on the planet, home to roughly 3,000 plant and 500 animal species-many of which are found nowhere else on Earth.

Chapter files suit on Dana Pt.

Sierra Club Angeles Chapter and the South Orange County chapter of the Surfrider Foundation jointly filed a lawsuit challenging California Coastal Commission approval of the city of Dana Point's Local Coastal Plan Amendment and Headlands Development and Conservation Plan.

After the filing, landowner Headlands Reserve LLC agreed to a 30-day stay of construction activity pending a hearing on a preliminary injunction.

Greenhouse gases trap solar energy that is reflected by the atmosphere and the earth's surface in the form of heat; major greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.

The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), including over 2,000 of the world's climate scientists, says that established emission reduction targets for greenhouse gases are inadequate, and far more radical solutions must be found.

Chair, Angeles Chapter Transportation Committee

Peak oil is the likely near-term peak and decline of worldwide oil production in the face of rising demand. It is uncertain how soon we will have reached peak oil, but there is no doubt that it will significantly impact the economy, the environment, and our lives.