Sierra Club Endorses Karen Bass for LA Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Contact: Jonathan Howard, Sierra Club Angeles Chapter, jonathan.howard@sierraclub.org
Join the Vision Webinar on April 6th that reviews CALGEM Rulemaking – an important skill for protecting Southern California
Join the Vision Webinar on April 6th that reviews CALGEM Rulemaking – useful information for any environmentalist wanting to make a difference in Southern California where oil ang gas is involved in any way
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.
More Cities Transitioning to 100% Renewable Energy!
In January, the City of Hawthorne voted unanimously for 100% renewable energy as their default rate while Hermosa Beach voted to join the Clean Power Alliance, thanks in part to the advocacy of the chapter’s Clean Break team. In Orange County, Buena Park became the first city in Orange County to make 100% renewable energy its default, becoming the first member of the Orange County Power Authority to do so.
Sustainable City Commission urges Long Beach to end oil drilling, declare a climate emergency
Last night (1/27) the Long Beach Sustainable City Commission approved a recommendation intended to accelerate the phase-out of oil drilling in the city and address the climate crisis.
LA Passes Motion to Begin Process of Phasing Out Oil Drilling City Wide
The Los Angeles City Council voted yesterday (1/26) 14-0 to pass a motion to begin the process of phasing out oil drilling citywide and provide a just transition to impacted workers. There is still work to do to ensure the phase-out and clean-up, but the vote today was historic and came after over a decade of community organizing.
STANDLA, a coalition of frontline communities impacted by oil drilling, led this work, and Sierra Club proudly supported it.
You Can Participate in Drawing the Lines!
Why should you participate in redistricting, the process of setting new congressional and state legislative boundaries?
Because it is easy, it matters, and you only have this opportunity every ten years.
Help Keep California Green!
The California Sierra Club Political Action Committee (PAC) is holding its annual fundraiser online Sunday, August 8th from 4 pm to 6 pm. The PAC contributes to state and local candidates statewide.
Sierra Club Looks to Build on Special Efforts to Make Water Agencies More Diverse and Progressive
The Sierra Club Helped Make Several Influential Water Agencies More Diverse and Progressive; Now We Need to Prepare to Do Even More
Water may be life, but most residents of Southern California do not often reflect on the complex series of canals, pumps, and pipelines that connect where they live to water sources like the Colorado River, the Sierras, or the numerous water basins under LA County.
