July/August Southern Sierran
The July/August issue of the Southern Sierran newsletter is now available online!
Click Here to see all the great stories and events in our online PDF.
The July/August issue of the Southern Sierran newsletter is now available online!
Click Here to see all the great stories and events in our online PDF.
Just in terms of energy policy alone, we are on the verge of one of the most important presidential elections in our lifetime. The decisions that will be made during this next presidential term will not only impact the way we produce and use energy but what kind of a planet we will leave for future gener-ations. This article will briefly summarize the Sierra Club’s Energy Resources Policy.
When my husband and I bought a 1922 Craftsman a year ago, we started making changes that would transform it into a sustainable home.
On Sunday, June 3, the Hundred Peaks Section offered a special outing called the “first Sunday in June hike with Stag Brown.” The first of these special outings was conducted on June 6, 1982, so this marked the 30th anniversary of these annual events.
The Sierra Club in June launched Wind Works, a new campaign to advocate for renewal of the Production Tax Credit, or PTC, for wind energy. The credit is a federal tax policy that helps level the playing field by providing the certainty the wind industry needs for continued growth.
There’s been a scuttle of congressional activity surrounding what one newspaper has said “may be one of the most important stories ever ignored by the media.”
ACTION The Chapter’s Water Committee actively opposes the Cadiz Inc. water-pumping plan. To become involved in this campaign, contact Charming Evelyn at bcharmz@aol.com. |
The City of Angels in May joined four dozen California jurisdictions banning single-use, plastic carry-out bags. L.A. is the largest city in the nation to approve such a ban – an issue that has been a priority for the Angeles Chapter’s Zero Waste Committee.
When I was a kid, I once read that a person is never more than 10 feet away from a spider, a fact that led me to contemplate what might be lurking under floorboards and sidewalks. Nowadays I find myself entertaining something more troubling: I might seldom be more than 10 feet away from an advertisement.
Move LA honors Sierra Club activist and former Angeles Chapter Chair Darrell Clarke as a Great Transit Champion for his dogged advocacy of public transportation in Southern California.
The transportation coalition lauded Clarke for stepping up and advocating for the Exposition Line at a time when transit’s future looked especially bleak.
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