Campaign to stop rebuilding gas power plants in LA is marching on
Campaign to stop rebuilding gas power plants in LA is marching on
Get Your Personal Voting Guide With Sierra Club Endorsements
Get your own personal voting guide to share or print as a bonus for visiting the Sierra Club Congressional Endorsements page.
Chapter Awards Nominations Due Nov 1
ANGELES CHAPTER AWARDS FOR 2018
Nominations Due Wednesday, November 1, 2018
How to meet California's housing needs and protect the environment
The housing crisis is one of the most important challenges facing California today. The dramatic loss of state funding for affordable housing, the high cost of land, and zoning that restricts residential density are just a few of the factors that have exacerbated the problem.
As job growth continues to exceed housing growth, workers must live further from work resulting in unreasonable commute distances. This paper outlines the factors that have led to the housing crisis and its effects on California’s population and economy.
Wait! Before you throw out that food …
Throwing away food is a terrible waste. Consider that a fifth of America's fresh water is wasted on crops that go directly to landfills. Worse yet, food waste that goes into landfills creates other problems too, such as millions of tons of greenhouse gases.
Remember to register and vote in Nov. 6 mid-term elections
Attacks on the Clean Water Act, attempts to reduce automobile fuel standards, efforts to roll back environmental regulations put in place to protect our land, our people, and our wildlife … these are actions we have seen since January 2017. Wait there are more, such as selling off public lands to fossil fuel interests, cutting the size of national monuments, crippling the Endangered Species Act. What can an individual do to counter the onslaught? We all have one very powerful tool at our disposal: We can exercise our right to vote.
September 18, 2018 Monthly Airport Marina Group Meeting at Chace Park 7 pm - 8:30 pm
SIERRA CLUB AIRPORT MARINA GROUP MEETING
Big turnout, plenty of elected officials at Angeles Chapter’s fundraiser for California Sierra Club PAC
From left, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz, Siera Club Executive Director Michael Brune, Rep. Lou Correa, with award, Rep. Brad Sherman, Angeles Chapter Chair Sharon Koch and Political Committee Co-Chair Frank Gruber at the Aug. 25 event. Photo credit Erte DeGarces. |
5 things policy-makers should do right now about California's wildfires
This year’s fires in California have been overwhelming.
It seems that nobody in the state has been left untouched.