SB 1383 Tackling Hunger, Waste and Climate

  • Posted on 1 February 2021
  • By Dr. Jim Stewart & Hoiyin Ip
Nearly one in four Californians suffer from food insecurity. 
 
Yet more than 11 billion pounds of edible food is wasted every year in California.  
 
Organic waste, including food waste, decomposes in landfills releasing methane emissions that account for 20% of the state’s methane. Methane is a short-lived climate super pollutant 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Reducing methane has the fastest impact on the climate crisis. 
 

THE END OF OIL IS IN SIGHT

  • Posted on 1 February 2021
  • By Barbara Hensleigh & David Haake - Angeles Chapter Clean Break Volunteer Organizers

A PUMPJACK IN L.A.’S WILMINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD. ACROSS CALIFORNIA, MORE THAN 5 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE NEAR AN OIL OR GAS WELL, TWO-THIRDS OF WHOM ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. PHOTO BY NACHO CORBELLA

ExComm Officers Bulletin

  • Posted on 29 January 2021
  • By Angeles Chapter
As it does each year, the Executive Committee of the Angeles Chapter has named its officers for 2021. 
 
Electing Dennis Loya as Chair—Dennis’s immediate priorities are reopening outings safely, and growing membership. 
 
Electing Dyana Peña as Vice-Chair, with Marcia Hanscom appointed as Assistant Vice-Chair.
 
Electing Jason Islas as Secretary, with Lynne Plambeck appointed as Assistant Secretary.
 
Cherry Postic was re-elected as Treasurer. 

Vote for Sierra Club's Board of Directors

  • Posted on 29 January 2021
  • By Angeles Chapter
You can help decide the direction of the nation’s largest grassroots environmental organization by voting in the Sierra Club’s annual board of directors election. National Board members are elected for three-year terms.
 
The 2021 election for the Sierra Club’s National Board of Directors begins in March. You may vote by paper ballot or electronically. You may and request an e-ballot here.
 

Notable Black Leaders in the Angeles Chapter

  • Posted on 28 January 2021
  • By Morgan Goodwin - Senior Director, Angeles Chapter

February is Black History Month, and we take this moment to celebrate the contributions of Black leaders to the Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter. Be sure to also read about the first Black members in the chapter and the challenges of integration. The following members have received Chapter leadership awards, which we highlight here.

Discrimination and Integration at the Angeles Chapter

  • Posted on 28 January 2021
  • By Morgan Goodwin - Senior Director, Angeles Chapter

Discrimination and Integration at the Angeles Chapter

February is Black History Month, and we’re taking this opportunity to shine a light on the Black history of the Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter. This article is based on documents1 from the Sierra Club archives, as well as interviews conducted by the Oral History Program of the California State University in Fullerton and the Sierra Club History Committee. 
 

Orange County: Waste, Water and Energy

  • Posted on 8 January 2021
  • By Hoiyin Ip
A number of surfboards have appeared around Dana Point since quarantine in March

A number of mysterious surfboards were placed throughout Dana Point since the lockdown in March. Photo by Hoiyin Ip

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