Correcting the Record: Solar Succeeds in Alabama
April 20, 2020
“Why is Alabama so bad at solar energy?”It’s a question you hear any time you have a conversation about renewable energy. We’re great at soaking up the rays while swimming, hunting, fishing, or attending a sporting event, but we stink at generating...
An Update from Your Chair, Casie Jones
April 2, 2020
Public health. Community. Society. Social Justice. Economy. Ecology. Environment. Globally, advocates and all are considering these elements of life with new perspectives.
Celebrating Earthday 2020
April 1, 2020
This April finds us in a situation that none of us have ever experienced before. In a time when the Coronavirus is all around us, we must follow instructions to keep ourselves physically healthy and safe – but we also want to make sure we take care...
Regional Alliance of Environmental Advocates Launches Alabama Coal Ash Website
March 29, 2020
Alabama – A united network of environmental nonprofits have taken a stand against Alabama utilities’ plans to cap-in-place toxic coal ash on the banks of Alabama’s waterways. Almost every other state in the southeast is requiring removal of...
Sierra Club Opposes Alabama Power's Proposed Fossil Fuel Plan At The Alabama PSC
March 29, 2020
For several grueling days starting on March 9, Sierra Club lawyers and Beyond Coal Campaign staff engaged in a three-day long hearing before the Alabama Public Service Commission in an attempt to block Alabama Power’s proposed addition of new...
Featured Sierran, Alabama Sierra Club
March 3, 2020
Marley Davis, Cahaba Group has always had a special connection to the environment
An Update from Your Chair: Year 2020: We Are Education
March 3, 2020
Sierra Club, Alabama Chapter is rooted in environmental education. There are many opportunities for each group around the state to share environmental knowledge and awareness with its community members. It is essential that we are engaging with...
Sierra Club Attends Faith Meets Business: Climate Solutions for the Common Good
February 21, 2020
The Citizens’ Climate Education hosted the first Faith Meets Business: Climate Solutions for the Common Good on Saturday, February 8, at the McWane Center in Birmingham. This event was orchestrated in part by longtime Sierra Club member Joyce...
An Update from Your Chair: Year 2020: A Beacon in the Midst of the Fog
February 9, 2020
Year 2020 calls for vision. Clarity can be difficult in the midst of social and political fog that covers our nation, but there are glimpses of hope that the clouds will break. We should absorb those things that give us motivation to protect and...
Job Announcement: Alabama Chapter Director
February 6, 2020
The Chapter Director is responsible for the planning, coordination and implementation of the Beyond Coal and Alabama Chapter’s priority campaign strategies and activities in Alabama.