Welcome to the Sierra Club Central-Northern NY Group
The purpose of this site is to enhance communication and participation of Sierra Club members and concerned citizens in preserving our environment.
From the Chair
Sierra Club is the most historic grassroots environmental organization in the country. For more than 130 years, we’ve gathered millions of activists and volunteers to fight for the places, people, and planet we all love. The CNNY (Central & Northern New York) Group encompasses seven counties and has about 2500 members. Our board of eleven people work diligently to follow the particular environmental issues affecting our region, such as protecting our water, lakes, open space, forests, air quality, pollution from fossil fuels, and environmental justice issues.
Join us to help protect our planet! It is educational, fun and inspiring to work with our group. We are currently focusing on of such issues as promotion of electric school buses, holding Micron accountable to build and run its new chips plant with as little harm to the environment as possible, solar farm projects and several other pressing issues. Want to help as well as learn about what interests you? Write to rjezer@gmail and tell us your ideas and interests.
Electric Buses for Schools
Informational meeting: September 19, 6-7:30 p.m
Each year, in May, most school boards in your district ask you to vote on replacing aging school buses. The norm has been replacing older diesel buses with newer diesel buses. The pollution created by these buses has been documented to put at risk especially our children and the drivers as they inhale toxic exhaust from the diesel buses. Many of our children now suffer from asthma and respiratory illnesses possibly caused by or exacerbated by the diesel fumes they must inhale on a daily basis.
Want to get more involved with the CNNY Group?
If you are interested in becoming involved in our group, please reach out to us! If you would like to be considered to run for a position on our Executive Committee, please contact us by September 15th. Email us your interest here.
Communications with CNNY Group Members
The CNNY Group is thinking about the best ways to share information with you, as a Group member, about Group activities and issues. We also welcome hearing from you about issues and interests important to you. We welcome thoughts from you about what are the most helpful and effective ways to communicate (email, print, Group site, etc).
