Chesapeake Bay Group

Welcome to the Chesapeake Bay Group Sierra Club!

 

Go to our Calendar for information about Chesapeake Bay Group Meetings, as well as other Sierra Club events around the state. 

The Events link has information about our meetings and other local events.

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 Please join us for our next in person meeting on March 12 at 7pm, at Virginia Wesleyan University, in the Greer Environmental Science Center, room 155. Our speaker will be Vince Bowhers from Lynnhaven River Now who will talk about Wetlands; the importance of wetlands and what is happening with wetlands now with climate change. This will be a very important and informative presentation.

Hope to see you all there.

 

 

Our Mission

  • Explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth
  • Practice and promote the responsible use of the earth’s ecosystems and resources
  • Educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment
  • Use all lawful means to carry out these objectives

The Chesapeake Bay Group is affiliated with the National Sierra Club and the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club, and serves the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach, and the counties of Accomack and Northampton on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. 

Not Located in Hampton Roads? Click Here to locate a chapter near you!

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Priority Issues

  1. Promote Conservation and energy efficiency
  2. Beyond Coal and Fossil Fuels to Mitigate Climate Change and for Cleaner Air and Water : Let's work to close existing coal and gas powered plants, force Dominion and others to clean up existing coal ash sites, stop the export of coal and in the interim make Norfolk Southern and other transporters/exporters mitigate the release of fugitive coal dust.
  3. Climate Change, Sea Level Rise and Recurrent Flooding: Reduce the threat through prevention, adaptation and mitigation.
  4. Clean, Renewable Energy/Solar & Offshore Wind, Oppose Offshore Drilling: Leave fossil fuels in the earth and rapidly convert to clean, renewable power generation.
  5. Support EPA Clean Power Plan and Promote Energy Efficiency to Reduce Fossil Fuel Use: Helps reduce climate change caused by CO2 emissions, reduces dependence on fossil fuels and mitigates impacts on public and environmental health.
  6. Help plant more trees, enact 5 cents plastic bag tax to help our waterways.

Welcome to the Chesapeake Bay Group Sierra Club Calendar! As you can see, we have many events for you to choose from. Want to help plan, host, or suggest an event? Please contact us

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