The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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Put some fun in fundraising with the Angeles Chapter
May 1, 2013
Do you like to have fun? Who doesn’t like to have fun?
New Fundraising Committee seeks members! Do you like to have fun? Who doesn’t like to have fun? The Angeles Chapter has established a new Fundraising Committee spearheaded by...
Endorsement for Elections on May 21
April 30, 2013
City of Los AngelesEric GarcettiMayorEric Garcetti has a proven record of leadership on environmental issues. During his tenure on the Los Angeles City Council he authored the nation's largest green building ordinance as well as the nation's...
Climate change: Sierra Club's 100 days of action
April 30, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC -- On April 30, the six-month anniversary of the week Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast, the Sierra Club celebrated the culmination of its successful 100-day campaign -- from Inauguration Day through Earth Day -- to push President...
Living the plastics-free life
April 29, 2013
Perhaps you already bring your own reusable grocery bags, have kicked the bottled water habit and know better than to microwave in plastics, but still find daily life swimming in plastics and want to use less of it. After recycling, the average...
Congress gets park service plan for a constricted San Gabriel National Recreation Area
April 29, 2013
The National Park Service, after several years of study, has recommended a much scaled-down version of a San Gabriel National Recreation Area that includes none of the Angeles National Forest. Proponents of a larger and more ambitious NRA now will...
Sally Jewell: From REI to DOI
April 29, 2013
Watching members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources question Sally Jewell during her nomination process for Secretary of the Interior brought to mind John McPhee’s classic "Encounters with the Archdruid."
To...
Immigration: Path to the future
April 29, 2013
In 1849, an eleven-year-old boy moved with his family to the United States. More than four decades later, that boy co-founded the Sierra Club and served as its president for the next 22 years. Like many great Americans, John Muir was an immigrant....
What's water got to do with energy? Everything
April 29, 2013
If you live in Southern California, you’ve probably seen the television ad with the hand turning off a light switch and exhorting you to “Flex Your Power.”
Have you ever stopped and thought about that statement and what is implied...
Tell agencies to keep San Onofre shut down
April 29, 2013
Get involved: Sign the Sierra Club's petition before May 16 to let the Nuclear Regulatory Commission know that you oppose restarting San Onofre nuclear power plant.
When you hear the words “San Onofre...
Coastal Commission to weigh desalination plan opposed by Sierra Club
April 29, 2013
What you can do:
Make your voice heard at the California Coastal Commission.
Sign this Sierra Club petition to tell the Coastal Commission you oppose the plant.
When you...