The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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'Go Solar' offer to Sierra Club members
April 29, 2013
Summer is around the corner and everything is starting to feel a little lighter, especially your electric bill when you go solar with the Sierra Club.Click here to find out how to switch to clean, renewable energy and save money on your electric...
The climbs of a lifetime -- and life's simplicity
April 25, 2013
Sometimes life grabs you by the throat and sends you packing. That's what happened to Jared Vagy, an instructor for the Angeles Chapter's Wilderness Travel Course (San Gabriel Valley, Group 3) who heeded the call to act on his inner...
Court victory for opponents of fracking in California
April 15, 2013
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge on April 8 ruled that the Obama Administration violated the law when it issued oil leases in Monterey County without considering the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing, also known as...
Sierra Club Opposes Water Company Acquisition
April 10, 2013
NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release: April 11, 2013
Contact: Jennifer Robinson, (213)387-4287 x204
Sierra Club Opposes Water Company Acquisition,
asks California Attorney General and Public Utilities Commission to Investigate
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Get outdoors for Earth Day! 10 great hikes to get you started
April 8, 2013
Each April, the Angeles Chapter Sierra Club celebrates Earth Day with more than one trail-thumping tribute to Club founder John Muir. Muir turns 175 this April 21, and the Chapter has organized special rendezvous hikes in his honor....
Passages: Ron Van Cleave
April 8, 2013
Ron Van Cleave, longtime beloved chair of the Bicycle Touring Committee, died Oct. 27.
He apparently died after a fall at his home in Newhall. Known relatives are his wife, Beverly, and son Jim. Ron was one of the earliest leaders of the Bicycle...
Sierra Club National Board of Directors election
April 2, 2013
The Sierra Club headquartered in San Francisco is run by a national board of directions. This year there will be seven candidates on the ballot: Donna Buell, Jim Dougherty, Chuck Frank, Becky Gillette, Robin Mann, Susanna Reyes and Matt Urban.The...
Welcome to the new Southern Sierran!
April 1, 2013
This issue of the Southern Sierran combined with the Schedule of Activities is the first to feature our new size and our new format. Download it to your desktop or print it out. Here’s some of what’s new:• Southern Sierran: All the Angeles Chapter...
New office, new reasons to donate
April 1, 2013
Its official! The Angeles Chapter has a new home, and you’re all welcome to stop by and say hello anytime!
We are now located in 3250 Wilshire Blvd. #1106, L.A., CA 90010. The space is smaller and more compact but we think it will serve...
Beyond Coal Scores Major Victory in Los Angeles
March 22, 2013
After a three-year campaign by tens of thousands across the city, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined the Sierra Club's L.A. Beyond Coal activists Friday to publicly announce this blockbuster news: L.A. will stop using coal by 2025. (...