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Sierra Club takes the lead at L.A. climate change rally
February 22, 2013
The Sierra Club LA Beyond Coal Campaign, together with the Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter, played major leadership roles in the Forward on Climate event in downtown Los Angeles on Feb. 17 in which huge numbers of Angeles Chapter members and...
JOIN THE LARGEST CLIMATE RALLY IN LA HISTORY!
February 14, 2013
Forward on Climate LA
JOIN THE LARGEST CLIMATE RALLY IN LA HISTORY!
Sunday, February 17, 2013
WHO: YOU and hundreds of activists and supporters from across a wide coalition of over 90 groups, led by Sierra Club, Tar...
Sierra Club's Michael Brune and others arrested protesting Keystone XL Pipeline
February 13, 2013
History was made in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday after police arrested Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune, Board of Directors President Allison Chin, and an amazingly broad coalition of almost 50 other climate-crisis activists outside...
What's the best way to become an Angeles Chapter volunteer?
February 6, 2013
All of us want to leave the world a better place, but how?
Volunteering with the Sierra Club is a fun way to make a real difference. Whether you enjoy hiking and backpacking, fighting to preserve wilderness, or finding better ways for us to...
Plastic debris' triple whammy of toxins
February 5, 2013
While plastic refuse on land is a familiar eyesore as litter and a burden on landfills, in the marine environment it can be lethal to sea creatures by way of ingestion or entanglement. Now a new study highlights how ocean plastic debris is also a...
How does population growth affect climate change?
February 5, 2013
Two out of five pregnancies worldwide are neither planned nor sought by the women who become pregnant. Meanwhile, population pressures gobble Earth’s resources. Growing consumption goes hand in hand with growing population. If everyone on...
Sierra Club outings leaders win inspirational award
February 5, 2013
The Sierra Club's Mission Outdoors volunteers on Jan. 24 received an Outdoor Inspiration Award, presented by adidas Outdoor, at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The award celebrates inspiring individuals,...
Biggest climate change rally in history
February 4, 2013
Crippling drought. Devastating wildfires. Superstorm Sandy. Climate has come home -- and the American people get it. Sierra Club will be making noise at the largest climate rally in American history, and 2013 must be the year of climate solutions...
Renewed Threat to the Montebello Hills
January 14, 2013
Concerned? Stay informed about the Montebello Hills!Like us on FacebookSign up for our emailsMore information at our website: http://www.saveourmontebellohills.com and Angeles Chapter site To: Save the Montebello Hills Supporters ...
The environmental optimist
January 7, 2013
Despite being obviously nonnative, drawling Huell Howser is as much a part of the California landscape as a taco truck at sunset. The affable Tennessee transplant has made the Golden State his home for more than 20 years and the subject of his...