The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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Angeles Chapter annual Political Leadership Awards
August 17, 2012
Angeles Chapter’s annual Political Leadership AwardsSunday, August 26, 20122:00 pm to 5:00 pmLos Angeles River Center and Gardens located at 570 W. Avenue 26, Los Angeles, CA 90065 You are invited to the Angeles Chapter’s annual...
Attend our Next Newcomer & Member Info. Event, Nov. 19
August 16, 2012
NEWCOMER & MEMBER INFORMATION EVENTS
Discover the Sierra Club… In your neighborhood!
Come and learn all about the Sierra Club and the many activities and adventure outings available. Meet the leaders of L.A. & OC Sierra...
Bill McKibben talks about climate change
August 13, 2012
Tom Bowman (pictured) of the Climate Report talks with author and activist Bill McKibben about overcoming the fossil fuel industry’s unrelenting pursuit of “Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math.” Bowman, a Sierra Club Angeles...
Help preserve Mojave Desert water resources
July 20, 2012
Don't steal Mojave Desert water for Orange County lawns and pools!
Orange County’s Santa Margarita Water District and The Cadiz, Inc. are proposing to divert precious Mojave Desert water resources. This project is an aggressive...
Save Banning Ranch
July 19, 2012
The Newport Beach City Council is scheduled to vote on whether or not to approve the proposed 1375 home Banning Ranch development project on Monday, July 23, 2012. This is a special council meeting to begin at 6:00 p.m.Come early for a rally...
July/August Southern Sierran
July 12, 2012
The July/August issue of the Southern Sierran newsletter is now available online!
Click Here to see all the great stories and events in our online PDF.
Obama and Romney's energy policies
July 11, 2012
Just in terms of energy policy alone, we are on the verge of one of the most important presidential elections in our lifetime. The decisions that will be made during this next presidential term will not only impact the way we produce and use...
Home, Sustainable Home
July 10, 2012
When my husband and I bought a 1922 Craftsman a year ago, we started making changes that would transform it into a sustainable home.
First we were careful about the paint we used. We chose safe, no-VOC paintt, that is, paint without volatile...
30 years of trail time with Stag Brown
July 10, 2012
On Sunday, June 3, the Hundred Peaks Section offered a special outing called the “first Sunday in June hike with Stag Brown.” The first of these special outings was conducted on June 6, 1982, so this marked the 30th anniversary of these...
Sierra Club launches new Wind Works campaign
July 9, 2012
The Sierra Club in June launched Wind Works, a new campaign to advocate for renewal of the Production Tax Credit, or PTC, for wind energy. The credit is a federal tax policy that helps level the playing field by providing the certainty the wind...