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Climate Change Forum Hosted by Fran Pavley, Henry Waxman
September 30, 2009
BY Coby Skye On August 21, 2009, Congressman Henry Waxman, co-author the American Clean Energy and Security Act (HR 2454), and State Senator Fran Pavley, author of the California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), hosted a lively forum...
Remembering Russ Black
September 30, 2009
Russ Black Russ Black, a long-time leader and volunteer for the 20s &30s Section, recently passed away on Friday, September 11, a week before his 53rd birthday. Russ became an O-rated leader in 1991 and participated or led over 200...
Club Urges Members to Become Climate Leaders
September 30, 2009
We are at a historic crossroads in the fight against climate change. The Sierra Club is asking its activists and chapters to help in this critically important fight by committing to daily, weekly or monthly actions as a Sierra Club Climate Leader....
Swing with Sierra Singles this New Year's Eve
September 30, 2009
Kathleen Murphy and Dennis Willett, Harwood New Year's Dec 31, 2008 Photo Credit: Photos by Dennis Willett This New Year's holiday join other revelers to howl at the full moon on the stroke of midnight! Come up to the Angeles Chapter's...
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IN COPENHAGEN TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING ON OCTOBER 24
September 30, 2009
By Jim Stewart Co-chair, Angeles Chapter Global Warming, Energy & Air Quality Committee The world's leaders are meeting this December in Copenhagen, Denmark to craft a new global treaty on cutting emissions. The problem is, the draft treaty...
Help Slow Down Global Warming
September 30, 2009
Photo Credit: Darrell Clarke This Navajo, AZ coal power plant supplies LADWP. A major committee focus is ending our dependence on this and other coal plants producing dirty electricity. The Angeles Chapter's Global Warming, Energy and...
LOOKING TO SAVE THE EARTH AND SOME CASH? TRY A HOME ENERGY AUDIT
September 30, 2009
BY CARA LAMB When I got an e-mail saying I won an energy audit, I figured someone would come and spend an hour or two scolding us about the hot tub or trying to sell us new appliances and solar panels. It was only when I learned that the audit...
SIERRA CLUB ACTIVISTS SWARM THE CAPITOL TO BOOST CLEAN ENERGY AND PARKS BILLS
September 30, 2009
BY ANNIE PHAM Sierra Club California's 2009 Lobby Day was a smashing success! Dedicated volunteers from around the state traveled to Sacramento to urge their legislators to ramp up clean energy requirements and preserve our state parks. On August...
UP FROM THE ASHES: ANGELES ACTIVISTS UNITE TO RESTORE ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST
September 30, 2009
Photo By: Bob Cates Bob Cates assessing fire damage at Switzer's Camp. He helped plant the pine forest in the left background with the Sierra Club in 1972. Now he's ready to do it again with your help. Even as the largest fire in the...
Take Action This October 24
September 30, 2009
By Terry Brady The next round of UN talks on climate change is just around the corner. The leaders of the world will again come together this December in Copenhagen. We hope that this time meaningful targets will be set. Toward this end, October...