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LOBBY DAY IS AUGUST 23, 24 mark your calendars!
May 31, 2009
The annual Lobby Day takes place Sunday and Monday August 23rd and 24th. You will be part of a team that will help Sierra Club California pass our priority bills during the most exciting and challenging time of the year at the State Capitol. You...
CHAPTER TASK FORCE TAKES ON MONTEBELLO HILLS EIR
May 31, 2009
The proposed development not only endangers the native gnatcatcher, but also poses serious health concerns for its potential human residents. PHOTO BY JEFF YANN Developers have proposed a 1200 housing unit development on the last large...
Club Launches Online Communities
May 31, 2009
The Sierra Club has launched three new online communities: Climate Crossroads: http://climatecrossroads.org Sierra Student Coalition: http://ssc.sierraclub.org Sierra Club Trails: http://sierraclubtrails.org Sierra Club and other activists are...
THINKING OUTSIDE THE DUMP: ZERO WASTE
May 31, 2009
BY SARAH MOSKO, PHD. A fond memory from my childhood is of visiting the neighborhood 'dump' with my dad to drop off whatever refuse, like old tires, we couldn't burn in our backyard incinerator. Nowadays, the local dump has been supplanted by...
PALOS VERDES LANDFILL
May 31, 2009
BY JOAN DAVIDSON Co-Chair, South Bay Open Space Task Force The Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) has recently concluded a Five Year Review of the Palos Verdes Landfill. The landfill was operational 1952-1980, covering approximately 300...
EVOLUTION OF A WASTE WATCHER
May 31, 2009
BY BERNADETTE DOLLARD Zero Waste Committee WHY ONE ANGELES CHAPTER MEMBER JOINED THE ZERO WASTE COMMITTEE, AND WHY YOU SHOULD TOO! I grew up with the kind of love of nature that comes from having the practical benefit of an oasis patch of urban...
HELP SAVE L.A. COUNTY'S LAST WILD RIVER
May 31, 2009
Under the threat once more: the Santa Clara River PHOTO BY LYNNE PLAMBECK In 2005, the American Rivers designated our own Santa Clara River in Northern LA County as one of the nation's ten most endangered rivers. Now, years later, the...
PSYCHOLOGY OF ZERO WASTE
May 31, 2009
BY MICHAEL STEVENSON, PHD Helping people adopt a more sustainable lifestyle means first understanding where they're stuck right now. Surveys indicate that many Americans believe that we need to conserve energy, be less wasteful and take better...
Called To Action by a Turtle
May 31, 2009
The sight of a turtle deformed by plastic inspired Rebeca Burgos to begin recycling in earnest. PHOTO BY RON PRENDERGRAST Activism calls each of us in different ways. For Orange Country resident Rebeca Burgos, the sight of a turtle...
CHAPTER ACTIVISTS WORKING TO KEEP CITY PARKS HIKER-FRIENDLY AND MOUNTAIN-BIKE FREE
May 31, 2009
Most encounters with mountain bikers leave all parties unharmed--but not all. PHOTO BY LYNN BROWN You're hiking down a steep trail, enjoying the view, trying to remember the name of a trailside wildflower when, whoosh! Inches from your...