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Palos Verdes-South Bay Group The facts Founded in 1965 Serves the 4,000 Sierra Club members residing in San Pedro, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Lawndale, Wilmington, Gardena, Carson, Lomita, and...

and Donna Specht 'Go,' said John Muir after two cruises to Alaska, to readers of the San Francisco Chronicle, 'Go and see! Alaska is marvelous.' Muir's century-old accounts can be used as a guide for modern ship-borne tourists. He was no ordinary...

In presidential election years, political action always takes a front-row seat in Angeles Chapter activities. And although the Democrats, and the Sierra Club, lost the Big One in 2004, the Chapter was outstanding at supporting winning candidates at...

Senior Chapter Director 2004 is over. We have come through a very difficult and hard-fought presidential election. Most of us are dismayed at the prospect of another four years of an administration dedicated to favoring corporate profits over...

Less butts in the ocean thanks to Steve. A while back I drove by a local tavern near my home and saw the owner hosing the patrons' cigarette butts from the parking lot into the gutter (storm drain). I mailed him a letter mentioning the...

Ten years ago on Oct. 31, 1994, a small group of Californians gathered in the Oval Office as President Bill Clinton signed into law the California Desert Protection Act, the largest land bill passed in that decade. Like most such events, this...

Environmentalists constantly fight losing battles against developers and corporations that contribute millions of dollars to political campaigns. Environmentally friendly candidates rarely have enough money to compete against corporate-backed...

The issue of genetically engineered (GE) agriculture has finally caught up with California. California is not a major producer of the primary U.S. GE crops-corn, cotton, soybeans and canola, but GE rice, alfalfa, grapes, and trees are in the...

Angeles Chapter Executive Committee Vice Chair On March 20, my wife and I took delivery of a brand spanking new Toyota Prius, a hybrid automobile. That simple act brought home to me the technological advances that are here today, economically...

Sierra Summit 2005 Save the date: September 8-11, 2005. San Francisco. That's when the Sierra Club will hold its first national environmental convention and exposition. Sierra Summit 2005 will bring together thousands of Club members and supporters...