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DC Ranked Third Most Energy-Efficient City in US
May 22, 2015
On May 19, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released its biennial City Energy Efficiency Scorecard, which ranked the District third in the country! DC made a huge jump from 2013, making it one of the most...
DC Has Third Best Parks in U.S.
May 22, 2015
Washington, DC earned third place among park-friendly cities, in the annual ranking released by the Trust for Public Land, a national organization that advocates for parks in neighborhoods across the country. The report states that 97% of DC...
Coming Clean: Arctic Nightmare
May 15, 2015
Arctic Nightmare
I had a terrible nightmare: President Mitt Romney approved Shell Oil's drilling plans for the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska. He did it even though his own Department of the Interior calculated that the...
DC Green Festival
May 15, 2015
The 11th DC Green Festival will take place on June 5,6, and 7, at the DC Convention Center (Friday 12-6PM, Saturday 10AM - 6PM, Sunday 10AM-5PM). Come see and hear lots of speakers and exhibitors on a wide range of topics in environmentalism...
Chapter Supports Latest Takoma Development Proposal
April 7, 2015
The chapter submitted testimony March 25 to the Metro board in support of the proposed apartment building at the Takoma Metro station. The project by EYA developers would replace a Metro parking lot located next to the station. The Metro board...
Chapter Urges Mayor Bowser to Implement MoveDC Plan
April 7, 2015
The chapter has urged Mayor Muriel Bowser to implement the MoveDC plan adopted last year by the District Department of Transportation (DDoT) after extensive public input. That plan calls for the the development or expansion of a variety of...
Mr. Green article answers DC inquiry
March 20, 2015
Hey Mr. Green,You’re constantly harping about clean electrical energy, but how do we even know how clean or dirty our electricity actually is in the first place?—Janet, in Washington, D.C.Well, yeah, okay, I do harp a lot about...
Video on KXL pipeline
March 16, 2015
The National Sierra Club has recently released the following video to highlight what's at stake in the Keystone XL pipeline debate.http://content.sierraclub.org/beyondoil/keystone-xl?utm_source=sierraclub&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=...
The D.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club is pleased to announce endorsements in the April 28, 2015 special election.
March 9, 2015
Ward 4: Brandon ToddBrandon Todd responded affirmatively to every question on the Club’s questionnaire and demonstrated an understanding of our issues and positions. Political Committee members who met with Mr. Todd were impressed with his...
Important DC Chapter Election Information
February 10, 2015
The DC Chapter will be conducting its annual election for the Chapter Board. The election will be conducted online and will remain open until February 25th. All active, dues-paying, members of the DC Chapter are eligible to submit a ballot; an...