Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter Blog

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Wait, I use AI every day? I didn’t know!! — The Hoosier Data Center Industry Blog Series from volunteer Jennifer Ehara (Part 1)

November 19, 2025

As an everyday GenXer, AI seems like such a distant concept to me that I feel it is not yet part of my life, but have I already been caught in the AI web? Have you? As I have learned while writing this blog, the answer is very likely yes.

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November update from Uplands Network, connecting Monroe and surrounding counties

November 5, 2025

Have you been feeling overwhelmed by the increasingly negative attacks on all we hold dear? I have! Here’s something positive on which we can focus - opportunities to get outside. The fall color appears to be peaking as I write!

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Winding Waters Group Newsletter for November 2025

October 31, 2025

Happy November Winding Waters Group members! ***November means our Executive Committee ELECTIONS are coming up.***

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Celebrating Indiana Folk Hero, Andy Mahler

October 16, 2025

Members of the Hoosier Chapter celebrated the life of Andy Mahler with folks from around the country over three days at the Lazy Black Bear in Paoli, Indiana. At the Heartwood Reunion they helped plant four dogwood trees in the names of the Chapter...

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Could you be our next Winding Waters Group Executive Committee member?

October 10, 2025

Do you have a love of the outdoors, a strong commitment to equity and justice, and a passion to fight climate change to protect the environment in Indiana? The Winding Waters Group of the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter is looking for three...

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October update from Uplands Network, connecting Monroe and surrounding counties

October 1, 2025

Today is World Vegetarian Day! Maybe you have a favorite recipe to share as we meet in person for our first “Potluck and Pie” in Bloomington. We have several reasons to celebrate our work this year.

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Winding Waters Group Newsletter for October 2025

September 26, 2025

Trash Talk! Many of you likely separate your recycling from your trash, but do you know what actually happens to them after they are taken away?

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Could you be our next Executive Committee member?

September 19, 2025

Do you have a love of the outdoors, a strong commitment to equity and justice, a passion to fight climate change and protect the environment in Indiana? Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter is looking for five volunteers to serve on the Executive...

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Utility bills making you sweat? You’re not alone! — blog from volunteer Nicole Snider

September 8, 2025

While it looks like there will be some 80+ degree days in our near future, it feels as though our super hot weather has finally broken. Looking back at those utility bills though, makes me start to sweat all over again.

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Protecting Our Community: Opposition Grows Against the Mid-States Corridor — guest blog from Mark Nowotarski

September 4, 2025

I have always been an advocate for protecting our environment. It wasn’t until I retired and moved back to rural Southwest Indiana that I became an environmental and climate activist.

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