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The low Kansas ranking on energy efficiency is an embarassment which doesn't compare well to our excellence in collegiate athletics. Dedication to the goal of focusing on energy efficiency instead of on expensive supply side power generation will...

It's time to select 5 of the 15 members of the Sierra Club Board of Directors  for three-year terms. A democratic Sierra Club demands grassroots participation.You are eligible to vote if you have been a Sierra Club member since January 31, 2022....

Subsidizing costly coal plants like Lawrence forces Kansans to endure higher rates of childhood asthma, premature deaths of beloved family and friends, higher energy bills paid with working-class paychecks, and an uncertain future menaced by the...

In honor of Earth Day, the featured Waypoint this April is our own “Goldilocks Planet.” Earth is unique in our solar system. It is the only known planet to sustain life. Its position as the third rock from the Sun assures sufficient...

Listening to Willie - On the Road Again By Elaine Giessel, chair, Sierra Club Kansas Chapter Each year I snap a photo of my first crocus to push up through last Fall’s dead leaves. Inspires me to start planning my next road trip. And, as...

Southwind members in Hays, Kansas From Lori Lawrence On February 25, the entire ExCom of the Southwind Group of the Kansas Chapter caravanned from Wichita to Hays, KS, to meet and greet their members living in the hinterland. Chair...

E-bikes, bicycles powered by electric motors, have rapidly risen in popularity. This has challenged the Sierra Club to see how to accommodate this new form of travel and still meet its mission to protect the environment and to help people get...

On December 7th, 2022, Washington County, Kansas became ground zero to the largest oil spill yet from the Keystone Pipeline. An estimated 14,000 barrels (nearly 600,000 gallons) of tar sands oil – diluted bitumen  or “dilbit” – saturated a hillside...

The loss of bee colonies may be tied to the overloading and overuse of pesticides in agricultural, industrial, and urban settings. Reduced exposure to pesticides can mean better protection for pollinators.

the 2023 Legislature will continue to be dominated by Republican majorities. But Sierra Club will be out front with an environmental policy agenda based on Kansas-style governance.