Recycle Our Anthropogenic Dinosaurs to Clean Energy - Brayton Point and Somerset Station
A Call to Action: Close Pilgrim Sooner and Make Sure It's Cleaned Up!
Clean Energy Path to Close Any Pilgrim Nuclear Energy Gap (CORRECTION to paper version only (corrected in electronic version), very top of p. 15 "over 14 percent" should be "over 1.4 percent")
Director's Letter - Rewarded for Bad Behavior? State revisits ORV/ATV Policies on Public Lands
Quabbin Water - Alexandra Dawson poses the question - Should the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority sell water from the Quabbin Reservoir?
Cool Cities Initiative - A look at how Massachusetts is saving energy city by city, by Michael Blouin
Hull Reduces CO2 - Judeth Van Hamm shares how Hull selectmen endorsed the US Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement and how Hull is leading the fight to reduce CO2 emissions
How Much Perchlorate is Too Much? - An in-depth discussion of water standards and the effects of perchlorate on the human body, by David Dow
Greylock Glen - The state selects the town of Adams as Provisional Developer for Greylock Glen, reported by Elisa Campbell
Book Review - Gil Woolley reviews Michael McCloskey's In the Thick of It: My Life in the Sierra Club
Protecting our Parks - Philip Saunders gives an update of the Parks Protection Package and explains how to get involved
Kerry Leaves Clean Cars in the Dust - Jeremy Marin reports on Senator Kerry's refusal to sign onto a bi-partisan joint letter urging the EPA to grant a waiver that would allow stricter emission standards
Hybrids vs. Ethanol - A report on Massachusetts' current fleet of vehicles and its lack of hybrid cars, by Jeremy Marin
Plus - Taking action on global warming, Earth Day reports, an update on the advance of the Forest Reserves process, fall membership meeting featuring Dr. Kirk R. Smith who will speak about petroleum in developing countries, call for nominations, call for volunteers for the Political Committee and Energy Committee
Director's Letter - Barely holding ground - ups and downs for our parks
Wetlands Loss at Blue Hills - Sue Bass reports on the state's authorization for wetlands destruction at Blue Hills Reservation to accommodate emergency drinking water reserve tanks for Quincy residents
Inner City Outings - Connecting Boston-area youth with the outdoors. William K. Hart reports
Book Review - Elisa Campbell reviews Chris Mooney's The Republican War on Science
Conference of the Parties, Montreal - Blossom Hoag reports on the Sierra Club presence at the COP 11/MOP 1 conference in December addressing global warming and the Climate Change treaty
Wastewater Treatment on Cape Cod - A closer look by David Dow at current treatment and how to take responsibility at a local level
Sierra Club Outer Harbor Island LNG Voyage - Description and registration for our Sunday May 21 educational cruise, sponsored by the Chapter's Greater Boston Group
Sierra-Endorsed Candidates Make Big Gains! - Phillip Sego shares the outcome of municipal and town elections in Boston, Newburyport, Cambridge, Somerville and Watertown
Update on the Parks Protection Package - With our public lands under siege, Philip Saunders, Jr. outlines the PPP's three bills, locates what committees they are in as of March 2006, explains how you can take action
Population Program Co-Sponsors Speaker on Young Women's Experiences - Elisa Campbell tells us about Ann M. Moore'sSmith College lecture last November entitled, "Sexual Rights of Young Women: Coercion in Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa."
Plus - A call for hikers and photographers, Spectacle Island as newest addition to Boston Harbor Islands National Recreational Area, tips on spring cleaning, and a call to save the Belmont Uplands
Director's Letter - Liquefied Natural Gold: The Rush for LNG in New England
Safe? Or Not? - David Dow asks questions about the PAVE PAWS Radar facility and if it might be adversely affecting human health
Ware River Needs Us - Elisa Campbell is recruiting volunteers to serve on the Ware River Watershed Advisory Committee
Cambridge Takes On Global Warming - Rosalie Anders sheds light on the city's efforts to fight for cleaner air and water, healthier forests and wetlands, more walkable communities, more comfortable living spaces and a stronger economy
Two Views from the Summit - Phil Dowds and Blossom Hoag describe their experiences and highlights from the Sierra Summit last September in San Francisco
A Long Strange Story - The Silver Line saga as told by John Kyper, chair of the Transportation Committee, and the recent removal of Phase III from the Federal Transit Administration's list of projects vying for federal funding
Generating Your Own Energy - Linda Raven recommends energy independence by installing a renewable energy system in your own home
Follow the Leaders - In November, government officials from all around the world will be convening in Montreal, Canada for the COP 11, the eleventh meeting of the Committee of the Parties which developed the Kyoto Protocols
Plus - A report on heartening Forest Reserves meetings, Chapter and Group Elections, and an article on conscientious holiday shopping
Director's Letter - Wind turbines on Wachusett? A dangerous precedent would be set
Wachusett's Old Growth - Joe Choiniere identifies new sites of old growth on Wachusett Mountain
News Brief - Transportation bill authorizes funds for North South Rail Link
Buying Green Power - David Beavers reports on who's buying, and how you can too
Saving Farms - How supporting local healthy agriculture will cut sprawl and pollution
Update the Bottle Bill - Phillip Sego clarifies the battle lines between those wanting to update the Bottle Bill to include single-serve containers that were not available when the Bottle Bill legislation was passed 22 years ago, and bottlers, beverage distributors and grocers behind the "Litter Tax" who want the Bottle Bill abolished entirely
Lowell Dracut Tyngsboro - Illegal use of ATVs threaten wildlife, trails, and the serenity of the state forest
Book Review - John Kyper reviews Highway Robbery: Transportation Racism & New Routes to Equity
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - An outline of the "cap and trade' program by Blossom Hoag and Marc Breslow
Plus - Forest Reserves meetings for public input, a report on a Cape Cod tide pools outing, the Population Committee's April lecture with Robert Engelman, and more on how to help the Chapter
Director's Letter - New Bedford Airport Expansion Cancelled!
Cape Cod Wind Farm - The Massachusetts Chapter's position
Help Protect Natural Spaces - Leslie Doyle, Legislative Action Committee Chair, outlines the Parks Protection Package and how you can help
Belmont Uplands - Development is far from a done deal - it's not too late to protect them. Deborah Holt reports
Fighting Development - Environmental attorney Alexandra Dawson gives us tips and tools for fighting unwanted development in our communities
Environmental Justice - Reverend Robert Murphy explains the history of environmental justice as a human rights movement inspired and supported by organized religion
Climate Change - Elizabeth May calls for action and promoting the Montreal COP meeting this fall as a means for pushing the Bush administration
Liquid Natural Gas - Two proposed terminals in Fall River and offshore near Gloucester spur Gil Woolley and Blossom Hoag to explain why LNG is not a good neighbor
Breathing Easier - Cement company withdraws plans to build a plant on the banks of the Hudson River
Middlesex Fells Threatened by Development - Elisa Campbell reports on the newest proposal for a huge housing and office development that will cause excessive traffic and incalculable environmental impact
Forest Reserves - The EOEA is proposing to create a system of Forest Reserves in the state in which no commercial timbering would be done.Elisa Campbell, chair of the chapter's Public Lands and Open Spaces Committee, tells us more
Plus - Hiking near home, and a spotlight on John Holdren, Director of the Woods Hole Research Center
Director's Letter - Senate sells out the Arctic National Refuge
Whither our Parks - Parks Commissioner Kathy Abbott is fired in controversial move by Governor Mitt Romney
Is Spectacle Island a Park? - John Lewis exposes another broken Big Dig mitigation promise
Poison in Your Deck? - Gil Woolley helps you protect your children and pets from arsenic poisoning this summer
Forest Guardians - Elisa Campbell is looking for forest guardians to help protect our irreplaceable state forests and parks system
Northern Right Whales - Cindy Delpapa asks...is extinction imminent? These whales suffer losses from fishing gear entanglement, habitat losses and ship strikes
Green Power Options - Ethan Hoag explains how choosing green power sends a strong message to the market and to political leaders: that we care about the sources of our electricity
Book Review - Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, by Jared Diamond. Reviewed by Diana Muir
Silver Line - Jeremy Marin exposes the truth about the MBTA's Silver Line: Taxpayers pay the price
Plus - Vernal pools, how to volunteer for the chapter and groups, and efforts to keep options open for the Rail Link
A Breath of Fresh Air- Review of 2004 chapter outings
Saving the Parkways (Again)- Handing over the parkways to the highway department seems to be an idea that just won't die
Any Way You Spin It, the Silver Line is a Bust - The MBTA's proposed Silver Line bus tunnel is expensive, inconvenient - and won't give riders what they need
Grounded Plan Attempts Take-Off - Why is the city of New Bedford reviving a questionable expansion plan that will destroy acres of wetlands?
Energy and Environmental Justice - Cape Cod group leads effort to keep needy families warm this winter
Hot Enough for Us? - Ross Gelbspan says we are all to blame for heating up the planet. Book review by Gil Woolley
The Return of the Ring - Craig Kelley on why the MBTA's proposed bus transit system is a bad idea
It's Time to Change Our Transportation Priorities - Former Governor Mike Dukakis on why we should expand the state's rail system instead of building two Boston mega-projects that will cost billions and benefit few
You Can't Have Smart Growth Without Land Protection - Slashing funding for open space is no way to control urban sprawl, protect our resources, and promote sustainable development
Proposed Regulations Threaten Wetlands - Rumors are going around about the DEP proposed changes to the regulations for administering the state Wetlands Protection Act
Bring Renewable Energy to the Commonwealth! - A public/private agency helps towns develop wind energy
Sierra Club 2004 Election Endorsements
Protecting Public Health on Cape Cod - Local Sierra Club volunteers have gained a reputation as faithful watchdogs for community health and environmental justice
Wars and Stratagems - How the Bush administration and anti-environmentalists have waged war on the environment. Book review by Diana Muir
News Briefs - Cape Cod toasts the coast in 2004; the Pioneer Valley group rides again; North/South Rail Link garners legislator support
Environmental Injustice and Our City Parks - Cities and towns that are most in need of open space are losing their parks. Gil Woolley tells us why
In My Opinion - State Senator Pam Resor calls for a renewed commitment to preserving our open space
Local Residents Strive for Compromise - Dedicated citizens lessen the environmental impacts of Pittsfield's airport expansion
Outside Interests Push to Hijack Sierra Club - As fewer and fewer members vote in national Sierra Club elections, the club has become vulnerable to a takeover by a radical minority
Hiking Close to Home - One of a series of occasional articles on less-known, short hikes in eastern Massachusetts
A Tragedy of the Commons - The decimation of our fisheries: book review by Diana Muir
Department of Defense Wages War - How the DoD excused itself from the Endangered Species Act
News Briefs - Joint Harvard-Sierra Club study on grassroots organization; our favorite Dirty Dozen 2003 award
Bird Meets Wind Turbine - Wind power is one of the most promising sources of clean, renewable energy today. But is it safe?
Everything Old is New Again - Peter Roudebush explores recent developments in wind and water technology
Rare Forest in Alewife Reservation Threatened- At the heart of the Alewife Reservation, a rare silver maple forest may be sacrificed for a new housing development
Waiting on the Orange Line - John Kyper recounts a decade-long tale of MBTA neglect
The Politics of Caspian Oil - Book Review by Diana Muir
The World in a Grain of Sand - Alexandra Dohan explores our fragile coastline and tells us how one Cape Cod community plans to restore its beaches and dunes
Profit Before Parks - A private developer succeeds in a decade-long bid to clear-cut a large swath of Wachusett's majestic forests for new ski trails
Greylock Glen, Revisited - Two years after Swift called off a development project at Greylock Glen, the fate of one of Massachusetts' most beautiful areas remains up in the air
Still Going Strong - The Sierra Club keeps the pressure on Ford to give consumers what they want: cars that go farther on less gas
The Gutting of the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act - The Bush administration takes a swipe at environmental safeguards in the name of military readiness
The Myth of the Peaceful, Noble Savage - Simpler societies live in harmony with nature, right? Wrong! Book review by Diana Muir
Transportation News – How much we hate Boston traffic, how little we use public transportation, and how Representative Patrick is making the case for hybrid cars
The Mortaring of Massachusetts – A 25-acre parcel of land in the city of Waltham raises questions about sustainable development, open space, and affordable housing
Energy: a Primer – First in a series of articles about the source, use, and conservation of energy
A Reprieve for Glendale Park – Can Glendale Park be saved? Gil Woolley tells the story of residents' fight to preserve Everett's only significant open space
Strange Bedfellows – Global warming meets anti-terrorism. Diana Muir reviews Bill Maher's proposal to fight terrorism by reducing gas consumption
Plus – Cape Cod Group News, Cape Cod Group Election
The World in a Grain of Sand - Alexandra Dohan explores our fragile coastline and tells us how one Cape Cod community plans to restore its beaches and dunes
