Blog posts from around the country
Cherokee Group / Tennessee Chapter / Tennessee
For many decades there were family coal mines atop Signal Mountain, part of the Sewanee coal seam. Though all of the mines are now long abandoned, the effects of acidic water and sediments continue to degrade the stream bank and limit the…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
As the country focuses on important environmental issues from climate change to clean energy to equal treatment, here’s your chance to get smart about all the threats and solutions!...
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
On March 17, Dan Wallach, Baker Institute of Public Policy, Rice University, will present a program on election integrity and the security of electronic voting systems....
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
On March 11, BikeHouston Executive Director Joe Cutrufo will join the Houston Sierra Club for a discussion on how the humble bicycle is transforming Houston from an automobile-dependent oil town into a green, multimodal metropolis....
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Hello fellow Houston Sierrans! Do you know someone interested in engaging in the community and making an impact in Houston environmental causes? ...
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York River Group of the Virginia Sierra Club / Virginia Chapter / Virginia
On February 17, 2021, the Sierra Club York River Group sponsored a virtual meeting on two important environmental topics for our region. Joy Oakes, with the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), talked about the infamous Dominion Energy…
North Carolina Chapter
North Carolina’s 2021-22 legislative session officially began in late January but substantive committee work and bill-filing is just ramping up now.
Headwaters Group / Colorado Sierra Club / Colorado
For Valentine’s Day I thought about how can we show some love for the Earth? As I awoke and made coffee, I pondered about how the emphasis on shade grown and bird friendly coffees fell out of the public’s radar, while fair trade remained. Perhaps…