Blog posts from around the country

Suwannee St. Johns Group / Florida Chapter / Florida
The following OpEd will appear in the Gainesville Sun on Nov. 6. It is reprinted with permission from the editor.
Santa Cruz Group / Ventana Chapter / California
On Saturday October 1, Santa Cruz Group hike leader Steve Bakaley joined a group of Sierra Club members on a 12.5 mile hike on some of the trails in Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
Santa Cruz Group / Ventana Chapter / California
The renowned author and satirist Mark Twain once said, “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” He was, of course, referring to the City's coastal fog. So what is fog?
Santa Cruz Group / Ventana Chapter / California
Santa Cruz County proposed an update to its Local Coastal Plan (LCP) Land Use Plan (LUP) and Implementation Plan (IP) provisions that relate to coastal hazards along the County’s roughly 32 miles of coastal zone shoreline.
Santa Cruz Group / Ventana Chapter / California
In early September, Santa Cruz Group hike leader Steve Bakaley led 10 hikers to the lime kilns in the Fall Creek Unit of Henry Cowell State Park.
Santa Cruz Group / Ventana Chapter / California
City of Santa Cruz Climate Action Plan 2030 Update The City of Santa Cruz has prepared and adopted their Climate Action Plan 2030 (CAP), which is the Santa Cruz community’s roadmap to achieving the City’s 2030 Greenhouse Gas emissions reduction ta
Lone Star Chapter
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has largely ignored affordable solutions that help residential consumers and make our grid more reliable at a time when fossil fuel electricity prices are spiking.
Range of Light Group / Toiyabe Chapter / Nevada
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has created a map of proposed renewable energy sites in California with two alternatives.
New Jersey Chapter
Today marks the 10th Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. Hurricane Sandy was the costliest natural disaster in the history of New Jersey with $30 billion in damages. According to NJDEP data, 38 lives were lost, 346,000 homes were destroyed or damaged…
Central Group / Angeles Chapter / California
Time spent in nature, in any form, makes us feel happier, more peaceful, rejuvenated, and connected to something greater than ourselves. Nature reduces stress and anxiety, decreases depression, improves overall mood. But, it’s becoming increasingly…