Blog posts from around the country
Massachusetts Chapter
Compost is what avid gardeners call "Black Gold;" the soil is soft, dark, and rich in nutrients. It is the currency of the earth; the more the earth has, the happier it is; the more you have, the more real money you have. composting can sequester…
Maine Chapter
LD 1711 will likely stimulate demand for smaller distributed Solar PV projects that opt for the
simplicity of net metering. It will do so by increasing the cap to 1 MB and number of participants
from 9 to 200. Beneficiaries of this loosening of size…
Lone Star Chapter
Earlier this month, our independent electric grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), released two reports which predicted record summer electricity use and potentially low reserves.
Maine Chapter
Sierra Club Maine supports LD 1646, a bill that creates the Maine Power Delivery Authority as a
consumer-owned utility to acquire and operate all transmission and distribution systems in the State
currently operated by the monopoly investor-owned…
Maine Chapter
We salute the Governor and her Commissioners for developing this far reaching proposal to
address Climate Change, the most serious threat to the future of our state. This bill obviously
was the result of enormous effort and we commend you for…
Lone Star Chapter
Environmental and neighborhood groups allege 1.8 million pounds of illegal pollution.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The City of Houston is currently developing a Climate Action Plan. At our May general meeting, Lara Cottingham, the City's Chief Sustainability Officer, provided an overview of the process, goals, and some of the strategies that are being considered…
Washington State Chapter
In the past decade, the Sierra Club and our partners have stopped all the major coal and oil expansions proposed in the Pacific Northwest. Over 25 projects have been proposed, and none have become operational! It’s been a tough fight, stopping one…
Washington State Chapter
The Roadless Rule (formally known as the Roadless Area Conservation Policy) was issued in 2001 by President Clinton shortly before he left office. It made significant changes in prohibiting road construction, road reconstruction, and timber…