Blog posts from around the country
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Public comments on the draft METROnext Transit Plan were submitted by a number of groups and individuals at the September 27 METRO Board meeting (a 3 minute limit per comment). The principal comments of the Houston Sierra Club are posted ...
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The Texas Forest Service (TFS) is the state agency that addresses forest issues in Texas. It is a unique state agency because it operates within the Texas A&M University System. The TFS is a state agency run by Texas A&M. ...
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The Bay Area Sierra Club was most pleased to host Dr. Shahir Masri and Athina Simolaris while in Houston on their 30 state 10 week speaking tour, a journey to educate and inspire. About 50 people attended our two Houston area events....
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
At the Bay Area Sierra Club meeting on November 21, local Sierra Club member Peter Bowman will teach four photographic techniques that he learned from his famous Vietnamese teacher Do Anh Tuan....
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
As an active member of the Sierra Club in Texas, we thank you for your dedication to our shared goals and vision for the Lone Star state. We also want to hear from you directly, because we are all in this together to fight for a better tomorrow…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen
Houston has winked at floods for years. Now it’s time to pay the piper. Some say that floods are acts of “God”. If so, “Flood damages” are acts of “People”. We must “think outside the box”. ...
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Good news!
DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) regulations now allow for the safe disposal of unused, unwanted, and expired prescription drugs at designated drop off locations. ...
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Wisconsin Chapter
This week transit riders, activists and transportation experts held six press conference across the state and a teleconference to release the a first-of-its-kind report, Arrive Together: Transportation Access and Equity in Wisconsin, which shows how…
Lone Star Chapter
Austin is moving closer to its renewable energy goals with another solar contract, this time a plant to be located southeast of Plugerville! When the project is completed in 2020, the utility will generate more than 52 percent of all energy demand…