Blog posts from around the country
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
For about three years (2014 to 2016), David Boyd and Brandt Mannchen of the Houston Sierra Club (HSC) participated in the development of a Double Bayou Watershed Protection Plan (DBWPP). David is a property-owner in Chambers County where the DBW is…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
This talk will discuss what a planetary habitable zone is, and provide some additional considerations on what is really needed for habitability on planets outside our solar system.
Brandon Reddell has a background in space physics and currently…
North Carolina Chapter
There wasn’t much public action at the General Assembly this week as budget negotiations continued behind the scenes, Cassie Gavins writes. But things could begin heating up next week with the budget proposal expected to appear with a reduced…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
To combat the scourge of plastic waste on our streets and in our oceans, a number of coastal cities have adopted or begun exploring various regulations to limit disposable foodware waste. Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco are among the pioneering…
Ventura Sierra Club / Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter / California
It’s starting to feel like a continuous long distance hike. Now ¾ done, I hiked BBT3 on a Fri and BBT4 the next day. Despite tired feet after two days in a row of And 17 miles and 2000 feet elevation gain, I felt the pieces falling into place and a…
Lone Star Chapter
With old and polluting coal plants coming offline in recent months, and the hot summer upon us, should we be worried Texas doesn't have enough power to meet demand?
Pennsylvania Chapter
Well it finally may have happened. Someone has died, had a glimpse of the afterlife, and has returned with quite a surprising tale to tell.