Blog posts from around the country
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Cheryl Conley, TWRC Wildlife Center
A concerned citizen who came across a nest on the ground with eggs in it and an injured mama nearby contacted us via Facebook. The lady wanted to know what she could do to help....
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The American Wind Energy Association will sponsor the WINDPOWER Conference in Houston, Texas on May 20-23, 2019. The Conference will be held at George R. Brown Convention Center in Downtown Houston (1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, 77010…
Delaware Chapter
Charlie Garlow, Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Society and DE Sierra Club, Sussex Section, describes a new study by the Environmental Integrity Project that says 91% of U.S. coal-fired power plants with monitoring data are contaminating groundwater with…
District of Columbia Chapter
Chapter Chair Mark Rodeffer testified before the DC Council Committee on Facilities and Procurement about the need for DC government buildings to reduce energy use, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save taxpayer money.
Redwood Chapter
Despite clear public opposition to a proposed Safeway gas station in east Petaluma, the city council on April 1 approved Safeway’s plan without requiring an environmental impact report.
Opponents, including Sierra Club Sonoma Group, spoke out…
Lone Star Chapter
A bill working its way through the Texas Senate would effectively nullify San Antonio's tree preservation ordinance on over 27,000 acres.
Lone Star Chapter
A bill filed by Senator Donna Campbell would allow developers to clear-cut trees and ignore San Antonio's Aquifer Protection Ordinance.
Lone Star Chapter
Austin Energy has been a leader for many years on the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency. With the approval of new wind energy contracts last Thursday, the municipally-owned utility will soon generate 56% of its power from…
Lone Star Chapter
Tomorrow, the Texas Senate Committee on Nominations will take up the nomination of pipeline billionaire Kelcy Warren to the UT System Board of Regents. If that name rings a bell, it's because Warren is the CEO of Energy Transfer Partners, the…