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Green Friday Programs Continue Into Fall as Chapter Seeks Volunteer Program Coordinator
August 27, 2021
Join us virtually on the second Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. for presentations on some of the most interesting and important environmental issues of our time. The Chapter is seeking a volunteer Green Friday Program Coordinator to help organize...
Sierra Club Joins Lawsuit Against State Over Richmond Toxic Waste Site
August 27, 2021
Earlier in August, the Sierra Club and other community and environmental justice groups filed suit against two state agencies over a proposed development project in South Richmond. The plan is for 4,000 residential units in a mixed-use development...
Help California's Drought by Preparing to Collect Rainwater This Winter
August 27, 2021
The Western region has been in some state of drought since 2000 — the longest stretch of dryness in the past 1,200 years in what many are calling a “megadrought”. And here we are in 2021, with no end in sight. So what can we do to help? By...
Planned Giving and Bequests Are Vital to Our Local Work
August 27, 2021
Bequests to our local chapter support the conservation work right here in the Bay Area. This funding enables the Chapter to continue to protect the natural splendor of the San Francisco Bay Area and its regional wildlands for years to come.
Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing: A Column
August 27, 2021
The Sierra Club Board of Directors adopted the Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing in 2014 to guide our work towards greater environmental justice. Yet, these principles remain largely unknown to many of our members. In order to increase the...
Our Inspiring Connections Outdoors Youth Program Celebrates 50 Years
August 27, 2021
Remember your first exciting trip to the wilderness? Our chapter's Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO) program offers that experience to urban disadvantaged youth year-round and has been doing so for 50 years! But we need your help to continue this...
Help Sierra Club’s Legal Effort to Protect Mount Tamalpais Watershed
August 27, 2021
While very popular to hikers, mountain bikers, and nature lovers, few realize how very special Mt. Tam is. This priceless, rare slice of nature is why the Sierra Club is ready to become a plaintiff and join Watershed Alliance of Marin (WAM) and...
Sierra Club Groups Working Together in the Fight to Ban New Gas Stations
August 26, 2021
In March 2021, the Sonoma County town of Petaluma garnered international attention by banning the construction of new gas stations. Recently, the Sonoma Group of the Sierra Club Redwood Chapter and the Marin and San Francisco Groups of the Sierra...
Save Energy With Electric Alternatives to Gas Appliances
August 25, 2021
Gas appliances like furnaces and water heaters in California’s homes and buildings are responsible for over 50 million tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually. Burning gas in homes for heating and cooking produces toxic air pollution like...
Building Electrification: Heat Pump Water Heaters Illustration by Vrinda Manglik
August 25, 2021
The following is a two-page illustration by Vrinda Manglik featured in the Fall 2021 issue of the Yodeler, along with an article by Melissa Yu, on the benefits of switching to electric appliances like heat pump water heaters. You can learn more...