"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe."
-John Muir
Influential naturalist John Muir (1838-1914) was the Club's founder and first president. Photo courtesy of the Sierra Club Colby Library.
Defending against the earth's most polluting energy source, the Beyond Coal campaign has blocked the development of 100 coal plants and 400 million tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere.
The Sierra Club pushed the EPA to notify residents living near 44 toxic coal ash impoundments. Photo courtesy of United Mountain Defense.
Setting national renewable electricity and energy efficiency standards to make renewable energy a key component of the U.S. economy and create living-wage, clean energy jobs.
The Sierra Club's Clean Energy Solutions campaign is working to increase the impact of green collar jobs on the U.S. economy
Supporting the internalization the cost of climate change into markets and policies, enhancing the viability of clean energy sources.
The Sierra Club is campaigning for national legislation to set an ambitious, science-based limit on our country's greenhouse gas emissions.
Shifting green transportation systems to address climate change, stabilize fuel prices, and free the United States from dependence on foreign energy sources.
The Sierra Club is fighting for a national fuel economy standard of 50 MPG by 2025, as well as major investments in public transit.
Reducing the vulnerability of natural ecosystems to climate change.
By building a more resilient habitat in the Everglades, the Sierra Club will protect water supplies and provide additional carbon storage capacity.
Shifting from failed disaster preparedness strategies such as levees, dams, and logging to proven methods of protecting and restoring our natural systems.
Mississippi Chapter Co-Chair Rose Johnson (left) tours the devastation of Hurricane Katrina with Club volunteer Lark Mason. © 2005 Becky Gillette
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