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Poseidon - What's in a Name?
August 31, 2020
[Updated 9/2/20 @ 4:00 PM]
The Huntington Beach Ocean Desalination plant is being proposed by Poseidon. What a title for a company! Do you think anyone with Poseidon stopped to consider their namesake? Poseidon is considered to be one of...
Water A Public Resource: How Privatization Happens Pt. 2
August 31, 2020
Sometimes community health itself can be used as an excuse to pursue corporate dollars...
When it comes to public health, one easily believes that community wellness takes priority over anything else. However, as we have covered in...
What Are Chapter Elections?
August 30, 2020
Our Sierra Club Chapter is shy 50,000 members located in LA and Orange Counties. We have between 3 and 5 paid staff members at any given time, so most of the work and decision making is made by volunteers. Members like you who care enough about an...
Join the largest political mobilization in Sierra Club’s history!
August 27, 2020
Join the largest political mobilization in Sierra Club’s history!
Ready to help defeat Donald Trump? Sign up at https://www.sierraclubindependentaction.org/#takeaction
In the 2020 election, voters will determine whether we act...
Democracy for Climate, Climate for Democracy: Recapping the 2020 Political Leadership Awards
August 26, 2020
The Angeles Chapter presented its 13th annual Political Leadership Awards on August 23 to an exceptional group of honorees at the first-ever virtual celebration in the Chapter’s history. The event took place on the new Remo conferencing...
Directors Desk: Fires and Philosophy
August 26, 2020
The state of California is on fire. Truckee, where I lived for seven years, is shrouded in smoke from fires burning too close for comfort. What if a fire approached the town? Two years ago the town of Paradise, CA was destroyed.
Living in...
Volunteer Spotlight - Liliana Griego
August 25, 2020
In recent months we’ve highlighted voices in the Sierra Club working to educate and enlist the next generation of environmental advocates and activists. This month we’re shining the spotlight on Angeles Chapter budding star, Liliana...
Motivations to Contribute - Emmanuel Alcantar
August 24, 2020
The Sierra Club's values of explore, enjoy, and protect the environment can be embraced by volunteers and members of all ages. Motivations to Contribute is a new series oriented towards understanding our volunteers and members both for...
Culver City Takes Historic Steps to End Neighborhood Oil Drilling
August 14, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 14, 2020
Culver City Takes Historic Steps to End Neighborhood Oil Drilling
Innovative Policy in L.A. County Could Ignite Just Transition
While Protecting...
Poseidon's Problems
August 6, 2020
Guest Commentary:
As former chair of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission, I presided over 40 hours of Poseidon’s hearings. I offer four reasons why the Regional Water Board should reject the project at Friday’s...