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2015 Political Leadership Awards: A day dedicated to honoring the greenest elected officials
September 1, 2015
The Angeles Chapter Political Action Committee presented its Political Leadership Awards for 2015 to an outstanding group of honorees at a celebration event held at Chino Hills State Park Discovery Center on Aug. 16. Proceeds from ticket sales for...
SoCal events for National Drive Electric Week in September
September 1, 2015
Tesla Model S electric car (left) and Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid at the parking spots reserved for green cars by Virgin Airlines at San Francisco International Airport. Steve Jurvetson
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Why Patagonia is a must-see destination
August 20, 2015
The condor, soaring effortlessly above me, cut through my perfect view of towering Mt. Fitzroy, rock and ice sparkling in the sun. Below a small ice shelf calved into the milky azure lake. A slight breeze tickled the beech trees next to me....
Sierra Club's opposition to San Onofre settlement is right on the mark
August 12, 2015
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station near San Clemente was closed about two years ago because of safety flaws in steam generators that caused a small radioactive leak. But that wasn't the end of the story. What was to be done with nuclear...
Sierra Club picks America's greenest universities: The Top 10 list
August 11, 2015
Sierra magazine, the official publication of the Sierra Club, on Aug. 11 released its ninth annual “Cool Schools” ranking of America’s greenest colleges and universities. Each of the schools ranked in the top 20 have displayed a...
Chapter leader among San Gabriels' first artist in residence
July 28, 2015
Steve Anderson, an Angeles Chapter leader and co-chair of the Camera Committee, has been selected as an artist-in-residence for the Angeles National Forest and the newly minted San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. What does that mean?
It means...
Chapter sponsors five young women for SPROG training
July 28, 2015
The Sierra Club Youth Summer Grassroots Training also known as SPROG made its way West this year to Southern California. The activist training for young people was held at Harwood Lodge in the Mt. Baldy area from July 12 to 19.
The Chapter was...
Join us for National Drive Electric Week events
July 28, 2015
National Drive Electric Week from Sept. 12 to 20 is a nationwide celebration to heighten awareness of today's widespread availability of plug-in vehicles and highlight the benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric cars...
What's the true size of your carbon footprint?
July 21, 2015
More and more Americans are taking responsibility for their personal contribution to global climate change by driving fuel efficient cars, insulating their homes and switching to energy efficient lighting and household appliances.
However, even...
Angeles Chapter ICO takes kids to Catalina Island
July 14, 2015
Seven Sierra Club leaders, including ICO's Shirley Hickman, took 70 Los Angeles middle school students to Catalina Island over Memorial Day weekend. The point? To camp, share and enjoy the outdoors. Here's what that trip looked like:...