Welcome to the Southern Sierran, published by the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club, serving Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
Want to learn about an environmental issue? Select an issue from the below list and start learning.
Congress gets park service plan for a constricted San Gabriel National Recreation Area
April 29, 2013
The National Park Service, after several years of study, has recommended a much scaled-down version of a San Gabriel National Recreation Area that includes none of the Angeles National Forest. Proponents of a larger and more ambitious NRA now will...
Sally Jewell: From REI to DOI
April 29, 2013
Watching members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources question Sally Jewell during her nomination process for Secretary of the Interior brought to mind John McPhee’s classic "Encounters with the Archdruid."
To...
Immigration: Path to the future
April 29, 2013
In 1849, an eleven-year-old boy moved with his family to the United States. More than four decades later, that boy co-founded the Sierra Club and served as its president for the next 22 years. Like many great Americans, John Muir was an immigrant....
What's water got to do with energy? Everything
April 29, 2013
If you live in Southern California, you’ve probably seen the television ad with the hand turning off a light switch and exhorting you to “Flex Your Power.”
Have you ever stopped and thought about that statement and what is implied...
Tell agencies to keep San Onofre shut down
April 29, 2013
Get involved: Sign the Sierra Club's petition before May 16 to let the Nuclear Regulatory Commission know that you oppose restarting San Onofre nuclear power plant.
When you hear the words “San Onofre...
Coastal Commission to weigh desalination plan opposed by Sierra Club
April 29, 2013
What you can do:
Make your voice heard at the California Coastal Commission.
Sign this Sierra Club petition to tell the Coastal Commission you oppose the plant.
When you...
'Go Solar' offer to Sierra Club members
April 29, 2013
Summer is around the corner and everything is starting to feel a little lighter, especially your electric bill when you go solar with the Sierra Club.Click here to find out how to switch to clean, renewable energy and save money on your electric...
The climbs of a lifetime -- and life's simplicity
April 25, 2013
Sometimes life grabs you by the throat and sends you packing. That's what happened to Jared Vagy, an instructor for the Angeles Chapter's Wilderness Travel Course (San Gabriel Valley, Group 3) who heeded the call to act on his inner...
Court victory for opponents of fracking in California
April 15, 2013
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge on April 8 ruled that the Obama Administration violated the law when it issued oil leases in Monterey County without considering the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing, also known as...
Sierra Club Opposes Water Company Acquisition
April 10, 2013
NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release: April 11, 2013
Contact: Jennifer Robinson, (213)387-4287 x204
Sierra Club Opposes Water Company Acquisition,
asks California Attorney General and Public Utilities Commission to Investigate
...