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YOU Can Make a Difference; Read How in This eNewsletter!
► Loma Prieta Chapter Primary Election Endorsements are available online now!
► Bay Alive Campaign in the Mercury News: Expand and Restore Bay Wetlands to Fight Climate Change
► See the “Pathways to 30x30” report, a plan for protecting 30% of CA land and coastal water by 2030.
► Take Action: Tell the Environmental Protection Agency to Clean Up Dirty Diesel Trucks.
► Call the Governor TODAY and Urge Him to Support Rooftop Solar.
► Mark your calendar for the Electric Vehicle Charging and Multi-Family Housing Conference.
► Join our team of changemakers; it's all in your hands.
► Use Your Skills to Protect our Local Environment; Join the Loma Prieta Chapter Team.
► Take a hike! Here's what's available with your chapter.
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Loma Prieta Chapter Primary Election Endorsements are available online!
The Sierra Club endorses National, State, and local candidates for office and propositions. You can view Loma Prieta Chapter Primary Election Endorsements on our website. Stay tuned as we will continue to update our endorsement list. |
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Black winged stilt, photo by Andrew Morrison.
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Bay Alive Campaign in the Mercury News: Expand and Restore Bay Wetlands to Fight Climate Change
Bay Alive leaders Carin High and Arthur Feinstein were published in the Mercury News highlighting the importance of restoring and expanding Bay wetlands to secure a sustainable future for our planet.
Bay wetlands are a key resource in fighting global climate change and ensuring the continued health of the Bay. Working together, we can secure the future of our Bay and shoreline communities. But we must take action now.
See the article on the Bay Alive Blog. |
See the new “Pathways to 30x30” report, a plan for protecting 30% of CA land and coastal water by 2030.
California is home to plants, animals, and landscapes found nowhere else on Earth! Protecting and restoring the state’s biodiversity is critical for its climate resilience.
That’s why we applaud California Natural Resources Agency's final “Pathways to 30x30” report as a major step toward conserving 30% of California’s land and coastal waters by 2030. This report is a blueprint for historic action to protect California’s natural legacy, and a major win for the national and international 30x30 movements.
To read the “Pathways to 30x30” report online, go to powerinnature.org/about.
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Take Action: Tell the Environmental Protection Agency to Clean Dirty Diesel Trucks
The EPA proposed a rule for curbing emissions from heavy duty trucks, a significant source of dangerous air pollution that disproportionately impacts communities of color. The transportation sector is our nation's largest source of climate pollution, making bold federal rule essential for the Biden administration to deliver on climate commitments.
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Unfortunately, the proposal allows polluting fossil fuel trucks to continue to be sold for years longer than necessary. Loopholes and giveaways are just another way for multi-billion dollar companies to get a pass on poisoning frontline communities in favor of increased profits. Demand they do better!
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Call the Governor TODAY to Urge Him to Support Rooftop Solar.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposed decision that will devastate the cost effectiveness of rooftop solar.
Please call Governor Newsom at 916-445-2841 and demand that he asks the CPUC to support an alternative decision that encourages the growth of rooftop solar!
You can say:
“My name is _________. I am a resident of California, and I am very concerned that the proposed decision before the CPUC will destroy the growth of rooftop solar, and make it far harder for us to meet our state’s climate goals. Please urge the CPUC to protect rooftop solar."
Every call counts. Thanks for your help! |
Coming Soon: Electric Vehicle Charging and Multi-Family Housing Conference
Join Acterra for this one-day Zoom conference to address the challenges and opportunities of providing electric vehicle (EV) charging at both new and existing multi-family homes. Learn about infrastructure options, business models, and building codes, and help provide policy makers with a white paper roadmap to adopting policies that will support EV adoption at multifamily buildings.
See details and register online. |
It's all in your hands; join our team of changemakers!
We hope that by now you have received our invitation to be a part of our local and effective environment-saving team. We never accept funds from the state or federal governments, and only a sliver of your membership dues to Sierra Club National are returned to your Loma Prieta Chapter. This means that only with you can your Chapter remain a strong, independent, and impartial champion for our local nature. Join our team of changemakers now.
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YOU Can Make a Difference for Local Environmental Protection!
Our Environmental Legislative Action Team and Climate Action Leadership Team will show you how.
Your Loma Prieta Chapter is organizing a network of advocacy teams at the city level.
These are city-focused teams with the twin goals of spearheading actions to combat climate change and to conserve and restore natural habitats.
You will be working with city council members, key city staff, county officials, and other environmental activists. We welcome and educate those who are new to climate policy.
For more information contact Loma Prieta Chapter's Conservation Organizer dashiell.leeds@sierraclub.org.
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Use Your Skills to Protect our Local Environment; Join the Loma Prieta Chapter Team.
The Chapter does as much as it does because many volunteers donate generous amounts of time to making it work. We can always use another pair of hands.
The Loma Prieta Chapter is currently seeking a Signature Event Social Media Volunteer and a Communications Volunteer. See details on our website.
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Take a hike! Here's what's available with your chapter.
Hike Huddart County Park
Wed, May 18, 10:00 AM
1100 Kings Mountain Rd, Woodside, CA 94062
Hike Long Ridge Open Space Peter's Creek
Wed, May 25, 2022; 10:00 AM
Long Ridge parking on Skyline
Hike Gazos Creek State Beach
Thu, May 26, 10:00 AM
5J9P+7V Pescadero, CA, USA
Coal Mine Ridge Nature Preserve Perimeter Loop (Front Country)
Sun, Jun 5, 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Alpine Trail, 4860 Alpine Rd, Portola Valley, CA 94028
Hike Phleger Estate Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Wed, Jun 8, 2022; 10:00 AM (Local Time)
1100 Kings Mountain Rd, Woodside, CA 94062
LGBT Pride Day Hike, Saint Joseph's Hill Preserve, Los Gatos
Sat, Jun 11, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
247 Jones Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95030
Please follow the links to register and see more information. Event listings can also be found on our chapter calendar.
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Do You Need Space to Spread Your Wings?
Donate a Vehicle to Support the Critical Local Environmental Work of Your Chapter.
It’s easy to give and the pick-up is free; just call 844-6-SIERRA or 844-674-3772 or give online at https://careasy.org/nonprofit/Sierra-Club-Foundation-Loma-Prieta-Chapter.
If you would like to donate a Mazda Miata, please contact your Chapter Director personally.
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Social Media Channels for the Loma Prieta Chapter
Facebook: Chapter, 20s – 30s, GLS, Sierra Singles
Loma Prieta Chapter's YouTube; Twitter; Instagram; Spotify |
The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible;
but all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence.
Nature never wears a mean appearance.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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James Eggers, Director
Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter |
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Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian and Mary Hughes
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| The COVID-19 crisis has not passed and continues to disproportionately harm Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people and other communities of color. The pandemic has revealed how the communities hardest hit are often the same communities that suffer from high levels of pollution and poor access to healthcare. The fight for environmental justice cannot be separated from the fight for racial justice. |
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