Blog posts from around the country
San Francisco Bay Chapter
We are very excited to announce former State Senator Kevin de León as Keynote Speaker for our David Brower Dinner this fall. The evening's honorees include Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Jacqueline Omania's third-grade class at Berkeley's Oxford…
Lone Star Chapter
Will the Texas Legislature ensure a clean air program's success, or kick the can down the road another two years?
Maryland Chapter
Just off busy Rt 301 in Southern Prince George’s County is a 21st century waste facility that few people know about. Yet it’s one of the best examples in the region of how to recycle organic material on a large scale. The Prince George’s County…
North Carolina Chapter
The annual regulatory reform bill, always a grab-bag of lawmakers' wishes, made its appearance this week in the Senate. Cassie Gavin fills us in on the bill's potential impact on the environment.
Four Lakes Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
Cruisin’ for Cuisine is a casual dining group. In summer, we meet at a locally owned Madison-area restaurant and enjoy some music. We order off the menu and everyone gets their own check. Nonmembers are welcome to join us.
Four Lakes Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
Four Lakes Group Sierra Club is sponsoring a full motor coach bus (DVD, WiFi) to the MREA Energy Fair in Custer to reduce our carbon footprint and bring attention to mass transit needs.
Massachusetts Chapter
Compost is what avid gardeners call "Black Gold;" the soil is soft, dark, and rich in nutrients. It is the currency of the earth; the more the earth has, the happier it is; the more you have, the more real money you have. composting can sequester…
Maine Chapter
LD 1711 will likely stimulate demand for smaller distributed Solar PV projects that opt for the
simplicity of net metering. It will do so by increasing the cap to 1 MB and number of participants
from 9 to 200. Beneficiaries of this loosening of size…