Blog posts from around the country
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Houston Sierra Club invited Debbie Moran and Steve Goldberg at the April 2018 monthly meeting to present light pollution: what it is, how it affects nature and humans, and how to mitigate it. We enjoyed a demonstration to observe how the color of…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Hurricane Season is approaching, and that means the possibility of more flooding. What did we learn from Harvey? We've learned we MUST hold our leadership accountable. There is a serious lack of environmental values being translated into sound land…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Join the Houston Sierra Club team at this year’s Stump the Treehugger Environmental Trivia Contest at St Arnold’s Brewery, 2000 Lyons Avenue, on Sunday, May 20 from 4 to 6 pm. Nine rounds of earthy trivia, answering ecocentric questions ...
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
You have a story to tell, you can inspire, and you can be more involved in the Houston Regional Group of the Sierra Club by volunteering to be our monthly Spotlight on Sierrans. Sharing your Spotlight with Sierrans in Houston is important to show…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Life is pretty tough for rabbits. It seems like everything wants to eat them. Bobcats, coyotes, raptors and even snakes. The Eastern Cottontail, which is the most common in our area, is lucky if it lives two years in the wild. Thank goodness they…
Oregon Chapter
The struggle for a just transition toward sane culture moves on many fronts. Last week, I had the privilege of participating in a community TV discussion on the Jordan Cove Energy Project and the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline (JC/PC).
Maryland Chapter
The invasive species of the month for May is Garlic Mustard. We were successful in removing all of the lesser celandine this April in several local Prince George’s County parks near the Sierra Club College Park office. Now we will focus on removing…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The Houston Sierra Club gets its message out in many ways. One is the medium of radio. Long-time friend, Pacific Radio Station KPFT, has a number of programs which spread the Sierra Club's message. Perhaps the most interesting is a HD2 radio show…
Lone Star Chapter
Bad air days are back. Let's discuss the basics, politics, and action around this issue.