Blog posts from around the country
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Building on the momentum from COP 21, The Climate Reality Project will be conducting an intensive three-day training,
led by its Chairman Al Gore, running August 16–18 in Texas. The training will bring together pioneers, change agents, and
proven…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
For three years the Houston Sierra Club has assisted the U.S. Forest Service (FS) in restoration of blackland prairies in Sam Houston National Forest (SHNF). Scattered over the western and central part of SHNF are small (approximately 2-20 acre)…
Lone Star Chapter
On Thursday, on a 9-0 city council vote (with two abstaining), Austin became the latest city in Texas to adopt the most up to date building energy codes (the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code, or IECC) for new commercial and residential…
Ohio
The creation and disposal of single use plastic bags is taking a heavy toll on freshwater and marine environments. Many communities have reduced the consumption of single-use, disposable plastic bag, and the pollution that they create, by banning…
Lone Star Chapter
Back in March, the Obama Administration announced the sale of 13 new offshore drilling leases between 2017-2022. Ten of them would be located in the Gulf. This announcement ignited significant opposition in coastal communities, which was reinforced…
Lone Star Chapter
As the clock approached midnight, Denton City Council finally voted on the Denton Renewable Plan, which would increase its renewable energy use to 70% but also include a whopping 12 new natural gas power plants. Despite opposition from dozens of…
Florida Chapter
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners rejected the recommendation by FWC staff to hold a modified hunt this year, postponing the black bear hunt until 2017.
Big Bend Group / Florida Chapter / Florida
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Toiyabe Chapter
ess than a hundred years ago, the East and West Lyell Glaciers in Yosemite were connected.
Florida Chapter
Take the Pinellas County BP survey and ask for funding for electric bus charging infrastructure.