Blog posts from around the country

Redwood Chapter
The North Coast lost a legendary conservation giant on December 30, with the death of Humboldt County resident Lucille Vinyard, known to many as “the mother of Redwood National Park.” North Group Chair Gregg Gold remembers: “Lucille was a force f
Lone Star Chapter
Great news. While we rang in the new year, the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) formally adopted new energy efficient building codes for Texas. Conservation Director Cyrus Reed had some nice words to say about it, including the role Sierra…
Florida Chapter
Volunteers with the Sierra Club Miami group came up with a creative skit that illustrated the sun-stroked "FPL" Vampires versus the Solar Panel-Armed Suns.
Lone Star Chapter
Don't miss the Lone Star Chapter's upcoming event celebrating 51 years of loving Texas! Saturday, February 20, 2016 The Oasis on Lake Travis @ 5:30pm Buy your table or tickets today!
Sonoma Group / Redwood Chapter / California
In a big year-end win for greenbelts, all five Sonoma County supervisors came out strongly in favor of extending voter protections for community separators and adding to them in 2016! Read more..
Missouri Chapter
Sulfur Dioxide Pollution in Missouri By Gretchen Waddell Barwick Sulfur dioxide (SO2) air pollution causes breathing problems in as few as five minutes. SO2 is particularly dangerous to children, the elderly and people with breathing or heart…
Missouri Chapter
Clean Power Plan – Safeguarding Missouri’s Climate Future By Andy Knott, Beyond Coal Campaign Senior Representative In August, the US EPA released its historic Clean Power Plan (CPP) that will reduce climate-disrupting carbon pollution from…
Missouri Chapter
Report on the Council of Club Leaders By Sarah Willey, Missouri Representative to the CCL Every year, the National Board of Directors holds a joint meeting with the Council of Club Leaders (CCL). This body consists of one delegate from each Sierra…
Missouri Chapter
Trans-Pacific Partnership bad for Environment By Jim Turner, MO Chapter Chair Last March in Kansas City, (pictured to the right) a coalition of concerned citizens met to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) By next June, Congress will vote…