Blog posts from around the country
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
A virtual candidate forum for the Harris County Precinct #3 Commissioner race, focusing on environmental issues, is planned for Wednesday, June 24, at 7 p.m....
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Ken Kramer, Water Resources Chair, Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club
As we enter the 2020 hurricane season (officially June 1 through November 30), memories of the extensive flooding in the area during Hurricane Harvey are fresh in the minds of many…
Washington DC Chapter
Chapter Clean Energy Committee Chair Lara Levison submitted testimony about the budget for the Department of General Services, which operates DC government buildings, calling for expanded energy efficiency, renewable energy and waste reduction…
Lone Star Chapter
Next week, as evictions get back underway, the Sierra Club will release an important new report commissioned from Optimal Energy on the potential of energy efficiency and related efforts to create more accountable governance, equitable rate…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Our Bay Area June Program is A Trip to Antarctica.
Marion and Harry Hulen will share photos and lore learned from their trip to Antarctica in 2019....
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Harris County could see a potential release of genetically modified mosquitoes next year, in 2021. On May 1, 2020 the EPA approved the Experimental Use Permit for British bio-tech company Oxitec to release these in the Florida Keys and the Houston…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The Matagorda Bay Foundation (MBF) is a non-profit dedicated to the wise stewardship of central Texas’ estuaries and the coastal watersheds that sustain the natural resources of the Matagorda, Lavaca, Espiritu Santo and San Antonio Bays....
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
In Houston, and the Texas Coast, we are fortunate to have a fresh supply of Galveston Bay, other bays, or Gulf of Mexico seafood that we can eat at home or when we go out. In fact, this is one of the benefits for our community in living near the…
New Jersey Chapter
Candace Ashmun who is a well-known conservationist in New Jersey died on May 22, 2020. She was 96 years old. Candace was a resident of Basking Ridge and is known as the Godmother of the Pines for her consistent effort to protect and preserve the…