Blog posts from around the country
San Francisco Bay Chapter
A sincere thank you to all Sierra Club members and supporters who attended community workshops and city council meetings or contacted their city representatives to vocalize their support for the homeless navigation center! We are pleased that this…
Lone Star Chapter
The climate crisis is an existential threat to all life on Earth. To slow the overheating of the biosphere--driven primarily by fossil fuels--millions of people around the world marched last month to demand rapid and aggressive action from their…
Redwood Chapter
Biomass plants emit three times as much carbon as natural gas (methane) and 1.5 times as much as coal. Its emissions include fine particulate matter, which is very toxic and causes significant health issues, including asthma, among people who live…
Redwood Chapter
Reports and studies by the Air Resources Board tell us that during the next 15 years it will be necessary to reduce average vehicle miles traveled by more than 1% per year for each California resident. Merely shifting people into electric vehicles…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Volunteer to plant trees with the Sierra Club! Once a month, our Tree Team plants trees in sidewalks all around Oakland.
Georgia Chapter
Nearly 100 people from across the state gathered in front of the Public Service Commission on Sept. 30 to protest Georgia Power’s proposed rate increases.
Florida Chapter
Last week, Miami-Dade County Commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of 33 battery-electric, zero emission buses. This is the largest purchase of zero emission buses on the the East Coast.
Oregon Chapter
The Oregon Chapter is excited to announce the upcoming annual Executive Committee election! The Executive Committee (or ExCom) is the volunteer Board of Directors for the Oregon Chapter. If you are a member of the Oregon Chapter, you have a right to…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for October 2019. Click the title to see the news this month.