Webinar ReCap - Plastic: Earth's Super Polluter
March 21, 2022
On Thursday, March 10th we had over 200 people join us for a conversation on Plastics: Earth's Super Polluters. The event was hosted by Impacts of Plastics A-Z, who collaborates with partners across the entire plastic cycle, in order to have a...
Cleveland City Council Passes Balloon Release Ban!
March 8, 2022
The Cleveland City Council passed a Balloon Release Ban ordinance that prohibits intentional balloon releases of 10 more more balloons. The ordinance is a part of Cleveland's littering law, and violators will face a minor misdemeanor citation and a...
Sierra Club Ohio - February 2022 Newsletter
February 25, 2022
Catch up on the latest news from the Steering Committee and all the active Groups and Committees by clicking here.
Waste, the Environment, and You
February 7, 2022
My nineteenth birthday.
As if eighteen wasn’t frightening enough with the inevitability of moving into a dorm and starting to figure out internships, 19 has decided to bring on even more responsibility with school, money, and not forgetting your...
What is a Fibershed, and how is it transforming the way we think about clothes?
February 1, 2022
The statewide plastics campaign kicked off the year with a presentation hosted by Jess Boeke and Sarah Pottle from Rust Belt Fibershed, we wanted to share resources from our webinar covering the topic of plastics and textiles.
Sierra Club Ohio - December Newsletter
December 20, 2021
For the latest news from the Sierra Ohio Steering Committee and our three active groups, click on this link: December Newsletter
No Coal Bailouts Statehouse Event
December 15, 2021
On Thursday, Dec 9th, over 50 Ohioans demonstrated outside the statehouse calling on legislators to pass the OVEC coal bailout repeal bills, SB117 and HB351. These bills would stop the unjust bailouts, which cost Ohioans 233,000 per day. Up...
27 Ways to Beat the Supply Chain Slump and Give the Greatest Holiday Gifts Ever
December 14, 2021
Climate disasters are sure to impact how we produce, source, and ship the materials used to make food items, cellphones, cars, toys, and all manner of popular holiday gifts. The time is nigh for a shift in our collective consumerist habits.
Columbus announces ambitious Climate Action Plan that cuts carbon emissions 45% by 2030
December 9, 2021
COLUMBUS, OH -- Today Sustainable Columbus unveiled the city’s first Climate Action Plan (CAP), with an ambitious overall goal of reducing carbon emissions by 45% by 2030, in line with climate science.
More than a year in the making, the...
What Are Land Acknowledgements, and Why Do We Do Them?
November 16, 2021
Over the last few years, you may have noticed a new practice popping up at the Sierra Club. You may have seen people open meetings or introduce themselves by acknowledging that they are on the lands of particular Indigenous nations, or even been...