The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Floating Wind Turbines Could Power the West Coast
A wind farm using promising new technology is proposed for deep ocean off the California coast
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Conservationists Worried that Cumberland Island, Georgia’s Wild Gem, at Risk of More Development
Coca-Cola heirs want ability to subdivide their family property for building more homes
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public lands
White Noise
The unlikely activists behind the Protect Our Winters movement have even bigger plans to save snow—and the planet—in the age of Trump
The Truth of the Vanishing Wild
David Yarrow’s “Wild Encounters” is a triumph of conservation photography
President Obama Establishes New National Monuments on His Way Out of Office
Three new monuments celebrate civil rights history; two existing land and water monuments expanded
A Massive Iceberg Is Poised to Fracture in Antarctica
A widening rift leaves the fourth-largest ice shelf on the continent at risk
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climate change
Can Aquaculture Be Sustainable?
Sierra’s correspondent visits the Monterey Abalone Company to find out
Some Questions for Rex Tillerson
Trump’s secretary of state pick will face a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Here’s what I’d love to hear him talk about.
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politics
Are We Stuck with Corn Ethanol Forever? (Big Ag Would Like Us to Think So.)
It's crazy to use 40 percent of the U.S. corn crop to fuel our cars and trucks
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renewable energy
What's better for my carbon footprint, leather boots or artificial?
Mr. Green has a fitting answer
Hey Mr. Green! How much CO2 is generated by producing and transporting a gallon of gas?
Mr. Green produces a surprising answer
Where the Deer and the Salamander Roam
New research shows some mole salamanders make an epic spring journey to find new mating ponds
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wildlife
Hey Mr. Green! What's a Good Ecofriendly Tile Cleaner?
Mr. Green shops around for an answer
The Sounds of Subtle Resistance
Environmental writer Rick Bass pays homage to folk star John Prine
Have there been improvements in the recyclability of solar panels?
Mr. Green gets to the bottom of it
Architect June Grant Designs for Change
Architect June Grant designs buildings for energy efficiency and to handle rising sea levels
Man's Best Hiking Buddy
10 Instagram accounts to follow if you love to hike with your dog
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lifestyle
Wyoming's Great Disconnect
The state's political leadership doubles down on coal while the industry flounders
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coal
10 Photos of Trail Runners You Have to See
A new photo book captures the intimate and epic moments of trail running
January Observing Highlight: Quadrantid Meteors
Dust off those binoculars: January will feature a meteor shower unlike any you may have seen.
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astronomy
