Tour of 609 Main, a LEED Platinum High-rise Building, 5/25/2017
July 26, 2017
On 5/25/2017 Gary Stephenson of the Houston Sierra Executive Committee was pleased to join the NASA Sustainability Working Group for a tour of the 609 Main property in downtown Houston, recently submitted for LEED Platinum Certification.609 Main is...
Congratulations to Shannon Tompkins
July 26, 2017
Shannon received the Lone Star Chapter Environmental Reporting Award at the recent Annual Chapter Awards Celebration in Austin on Saturday, July 22. The award was given to reporters for their work on continued coverage on an environmental...
Special 125th Anniversary Celebration
July 26, 2017
Join us for a special 125th Anniversary celebration to benefit the Sierra Club’s Houston Group and Lone Star Chapter. Gather with like-minded folks; enjoy good company, great appetizers and desserts. See displays of local conservation efforts and...
Who Says 13 is an Unlucky Number!
July 24, 2017
We were at the U.S. Forest Service's (FS) District Ranger Office parking lot, in Sam Houston National Forest, controlled chaos as usual. The people who had signed in were raring to go and those who had not signed in, and had met us in the...
Dana Schmidt Spotlight
July 24, 2017
Welcome, tell us a little about yourselfMy name is Dana Schmidt. I’m a recent Cornell graduate moving to Houston from Upstate New York in hopes of expanding my understanding of environmental policy. Although I am accustomed to the lush...
Single Use Plastic Data Collection Update
July 24, 2017
Single use plastic is not only littering our land and water resources, but it also poses human and environmental health risks. As consumers of single use plastic, let's do what we can to minimize this pollution. You are invited to...
Introducing our New Intern: Dana Schmidt
July 24, 2017
Dana will join the Houston Sierra Club in August and has agreed to complete up to 100 hours of volunteer experience. She is a recent graduate of Cornell University where she earned her Bachelors of Science in Environmental and Sustainability...
San Jacinto River Cleanup: Action Alert!
July 24, 2017
San Jacinto River Cleanup:Action Alert!Please contact the EPA to support the San Jacinto River Superfund cleanup; see sample letter below.One of the most toxic waste dumps in the United States is located just east of Houston, where I-10 crosses the...
Bayou Banner July 2017
July 6, 2017
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for July 2017. Click the title to see the news this month.
Houston Regional Group of the Sierra Club Member Spotlight
July 3, 2017
Welcome. Tell us a little about yourself:
My given name is Arthur Browning; most people who know me call me Art. You might think of this as my swan song to the Houston Sierra Club; I've recently moved to Little Rock, Arkansas...
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