SPEER Summit 2017 - Feb 7-8 in Austin
January 9, 2017
The South-central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource doesn't just have the coolest name in energy efficiency - SPEER - it is also the hub for knowledge and expertise on energy efficiency for utilities and energy providers in Texas and...
Sierra Club Statement on Corpus Christi Water Crisis
December 16, 2016
Late Wednesday evening, it was discovered that up to 24 gallons of a toxic chemical has leaked into Corpus Christi’s drinking water.
Water Utilities Can Help Texas Conservation Efforts
December 6, 2016
Ensuring Texas will have water to meet the needs of humans and wildlife is a huge challenge. Fortunately, we can all play a role in reaching that goal because conserving water is one of the cheapest and most effective tools we have to protect our...
Sunset Commission Bows Down to Oil and Gas - Makes Only Modest Proposal For Railroad Commission Reform
December 1, 2016
Last August, in a public meeting that lasted all day, hundreds of Texans spoke out that the Railroad Commission was not properly regulating the oil and gas industry and not respecting private property rights. Texans from all around the state came...
Talk is Cheap! San Antonio Needs to Act on Climate Change
November 30, 2016
The City Of San Antonio is turning its focus to longterm sustainability. How do their plans so far fare? How much further can they go?
November 2016 Director's Message: Mourning, Organizing, and Keeping Hope
November 29, 2016
This director's message may sound pessimistic, but the sentiments behind it are not. While I cannot claim optimism, I do hold out hope that there are enough clear thinking, good people who care about what our children will inherit and will not stand...
Trump’s Wall is Coming to Texas
November 28, 2016
Donald Trump’s election is a national tragedy, and based on his campaign rhetoric the next four years will be an environmental disaster. It will be up to Sierrans and our allies to halt as many of his destructive moves as we can.
There is no time...
The Big Bend - A Photo Essay
November 23, 2016
"If you have ventured out to the Big Bend area of Texas, you know this place is special. Wax poetics are the only form of speech one can string together, when it's even possible to put words together to describe the Big Bend. If it hits you just...
BLM Gets Earful On Proposal to Lease Land Underneath Water Supplies to Fracking
November 23, 2016
We have joined the Center for Biological Diversity, Clean Water Action, and Environment Texas in opposing the sale of more than 3,100 acres of land under and near important lakes and reservoirs that provide cities like Corpus Christi, Brenham and...