Welcome to the Chesapeake Bay Group Sierra Club!

Go to our Calendar for information about Chesapeake Bay Group Meetings, as well as other Sierra Club events around the state.

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We invite you to attend our November in person meeting, Nov 12 , 7pm - NOTE we will meet in Room 160 instead of our regular room (155)

We will have several guest speakers talking about Hampton Roads Transit (HRT). One will be a
user, and they will discuss the benefits of mass transit and how to use it. This will an interesting
program and I hope may convince some of us to start using the bus and trolly.

Our Mission

Explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth
Practice and promote the responsible use of the earth’s ecosystems and resources
Educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment
Use all lawful means to carry out these objectives

The Chesapeake Bay Group is affiliated with the National Sierra Club and the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club, and serves the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach, and the counties of Accomack and Northampton on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

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Priority Issues

Promote Conservation and energy efficiency
Beyond Coal and Fossil Fuels to Mitigate Climate Change and for Cleaner Air and Water : Let's work to close existing coal and gas powered plants, force Dominion and others to clean up existing coal ash sites, stop the export of coal and in the interim make Norfolk Southern and other transporters/exporters mitigate the release of fugitive coal dust.
Climate Change, Sea Level Rise and Recurrent Flooding: Reduce the threat through prevention, adaptation and mitigation.
Clean, Renewable Energy/Solar & Offshore Wind, Oppose Offshore Drilling: Leave fossil fuels in the earth and rapidly convert to clean, renewable power generation.
Support EPA Clean Power Plan and Promote Energy Efficiency to Reduce Fossil Fuel Use: Helps reduce climate change caused by CO2 emissions, reduces dependence on fossil fuels and mitigates impacts on public and environmental health.
Help plant more trees, enact 5 cents plastic bag tax to help our waterways.

Welcome to the Chesapeake Bay Group Sierra Club Calendar! As you can see, we have many events for you to choose from. Want to help plan, host, or suggest an event? Please contact us