To the surprise and delight of many, the U.S. and China have formally joined the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation. This is fairly astonishing, given the cool reception with which the U.S. Congress received the idea of signing up …
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Referring to the fact that the Sierra Club accepted a $26 million donation from Chesapeake Energy, a natural gas company, check this out: “Runners shouldn’t smoke, priests shouldn’t touch the kids, and environmentalists should never take money from polluters,” John …
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Readers who don’t read the comments to these blog posts are missing out on some ferociously entertaining and edifying conversations. Here, a cynic taunts a political activist with a note suggesting that there is little interest in sustainability and environmentalism: …
I think we’ve all been in the position of being asked for an opinion on something we think is terrible, but hesitating to answer the question truthfully. Here’s one every man fears: “Does this dress make me look fat?” In …
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Everyone with lungs should be in support of the Sierra Club and what they’ve done with their campaign called “Beyond Coal,” which has brought the awareness of the issue to tens of millions of Americans who otherwise would have been …
Here’s a note, albeit an obvious one, to U.S. voters about the mid-term elections on Tuesday. Get out there and vote! As the Sierra Club quite correctly informs us: Some candidates are already busy making plans that threaten our lands, …
Tons of Key Environmental Issues At Stake on Tuesday Read More »
I’ve always loved the Sierra Club for its dedication to the important issues that surround major environmental issues. Their “Beyond Coal” campaign, for instance, has successfully converted tens of millions of Americans who previously couldn’t have cared less about the …
The Sierra Club, Beyond Coal, and Environmentally Responsible Beer Read More »
I’ve signed a heck of a lot of petitions circulated by The Sierra Club over the years, but strangely, I’m ambivalent about this one on solar energy. They point out, “As part of a nationwide attack on solar, California utilities …
I’m sure many readers here share my interest on the broader topic of sustainability, whether it’s transportation, building design, or agriculture. And we can certainly count on the Sierra Club to keep us posted on many of these larger topics. …
I don’t know what percentage of our readers here are on the Sierra Club’s email lists, but let me tell you something: they write really well. I get something at least a few times a week, and I’m always impressed …
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