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Forest Unlimited: Abolish Clearcutting Campaign. June 10th, 4pm zoom class

Climate, News, Resources, Rights of Nature / May 30, 2020

Forest Unlimited: Abolish Clearcutting Campaign The Sierra Club produced the above video, “Worse than a clearcut”  on the act of clearcutting a forest for vineyards. Very informative a must watch. Forest Unlimited Supporters,   While we are being safe practicing Home Sheltering, there are things that we can do to protect our environment. Since clearcutting …

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STOP CLEARCUTTING CALIFORNIA: Invitation to Letter Writing Training

Climate, Coastal Issues, News, Resources, Rights of Nature / May 14, 2020

STOP CLEARCUTTING CALIFORNIA: Invitation to Letter Writing Training May 19th  Please join us for a 2-hour class on Tuesday, May 19th at 4 PM using Zoom. Sign up here.  Stopping forest clearcutting in California starts by creating public demand for an end to this horrid timber industry practice. Letters to the editor of California newspapers …

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Sierra Club Sues to Protect the San Francisco Bay-Delta

Climate, Groundwater, News / May 10, 2020

Sierra Club Sues to Protect the San Francisco Bay-Delta Original Story By Brandon Dawson   Sierra Club has joined with other environmental groups in a lawsuit challenging the state’s diversion of unsustainable levels of fresh water from the San Francisco Bay-Delta On April 29, Sierra Club, the Center for Biological Diversity, Restore the Delta and …

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Sierra Club: Board of Forestry Approves Misguided Vegetation Management Plan

Climate, News, Public Lands, Resources, Rights of Nature / April 23, 2020

Take Action Now! Click Here to Sign Our Petition and Tell Governor Newsom to Stop Clearcutting California Forests  Sierra Club: Board of Forestry Approves Misguided Vegetation Management Plan By Daniel Barad While most of us were still eating leftover gingersnaps, on December 30 the Board of Forestry approved a wildlands management plan that endangers California’s famous …

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Keystone XL Faces Continued Legal Challenges Despite TC Energy’s Dangerous Plans to Start Construction Amid Public Health Crisis

Climate, Community Rights, Crony Capitalism, Groundwater, Health, News / April 3, 2020

Sierra Club: Keystone XL faces Continued legal Challenges Despite TC Energy’s Dangerous Plans to Start Construction Amid Public Health Crisis Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Contact: Gabby Brown, gabby.brown@sierraclub.org, 914-261-4626 Today, TC Energy — formerly TransCanada — the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline, announced plans to begin construction on the controversial tar sands pipeline. The …

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Bill McKibben: If We’re Bailing Out Corporations, They Should Bail Out the Planet

Climate, Community Rights, Crony Capitalism, News, Resources, Social Equity / March 24, 2020

“Michael Brune, the head of the Sierra Club, told me, on Thursday, “the fossil-fuel industry is already heavily subsidized by the federal government, and they should not get yet another giveaway in any form, whether it’s low-interest loans, royalty relief, new tax subsidies, or filling the reserve.” More assistance should come only if these companies …

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