The #GOP doesn't need to destroy the #SierraClub -- progressive infighting will do it.

The #SierraClub has definitely lost its way. Moving its HQ to Washington is a sign of that. Very unfortunate.

https://www.phillytrib.com/news/the-sierra-club-hired-its-first-black-leader-turmoil-over-racial-equity-followed/article_fe10ec1e-afc4-561d-9794-b0c13d62bc6b.html

#environmentalism #EnvHist

#ÝosemiteConservancy missed massive opportunity in #Yosemite village. Rather than build ped/bicycle infra like raised crosswalks, reliable shuttle, clearing fallen trees blocking paths, they are adding curbs to car lanes. #carbrain. And #SierraClub should be calling them out and they are not.

WaPo #environment newsletter has some interesting stuff today.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/08/inside-turmoil-sierra-club/

"The tumult intensified in April and May, when the group’s new leadership laid off more than two dozen employees, many of whom were people of color, as part of what Jealous has called a broader “restructuring.” According to the Progressive Workers Union, which represented about 400 Sierra Club staffers before the layoffs, more than 30 of its members lost their jobs".
#SierraClub #Equity #race #class

The #SierraClub Eastern Missouri Group will be hosting a panel presentation about #ClimateAction in #StLouis and #RenewableEnergy programs at the #ForestPark Visitor Center on Thursday September 28 at 7pm. More details and registration on the event page: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7013q000002O29pAAC

https://youtu.be/iWNC-bJFZxU

Tim Cywinski, organizer for the @VASierraClub , came to talk to us about the #toxic #pipeline that #TCEnergy and #ColumbiaGas intend to expand in the city of #PetersburgVA . The #SierraClub , this city's #NAACP , #PetersburgMutualAid , and other local organizations are about to begin a #grassroots campaign to fight against these #corporateinterests . More info to come!

Join us in this fight and tell a friend!

#nopipelines
#EnvironmentalRacism
#EnvironmentalJustice

#Environmentalists Are Getting Us Killed!

While #Maui Fires Burn, #SierraClub Battles To Stop #Water From Being Used For #Firefighting https://thewashingtonstandard.com/while-maui-fires-burn-sierra-club-battles-to-stop-water-from-being-used-for-firefighting/

The CBIA donation to United Latinos Vote was forerunner to a *flood* of corporate donations from the likes of #Chevron, #Marathon and #Phillips66. Shortly after receiving this cash, United Latinos Vote ran a full page ad in the *LA Times*, accusing the #SierraClub of pushing for anti-gas appliance rules that would harm working class Latino families.

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New Yorker: Talking to Conservatives About Climate Change https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/talking-to-conservatives-about-climate-change #NewYorker #Podcast/TheNewYorkerRadioHour #News/NewYorkerFavorites #ClimateChange #Conservatives #Republicans #TessaHadley #SierraClub #Inflation #Podcasts #Congress #Authors #Books

Unfortunately, the public comment period for this project has passed. But this editorial has good information in it.

EDITORIAL: Keep #PFAS out of recycled sewage sludge

By Gazette Editorial Board | June 9, 2023

"PFAS chemicals have recently been at the heart of health and environmental issues in Hoosick Falls, Petersburgh and other areas around the state, leading to legal action, tougher regulations and cleanup efforts.

"The chemicals have been linked to a variety of health issues, including kidney and testicular cancer, thyroid disease, colitis and high blood pressure.

"In most cases, the environmental contamination comes from the discharge of the compounds into the soil from manufacturers of products that use PFAS chemicals, such as #nonStick cooking material, #firefighting foam and stain-resistant #carpet.

"But those same dangerous chemicals may also be finding their way in greater amounts into our #soil, #groundwater and even #FoodSupply through their use in #fertilizers made from #sewage #sludge.

"It’s imperative that [#NewYorkState] do all it can to reduce PFAS chemicals into the environment, not add to them.

"That’s why groups like the #SierraClub and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York are among those concerned about an element of the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s draft Solid Waste Management plan that could nearly triple the amount of recycled sewage sludge used in fertilizer and applied to #farmland and home #gardens.

"According to an article in the Altamont Enterprise, the DEC projects that 425,585 tons of sewage sludge is expected to be recycled this year. In 2018, the amount recycled was just over 300,000 tons. By 2050, the amount of recycled sludge is expected to rise to 782,527 tons, the newspaper reported.

"The potential for that sludge to contain PFAS chemicals means that there could be an increase in PFAS’s making their way into the environment.

"DEC officials said they recognize the potential for PFAS chemicals to re-enter the environment through sludge and they’re taking steps to address it, including proposing sampling requirements for so-called biosolids recycled in New York state, a comprehensive risk assessment to determine a limit for biosolids recycling, and efforts to identify potential commercial and industrial sources of PFAS chemicals in biosolids.

"The public really needs to keep an eye on this effort to ensure that the state is doing all it can to avoid contributing to more of these chemicals entering the environment."

https://dailygazette.com/2023/06/09/editorial-keep-pfas-out-of-recycled-sewage-sludge/

#EPA #InformedConsent #PFOS #WaterIsLife #ToxicWaste #FoodProduction
#ChemicalManufacturers

https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2023-07-20/would-an-occasional-blackout-help-solve-climate-change-boiling-point

#Sufficiency: It’s a highly technical dispute. But it’s part of a larger conversation about how much #blackout #risk we consider acceptable in #modernsociety — and whether our #expectations should evolve in the name of preventing #climatecatastrophe- Sammy Roth

#sharing #transactiveenergyrate #microgrids #CommunitySolar #sierraclub #ObliviousConsumption #greencolonialism

Remarkable report #Banking on #ClimateChaos reveals #fossil fuel financing from the world’s 60 largest banks has reached USD $5.5 trillion since the #ParisAgreement, with $673 billion in fossil fuel financing in 2022 alone.

Incredibly detailed joint research by #RAN, #BankTrack, #Indigenous #Environmental #Network (IEN), @priceofoil, #ReclaimFinance, #SierraClub , and @urgewald endorsed by 623 organisations around the world

https://www.bankingonclimatechaos.org

Remarkable report #Banking on #ClimateChaos reveals #fossil fuel financing from the world’s 60 largest banks has reached USD $5.5 trillion since the the Paris Agreement, with $673 billion in fossil fuel financing in 2022 alone.

Incredibly detailed joint research by #RAN, #BankTrack, #IndigenousEnvironmentalNetwork (IEN), @priceofoil, #ReclaimFinance, #SierraClub , and https://fediscience.org/@urgewald@climatejustice.global. endorsed by 623 organisations around the world

https://www.bankingonclimatechaos.org

Next meeting: Thurs., Apr. 13, 4662 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. Doors open 6:30 p.m., meeting begins 7:00. Guest speaker: Brooke Alexander-Goss, the Florida chapters' Organizing Manager of
the Sierra Club Florida's Clean Energy for All campaign (https://sierraclub.org/florida/contact). #sierraclub #floridadems

Welp. Straight from the cover of Sierra Club magazine: “On Climate Change’s Threat to the Housing Market.” The Sierra Club sure isn’t about the planet. Or housing. Or equality. It’s neoliberalism with a canvas tote bag.

Inside, the editor frets about market shocks and contraction.

No mention of people in the global south. No recognition of people who *can’t afford housing in the first place.*

#sierraclub #neoliberalism #globalwarming #housing

6 #environmental groups filed a #lawsuit on Tuesday over the #Biden administration’s approval of #ConocoPhillips Willow oil & gas project in #Alaska , which they claimed could be a stepping stone to more development in an #EcologicallySensitive region.

#TrusteesForAlaska , #AlaskaWildernessLeague , #SierraClub , #WildernessSociety & other groups.

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/environmental-groups-sue-biden-administration-over-approval-of-alaska-oil-project

‘Cop City’ opposition spreads beyond Georgia forest defenders

"The DeKalb county commissioner, Ted Terry, whose district includes the South River forest, and #environmentalist Jackie Echols, of the South River #Watershed Alliance, say they have been rebuffed or ignored in attempts to have the county reject #Atlanta’s applications for permits to begin construction of the training center, due to alleged violations of the #CleanWaterAct the project would incur.

"The county approved the “land disturbance permit” anyway last week. The Atlanta mayor, Andre Dickens, and the DeKalb county CEO, Michael Thurmond, held a press conference without advising Terry of the decision in advance. “I’m being boxed out of the process,” said Terry, a former state director of the #SierraClub.

"Dickens and Thurmond referred several times to a committee meant to represent communities surrounding the forest, which are mostly #Black, with large shares of #LowIincome residents. [#EnvironmentalRacism]

"But the permit approval led a member of the same committee to file an appeal seeking to stop the project this week, also calling it a violation of the Clean Water Act.

"Meanwhile, another member has resigned in protest of the killing of #Tortuguita.
Manuel Esteban Paez Terán.
‘#Assassinated in cold blood’: activist killed protesting #Georgia’s ‘#CopCity’

"Tortuguita had been staying in South River forest for about six months, at times in tree houses, when dozens of officers swept through the forest on 18 January. The activist was one of dozens of “forest defenders” who formed part of a loose coalition of people trying to protect the forest.

"At least 85 acres of the #forest
is under threat from the training center, while another 40 acres is under threat from Ryan Millsap, former owner of Blackhall Film Studios, who made a deal with DeKalb county to swap the forest land for another parcel."

#SaveWeelauneeForest #StopCopCity

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/09/cop-city-opposition-georgia

Listen to: Social Justice and #ClimateJustice: How One Environmental Leader Is Moving Forward - https://one.npr.org/i/1158332013:1158389649

#SierraClub

Ben Jealous, executive director of the #SierraClub, is no stranger to the world of #civilrights and #socialadvocacy, says from Hurricane #Katrina forward the #environmental #movement must work across all lines of division, and stay focused on their #climategoals connected to #racialequity, like shutting down plants that cause #asthma in the Black communities. https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1156164561/as-the-sierra-club-reckons-with-its-past-a-new-leader-charts-a-more-inclusive-fu

Join me on April 15 at 3:30 pm PST for Genius Teatime 🧠🫖 I'll be sharing my top 10 easy ways to green your life (and look fabulous doing it).

Donations benefit #SierraClub and #OpulentMobilty; everyone is welcome. Register today for the Zoom link ➡️

https://form.jotform.com/230388191638160

#SustainbleLiving #GreenLiving #Sustainability #LiveMoreWithLess #Vegan #Flexitarian #Climatarian #Climate #WomenLeadClimate

Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Sugar cane's smoke
Makes communities choke.
Congress, it's up to you!

Toxic cane burning kills! Sweets we share for Valentine's Day ought not to harm the communities where sugar is grown and processed. Tell Congress it’s time stop sacrificing lives for campaign contributions

#SierraClub #petition

https://addup.sierraclub.org/campaigns/toxic-sugarcane-field-burning-must-be-addressed-in-the-federal-sugar-program