“Every person in this country who cares about democracy should care about this work.” – Ed Schultz Mark your calendar for May 23rd because this is a program that you don’t want to miss! In addition to conservation, outings, green events and other updates, we have a great two part program. Ken Brame, chair of [...]
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* Sierra Club May 23rd Meeting Focuses on Politics
Posted in Conservation, Meetings, Politics on May 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
* Every Vote Counts
Posted in Conservation, Politics, Take Action on May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Vote. Tell your friends to vote. Tell your neighbors. Ever vote counts in a low turn out primary! VOTE!
*Get Out The Vote
Posted in Politics, Take Action on April 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This will be a critical election year and it begins with the primary. Pass the word. Get out and Vote. More to come…
* Sierra Club Takes Solid Stand on Protecting the Democratic Process
Posted in Conservation, Politics, Sierra Club, Take Action on March 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Sierra Club has taken a great step in committing to protecting the democratic process so that we can protect the environment. Here’s the announcement from Sierra Club President, Robbin Mann. Participatory. That is what our democracy is intended to be! Every eligible citizen who wants to should be able to register, vote, and have [...]
* Come to the Sanford shale gas hearing!
Posted in Events, Fracking, Politics, Take Action, tagged Dennis Wicker Center Lecture Hall, DENR, Fracking, NC, Sanford, Sierra Club on March 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Come to the Sanford shale gas hearing! 6:30-9:30PM for hearing, come at 5:30 to sign up Groups and Local Elected Officials to Hold Press Conference ““CONCLUSIONS” OF DENR REPORT DON’T FIT THE FACTS” Tuesday March 20, 5:50 PM Dennis Wicker Center Lecture Hall (details), 1801 Nash St. Sanford, NC (map) After reviewing the over 400 [...]
* Keystone XL – It’s not over yet!
Posted in Conservation, Politics, Sierra Club, Take Action, tagged Conservation, drinking water, Keystone XL, Sierra Club, sierra club press, Tar Sands Pipeline on February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 27, 2012 Contact: Eddie Scher, 415-977-5758 Maggie Kao, 202-675-2384 TransCanada Announces Plan to Circumvent Environmental Review to Build Rejected Tar Sands Pipeline in US WASHINGTON, DC – TransCanada, the company behind the rejected Keystone XL tar sands pipeline today sent a letter to the US State Department announcing its intention to [...]
* February Sierra Club Meeting Presentations
Posted in Beyond Coal, Coal, Conservation, Meetings, Nuclear, Outings, Politics, Sierra Club, Trees on February 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We had a great turn out with some visitors and potential new members. We’re glad that you joined us! Special thanks to our speakers: Travis Hargett, Sierra Club Organizer, from the NC Chapter in Raleigh and Tom Okel, Executive Director of the Catawba Land Conservancy. Below are the presentations from the meeting (click on image). If [...]
* Pizza, Politics, and Preserving Lands – Feb Sierra Club Program, 2/22, 6:30 PM
Posted in Conservation, Meetings, Politics, Sierra Club on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Meeting Announcement Details: Preserving, Protecting, and Enjoying Our Vanishing Natural Spaces
* Frack, Baby, Frack?
Posted in Charlotte, Conservation, Politics, Sierra Club, Take Action, tagged Charlotte, Conservation, Environmental Justice, Fracking, public awareness campaign, Sierra Club on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Check out this EnergyVox Blog about Fracking Facts: January30 Frack, Baby, Frack? By: Allison Fisher In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Barack Obama embraced the development of unconventional natural gas. In step with the theme of the address, the president highlighted both the abundance of the domestic resource and its [...]
* NC Sierra Club Political Training – Feb 18, Raleigh
Posted in Events, Politics, Sierra Club, Volunteer on February 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
2012 is going to be a crtical year in NC politics and NC will be a pivitoal state in the federal elctions. Would you like to learn more about how the system works and how to become more effective to create change? If so, then make plans to join us for a very informative and fun [...]