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* Sierra Club and allies challenge Titan air permit

Posted in Beyond Coal, Conservation, Incinerator, Sierra Club on April 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Today, we have taken another important step to protect public health and the environment in coastal NC by  joining the NC Coastal Federation, Cape Fear River Watch and  PenderWatch & Conservancy in a legal challenge to the NC Division of Air Quality’s air permit for the proposed Titan America coal-fired cement kiln.  SELC is representing [...]

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* April 25, 6:30 PM: The Faith Community and the Sierra Club–Natural Allies for Environmental Stewardship

Posted in Conservation, Meetings, Sierra Club on April 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Catholic Conservation Center, the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, Interfaith Power and Light, the Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences, GreenFaith, UU Ministry for Earth, and many more faith based organizations are active in environmental issues. Locally, many houses of worship have “green” and social justice committees and groups. So how [...]

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* National Sierra Club No Nukes Activist Summit

Posted in Meetings, Nuclear, Sierra Club, Take Action, Volunteer on April 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Want to help to shape the Sierra Club national No Nukes campaign? There’s a great weekend event planned in DC. The cost is minimal but the value is terrific. I hope several folks from the Charlotte area can make it and report back! The Summit is May 4-6 in Washington, DC.  Registration is only $35 [...]

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* What the Frack is Going on Senator Rucho?

Posted in Conservation, Fracking, Mecklenburg, Sierra Club, Take Action on April 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday a key energy committee chaired by Senator Bob Rucho (R-Mecklenberg)  presented legislation that would legalize fracking in North Carolina.  Aside from making fracking legal, the bill also contains numerous provisions of concern, including: The intentional removal of local government control in the fracking process by invalidating existing local ordinances, and specifically prohibiting new ones; A deliberate lack of [...]

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* The Cost of Nature-Deficit Disorder

Posted in Sierra Club, Take Action on April 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

What is the cost of not getting outside? The cost to our children? This is a good reminder why “Enjoying the planet” is a big part of the Sierra CLub mission… Nature-Deficit Disorder March 29, 2012 TIMOTHY EGAN TUCSON — Your day breaks, your mind aches for something stimulating to match the stirrings of the season. [...]

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* 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 [...]

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* March 28 Sierra Club Meeting featuring Mary Newsom

Posted in Charlotte, Conservation, Meetings, Sierra Club, Take Action on March 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

  Make plans to join us on Wednesday, March 28, as we welcome Mary Newsom, Associate Director, Urban Regional Affairs at UNCC as she talks about “Growth in Charlotte – What Works and What Doesn’t”. Mary is known for her passion on regional sustainability issues and presenting the issues in creative and informative ways. Mary [...]

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* Tonight, March 22, 7:00 PM: Green Fire – Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time

Posted in Conservation, Events, Sierra Club on March 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Green Fire Story “We reached the old wolf in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes. I realized then, and have known ever since, that there was something new to me in those eyes—something known only to her and to the mountain. I was young then, and full of trigger-itch; [...]

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* Save Our Trees From Billboards Today!

Posted in Charlotte, Conservation, Sierra Club, Take Action, Trees on March 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Trees provide many environmental, economic, and quality of life benefits. One important role is improving water quality. In honor of World Water Day, March 22, why not take action to save our trees from billboards? But what can I do? Here are some starters: Click below and download the flyer.  Print 25 copies of the flyer and pass [...]

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* Please Support the NC Sierra CLub

Posted in Conservation, Sierra Club, Volunteer on March 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Sierrans, Our Chapter’s long history of success could not have been possible without the generous financial support of our members. March is the one month during the year when the Chapter reaches out to all our members. 100% of these contributions will stay with the North Carolina Sierra Club to protect our state’s air, water [...]

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