Sierra Club

The First Green Veterans Day

Carl Pope | Posted 11.13.2009 | Green


Carl Pope

Veterans Day had always been a day-off from environmentalism for me, but this year Veterans week was different. The Sierra Club was really, for the first time, a full participant.

Big Stone II - Stopping the Unstoppable Coal Fired Power Plant

John DeCock | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green


John DeCock

Change is inevitable, and the time for new coal fired power plants has passed.

The True Impact of Coal Mining

Bruce Nilles | Posted 10.30.2009 | Green


Bruce Nilles

Blasting has begun on Coal River Mountain in West Virginia, site of a long battle between Massey Energy and local residents who want it to be a site for wind turbines instead of coal mining.

How Green is Chicago? Eight Arrested at Deadly Fisk Coal-Fired Plant

Jeff Biggers | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago


Jeff Biggers

The Chicago activists called attention to the deadly life cycle of coal mining and coal burning -- including the burning of coal strip-mined from mountaintop removal operations in Appalachia.

The Must-See New Film Coal Country

Bruce Nilles | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green


Bruce Nilles

This week's post was co-written by Mary Anne Hitt, deputy director of the Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign"My hope is this superb documentary will sho...

Shell Wins Federal Approval To Drill For Oil Off Alaska Coast

Washington Post | Steven Mufson | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green


The Interior Department has given Shell approval to drill oil exploration wells in two leaseholds in the Beaufort Sea, which could lead to the first d...

Air Travel Made Greener: 4 Tips

Avital Binshtock | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

Though air travel is unavoidable at times, there are a few things responsible travelers can do to make flights greener.

Boulder City Council Election

David Thielen | Posted 10.15.2009 | Denver


David Thielen

We need to think about whether we want to foster Boulder as a place for innovative work and groundbreaking research, or whether we want to see that slowly move elsewhere as we lock the city in time.

Ten Thousand Apply For Ninety Job Openings In Louisville

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 10.09.2009 | Business


As part of the Huffington Post's efforts to bear witness to the effects of the current economic environment on ordinary Americans, we're rounding up s...

Coal Is Too Dirty Even for Colleges

Bruce Nilles | Posted 10.07.2009 | Green


Bruce Nilles

Did you know that many of our country's colleges and universities -- places that are supposed to be a source of higher-education and leadership -- get their electricity by burning coal?

What a Wonderful Week!

Carl Pope | Posted 11.28.2009 | Green


Carl Pope

The Sierra Club is devoting this entire week to helping use America's Best Idea to build a new generation of activists for the national parks.

Care About the Earth? Four Simple Ways to Take Action

Avital Binshtock | Posted 11.25.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

It's officially Climate Week. In case you feel discouraged that you can't do enough, remember Gandhi's words: "Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is very important that you do it."

America's Best Idea

Carl Pope | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green


Carl Pope

How cool is it to be watching a special one-hour excerpt from Ken Burns's 12-hour PBS special on the National Parks in the White House screening room with President Obama?

Natural Gas Lobby Steps Into Climate Change Negotiations

Posted 11.18.2009 | Business


Producers of natural gas are readying a lobbying effort before a climate change bill goes before the Senate this fall, reports the Dallas Morning News...

Renewable Energy -- Not in My Backyard!

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 11.11.2009 | Green


Jennifer Schwab

It seems many people support wind and solar energy so long as it's not in my backyard, and not in my hiking grounds either.

EPA: Pending Mountaintop Removal Permits Would Likely Violate Clean Water Act

Bruce Nilles | Posted 11.11.2009 | Green


Bruce Nilles

For the eight years of the Bush Administration, permits were being issued that violated the Clean Water Act, but EPA was prevented from objecting. Clearly there is a new sheriff in town.

Disorder on the Border: Trashing the Law in the Name of Immigration Deterrence

Randall Amster | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Randall Amster

The strategy of deterrence that drives both border enforcement and crackdowns on humanitarians is fundamentally flawed.

Save Cash by Going Green: 4 Tips

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

Going green doesn't just save the outside world. It also can preserve the hard-earned money in your bank account.

America's Greenest Colleges: Did Your School Make the Grade?

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

While the good folks at U.S. News and World Report ascribe certain measurements of prestige to their college rankings, we rated schools based on what matters most to us.

VICTORY: Dynegy Out of the New Coal Business

Bruce Nilles | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green


Bruce Nilles

Three years ago Dynegy launched plans to partner with LS Power and become the largest new developer of coal-fired power plants. Yesterday Dynegy officially terminated those plans.

Townhall Mobs -- Brought to You by Big Oil and Dirty Coal

Josh Dorner | Posted 09.07.2009 | Green


Josh Dorner

There's considerable evidence that these astroturf corporate lobbying operations are also trying to derail clean energy jobs legislation.

A Conversation with Nancy Sutley, Head of the White House Council on Environmental Quality

Javier Sierra | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics


Javier Sierra

As a Latina, Sutley is aware of our community's disproportionate suffering from the consequences of environmental degradation.

JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon: Time to Walk the Talk on Coal

Bruce Nilles | Posted 09.06.2009 | Green


Bruce Nilles

JPMorgan Chase is pouring billions of dollars into dirty coal plant projects -- projects that would dramatically increase global warming pollution and ensure runaway global warming.

Members of Congress Received Fraudulent Letters Paid for by Coal Companies

Josh Nelson | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green


Josh Nelson

A burst of developments Monday considerably raised the profile of the latest attempt by polluting industries to thwart environmental legislation through fraudulent mailings to Congress.

Gandhi Would Be Proud -- But Puzzled

Carl Pope | Posted 08.31.2009 | Green


Carl Pope

Three generations of Gandhi-inspired environmental activists are on the stage. They haven't forgotten his emphasis on empowering local people and developing India from the bottom up.