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What happens on Election Day is the single biggest factor in determining whether the federal government will throw its weight behind ending the climate crisis—or whether it will spend another four years making things worse. Personalized letters are one of the best ways to stand out amid the clutter and persuade infrequent voters who care about the environment to get out and vote. Our goal is to send out more than a million letters between now and November 3.
We can’t afford four more years of climate denial. Join our letter-writing team today. |
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| | | 2020 Election |
Make sure you’re ready to make your voice heard on Election Day. You can use Sierra Club Independent Action's new election center to check your registration status, pledge to vote, find your polling place, and view the Sierra Club’s endorsed candidates.
Are you ready? |
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All of us who care about civil liberties, equal rights, and democracy mourn the loss of one of our greatest champions, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She meant so much to many people, including us here at the Sierra Club. Unfortunately, the same forces Justice Ginsburg fought against for so long are already organizing to erase her legacy.
Tell your senators that we must honor Justice Ginsburg's final wish: Not to be replaced until a new president is installed. |
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| | | También en español |
The western US is suffering through the worst wave of deadly wildfires in recorded history, with out-of-control fires now raging in 15 states. “Experts are warning us that both the frequency and intensity of fires will only increase,” says Sierra Club columnist Javier Sierra.
"Why?" |
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| | | Sierra Magazine |
"The climate crisis is not just knocking on our door. It’s busted through and wreaking havoc." Journalist and volunteer firefighter Juliet Grable delivers a searing dispatch from Oregon documenting her experience both responding to, and eventually fleeing, the wildfires there. Read Juliet Grable's "Letter From the Oregon Inferno." |
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| | Sierra Magazine |
Sierra magazine sent photographer Nina Riggio into Big Basin State Park in the Santa Cruz mountains to document the aftermath of the CZU Lightning Complex fire.
Here’s what she found. |
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Longer wildfire seasons have prompted a run on air purifiers in fire-prone parts of the country. But do they really work? How well do they filter out particulates, especially the small ones that lodge in the lungs and cause respiratory problems?
Ms. Green weighs in on the most effective and eco-friendly options. |
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Catalonian photographer Xavi Bou attributes his affinity for wildlife to childhood strolls with his grandfather in northeastern Spain, where the local wetlands attracted an abundance and diversity of bird life. By observing the skies, Bou realized that each kind of bird produces unique flight patterns. “What kinds of ‘tracks’ did birds leave in the sky?” he wondered. “I imagined these lines and thought it would be interesting if I could make them visible. But how?”
Bou’s ongoing photographic series, Ornitographies, holds the answer. |
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| | | Sierra Club Awards |
A female anti-poaching unit in South Africa; an Indigenous North American tribal leader who is fighting to keep fracking out of Chaco Canyon; a governor who made climate change the focal point of his presidential campaign. These are just three of the people who were recognized at this year’s Sierra Club national awards.
And this year’s winners are... |
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Join the Sierra Club and national partners Plug In America and Electric Auto Association on Thursday September 24 at 8 PM EST/5 PM PST as we kick off the 10th National Drive Electric Week. From Sept 26 to Oct 4, we’ll be celebrating the benefits of electric vehicles. We’ve lined up over 100 online events that anyone can participate in, and guest speakers include NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! host Peter Sagal, race car driver and environmental activist Leilani Münter, former late-night television host Jay Leno, and Warren Dickson of 3rd Rock Hip Hop.
Read more then check out the full list of electrifying events. |
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| | | Sierra Club Business Partnership |
Are costly automobile repairs burning a hole in your wallet? Don’t need that second car anymore now that the kids are in college? Consider donating your car, truck, boat, trailer, RV, or motorcycle to the Sierra Club Foundation. Our partners at CARS will pick up your vehicle from any location, no matter its condition, and at no cost to you. Your donation will help ensure that future generations can breathe fresh air, drink clean water, and experience wild places. Call 855-337-4377 or visit us online to donate today—it's easy! |
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The active ingredient in Bayer-Monsanto's notorious Roundup weed killer wipes out milkweed, the primary food for monarch caterpillars, which has contributed to a 90 percent drop in monarch butterfly populations over the past 20 years.
Tell Lowe’s and Home Depot to stop selling Roundup. |
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Since 2015, the Every Kid Outdoors program has provided passes to fourth graders so that they and their families can access their federal public lands at no charge for a year. The program ensures that every fourth grader can experience our public lands, regardless of their ability to pay entry fees. This year the COVID-19 pandemic prevented many fourth graders and their families from using the pass before it expired last month.
Tell Secretary Bernhardt to extend the Every Kid Outdoors park pass for this year's fourth graders. |
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| | | Team Sierra |
With so much sheltering in place over the past six months, many of us are newly appreciative of the opportunity to spend time outdoors. But not everyone has access to the out-of-doors and its transformative powers. That's why we’re announcing the Outdoors Effect challenge, a new way to celebrate nature and support programs that help make the outdoors accessible for everyone. Through October 10, we’re joining together to keep a log of time spent in the great outdoors and raise a collective $4,000 to support Outdoors for All.
Take up the challenge! |
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| The COVID-19 crisis has not passed and continues to
disproportionately harm Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people and other communities of color. The pandemic has revealed how the communities hardest hit are often the same communities that suffer from high levels of pollution and poor access to healthcare. The fight for environmental justice cannot be separated from the fight for racial justice. |
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