To Change Everything, It Takes Everyone

“Every time I write about social justice,” says Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune, “I hear from a few folks: ‘What does this have to do with the Sierra Club? Aren't we straying from our environmental mission when we oppose the border wall or show up for immigrant rights?

’"But the struggles to protect the environment and our communities can’t be separated."

NAFTA Reboot a Windfall for Corporate Polluters

House speaker Nancy Pelosi recently said that a deal with the Trump administration on NAFTA 2.0 could be “imminent.” This NAFTA reboot would exacerbate NAFTA’s contribution to the climate crisis, encourage further outsourcing of pollution and jobs, offer handouts to corporate polluters, lock in fossil fuel dependency, and extend the Trump administration’s polluting legacy for years to come.

Time to Impeach and Remove

President Trump has proven to be a danger to our Constitution and democratic norms. He has engaged in bribery, abused the power of the presidency, and ignored the presidential oath of office that requires him to protect the Constitution.

Caribou Trump Trump

Each year, the Porcupine caribou herd undertakes the world’s longest land migration to reach its calving grounds in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Nevertheless, the Trump administration has been hell-bent on drilling in the refuge, suppressing scientific concerns and bragging that drilling was going to happen even though more extensive review is required. So the announcement from the Department of Interior that it will “miss its target … due to delays in the environmental review process” was music to our ears.

How Green Is My Christmas Tree?

"My family has always used the same artificial Christmas tree," writes Coral in Maryville, Tennessee. "I used to assume it was more environmentally friendly since it was reusable, but now I realize that some of the materials may contain harmful toxic chemicals. Also, wouldn't commercially farmed Christmas trees absorb more CO2 during their lifetimes as opposed to other crops? Is it more sustainable to buy a real Christmas tree or reuse an artificial one?"

Coal Ash Comeback

Last month, Trump’s EPA rolled back Obama-era regulations that limited contamination from the 737 toxic coal-ash sites in the US. In justifying the move, EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler said the old rule placed “heavy burdens on electricity producers” and the revisions would “protect public health and the environment.”

Burning Man

Every year in early spring, Lane Green sets half of his property in the Florida Panhandle on fire. But Green is no arsonist; he’s protecting forests, wildlife habitat, property owners—even the economy of the state. Scientists and land managers are in near-unanimity that prescribed fire is the single best tool available to help mitigate wildfire risk. “The fire culture has always been here,” says Green, formerly the director of the Tall Timbers Research Station. “There’s no place in Florida where fire is not an accepted practice.”

Green New Page-Turners

The Green New Deal has inspired a raft of new books about what it could be and how we can implement it. To give you a leg up before you head on down to your favorite independent brick-and-mortar bookstore, the editors at Sierra magazine have reviewed hot-off-the-press releases about the Green New Deal by Naomi Klein, Jeremy Rifkin, and others.

Friday the 13th Could Be Your Lucky Day

Get started on your 2020 vacation plans with more than 150 Sierra Club itineraries that are online and ready for reservations, including journeys to Alaska, Hawaii, and international destinations. Be sure to mark your calendar for our full 2020 trip launch on Friday, December 13, including water journeys, backpack and base camp excursions, lodge trips, family vacations, bike tours, trips for younger participants, and lots more.

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Love Your Mother

People from more than 150 countries will be raising money for their favorite organizations and causes this week. If keeping our planet healthy is your cause of choice, we invite you to celebrate with Team Sierra. Create a fundraising page that you can share with friends and family and raise money for the Sierra Club while sharing your message about why protecting the planet is so important to you.

The View From the Heartland

Season 3 of the Sierra Club’s podcast The Land I Trust, features storytellers from across the Midwest as they share their views on climate change, dirty fuels, the fight for clean energy, and more. Host/narrator Precious Brady-Davis weaves their stories together while sharing her own unique perspective. In Episode 1, Brady-Davis shares her personal journey to becoming an environmental activist and then visits the most polluted zip code in Michigan and the imperiled cherry groves of Traverse City.

It's Our Biggest Sale of the Year

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