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| Announcement |
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Meet Sierra Club’s New Executive Director

With a unanimous vote from our Board of Directors, we are very happy to welcome Ben Jealous, an experienced civil rights leader, community organizer, and coalition builder as Sierra Club's new executive director!

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Get to know Ben and
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read what Board President Ramon Cruz has to say about our new executive director .




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Massachusetts governor-elect Maura Healey (center) and lieutenant governor-elect Kim Driscoll (center, right) on stage during a Democratic election-night party on November 8 in Boston. | Photo by AP Photo/Michael Dwyer


| Sierra Magazine |
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What the Midterm Election Results Mean for Climate Action and the Environment

To the immense surprise of pollsters and pundits, the Republican wave they predicted for the 2022 midterm election fizzled. Across the country, climate champions up and down the ballot scored unpredicted victories.


How will the 2022 elections influence climate action and environmental protection in the next two years?

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Here are five takeaways.




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| RSVP |
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Election Wrap-Up

Join us Thursday, November 17, for an overview of the Sierra Club's political work in the 2022 midterms and to learn what's next.


During the one-hour livestream, staff and volunteer organizers who worked to elect environmental champions at all levels of government and protect democracy will share stories and learnings from their experiences. We'll also discuss upcoming priorities and ways you can stay involved in the Sierra Club’s power building work in 2023-2024. We hope to see you on November 17!

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RSVP today!




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| Veterans Day |
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Adventures in Nature With Sierra Club’s Military Outdoors

Spending time in nature can provide critical therapeutic benefits for veterans, but for many unfamiliar with outdoor recreation it can be an intimidating new endeavor.
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Sierra Club Military Outdoors Campaign Manager Aaron Leonard recounts one New York outing and the ways the Sierra Club is working to make spending time outdoors more accessible and inviting to veterans across the country.


Also for Veterans Day, Marine veteran and Sierra Club staffer Brennan Kelly
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wrote about how the outdoors helped him after he left the military , and veteran Vedia Barnett
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wrote about how getting outdoors helped her heal after a stroke .




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| UN Climate Conference |
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Sierra Club at COP27

The 27th annual United Nations Conference of Parties (COP27) climate conference is underway in Egypt.

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Learn more about the most pressing issues , how the Sierra Club is
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making sure climate justice is front and center , and
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send in your questions about the conference via Twitter .




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Paddlers from the Chumash Maritime Association paddle their tomol toward Lisamu’ during the Northern Chumash Tribal Council's Reunite the Rock ceremony. | Photo by Robert Schwemmer courtesy Northern Chumash Tribal Council


| Sierra Magazine |
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The Nation's Newest National Marine Sanctuary

Pending final approval, the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary would effectively stretch over half of California’s coastline and would be the first national marine sanctuary in California to be co-managed by Indigenous people.

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We can use this marine sanctuary as a way for people to learn more about the ocean and natural resources and also [to learn] how we Indigenous people interact with and understand marine life, Bear Clan elder Michael Khus-Zarate says.




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Rio Grande as viewed from the Rio Grande Village Nature Trail in Big Bend National Park, Texas | Photo by iStock.com/Wilsilver77
| Take Action |
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Tell America's Largest Banks: Stay Away From the Rio Grande Valley!

The Big Six Banks—Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Chase, Citibank, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs—have all made bold statements claiming that they will cease all their financing for fossil fuels. Yet, among them, the Big Six US banks have funded nearly $140 billion in liquefied natural gas since the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. While we continue to pressure global financial institutions to pull their direct support from these projects, we also need to make sure the major US banks’ fossil fuel projects stay far away from vulnerable communities across the nation, like the Rio Grande Valley.

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Sign our petition and tell them: Stick to your pledges and stop funding fossil fuels!




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| Take Action |
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Stop Texas GulfLink

The Maritime Administration and US Coast Guard published the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Texas GulfLink, a massive oil export facility proposed in the Texas Coast communities. If built, GulfLink would include a network of new onshore and offshore crude oil pipelines, massive crude oil storage tanks, and an oil export terminal off the coast of Brazoria County, Texas. This will cause unjust and inequitable impacts on Gulf residents, the local environment, and threaten our climate goals. Gulf Coast communities need your support to deny a crucial permit to stop this facility by November 30.

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Add your comment today!




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| Opt Outside |
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Will You #OptOutside?

The Sierra Club is proud to participate in REI’s “Opt Outside” initiative to get people outdoors this holiday season.

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Find a Sierra Club hike near you!




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| Sierra Magazine |
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Lost Bear, Lost Human

I thought long COVID had ended my wildlife adventures—but then the wildlife came to my backyard, looking for help.

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Read how a bear interaction surprised this writer.




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Claire and Will Stedden pose for a selfie while cycling the California coast. | Photo courtesy Claire and Will Stedden


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These Americans Quit Flying for the Planet

More people are taking the #FlightFree pledge.

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From trains to e-bikes, see how some folks are traveling without the airlines.




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The Global Climate Breakdown: Does Climate Change Violate International Law?

A leader from Vanuatu discusses an effort to bring climate change before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

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Read how the Paris Agreement and other important climate treaties reach the ICJ.




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| Sierra Club Store |
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Protecting the planet is the real gift. But who can resist a free cuddly? Shop our plush sets collection today and avoid the holiday rush: feel-good gifting and a feel-good sale start now!


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Don't miss your chance for this great deal. Get your plush set today!









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