Guest Post - from the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club Last month, at the United States Conference of Mayors in Boston, Austin Mayor Steve Adler took home a first place Climate Protection Award for Austin Energy’s Community Solar Program. In his tweet announcing the...
From the Sierra Club - Each book club meeting has been well attended and there are always engaging, thought-provoking conversations at them. If the ocean's health is something you're interested in, you should check out this book. We'll be discussing the book "The World is Blue: How...
From the Sierra Club - June's book is "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder" by Richard Louv. This is one of my personal favorites. From the author's website: "In this influential work about the staggering divide between children and the outdoors, child advocacy...
From the Sierra Club - Happy Hour /food and beverages (http://www.scholzgarten.com/): 6-7 pm Socializing and informal discussions on current events: 6-7 pm Announcements and program begin at 7 pm PROGRAM: Rainforest Partnership with Mariela Palacios and Hazel Barbour. The evening will showcase four short films: Big Boom, Sani Isla Project,...
From the Young Sierrans - Young Sierrans is the group of Sierra Club folks between the ages of 21 and 39-ish. We meet each month at the Waller Creek Pub House for socializing, discussion and brainstorming. 6:30-7pm - Happy hour and socializing 7 pm - Announcements and program...
Guest Post - from the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club On May 9th, the Lummi Nation began a powerful journey from Bellingham, Washington to Miami, Florida to demand the release of the blackfish (orca whale) Tokitae from the Miami Seaquarium. Tokitae, along with many other orcas,...
From the Sierra Club - Join the Austin Sierra Club for our annual spring potluck picnic at Zilker Rock Garden. There will not be a formal meeting, just a great meal with like-minded folks with plenty of visiting and conversation. We'll also be honoring the newly-announced...
From the Sierra Club - Join Sierra Club members, staff, volunteers, and supporters for a terrific night of celebration! The Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club invites you to join us on April 28th to celebrate and honor the great work of inspiring environmental activists and innovators...
From the Sierra Club - We'll start out on the northern part of the Little Walnut Creek parkway that will eventually extend to Walnut Creek Park in north Austin and follow it up to the construction to see where the extension of the trail is going...
From the Sierra Club - We'll be discussing the book "Second Nature: A Gardener's Education" by Michael Pollan. I'm 60 pages in and am impressed by his observations and his abilities as an essayist. This is Michael Pollan's first book and he has written many others...