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Sierra Club Meeting – Get Green and Go

Sierra Club Meeting – Get Green and Go

It's among the oldest organization promoting the ideas that the 21st Century needs. Come and learn all about the Sierra Club and the many activities and adventure outings that they sponsor. Meet the leaders of activity sections, Wilderness Travel, 20s & 30s, Singles, Hundred Peaks, Natural Science and Conservation Task Forces.There will be refreshments, and a drawing for a door [...]

Park to Playa Meeting Tonight at Kenneth Hahn

Park to Playa Meeting Tonight at Kenneth Hahn

Tonight, Jan. 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. the West LA Group of the Sierra club will hold a workshop to discuss the "Park to Playa" campaign at the Kenneth Hahn Recreation Area at 4100 S. La Cienega Blvd. In 2000, the “Park to Playa” vision was first articulated: a seamless trail connecting urban residents with the natural coast. The trail will connect approximately 13 miles from the Baldwin Hills [...]

Sierra Club Focuses on Dirty Coal Power

Sierra Club Focuses on Dirty Coal Power

Los Angeles has a dirty secret. It gets a disappointingly high 44% of its power from dirty coal-fired power plants located in Arizona and Utah, which are among the worst stationary sources of pollution in the United States. Coal-fired power plants are poisoning the people that live near them by polluting the air and water. Pollution from coal-fired power plants is also a major contributor to [...]

Sierra Club Presents Santa Monica Mountains

Sierra Club Presents Santa Monica Mountains

Just in time for spring, the West Los Angeles Group of the Sierra Club is proud to present “The Santa Monica Mountains, LA's Best Idea!” with photographer James Kenney. Jim is a co-author with Milt McCauley of the definitive guide to the wildflowers of the Santa Monica Mountains. The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is an underutilized resource of peace and tranquility located [...]

Sierra Club Endorses Sahli-Wells

Sierra Club Endorses Sahli-Wells

The Sierra Club today announced its endorsement of Meghan Sahli-Wells in Culver City’s city council election. "We are very pleased to announce today that the Sierra Club officially endorses Meghan Sahli-Wells for the upcoming Culver City city council race," said Howard Strauss, chair, Los Angeles County Political Committee. "We are confident that she will continue work to protect Culver [...]

CEQA and Global Warming Symposium Sponsored by Sierra Club

CEQA and Global Warming Symposium Sponsored by Sierra Club

The Sierra Club to teach you to use the law to protect the planet global warming and land use environmental law workshop to be held Saturday, March 27 by Ursula Vosylius, the chair of the Angeles Chapter Legal Committee Conservation activists, especially those who work on issues related to endangered species, global warming, and land use, are encouraged to attend the CEQA, Global Warming and [...]

In Defense of Planet Earth- March 10

In Defense of Planet Earth- March 10

The West Los Angeles Group of the Sierra Club is proud to present “In Defense of Planet Earth” with Jessica Lass, Senior Press Secretary at the National Resources Defense Counsel,  NRDC. For almost 40 years, NRDC has been using law and science to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. Learn how NRDC is working to [...]