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| | |Take Action| 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. Tell your members of Congress that the NAFTA 2.0 reboot is a disaster. |
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| | |Take Action| 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. Tell Congress to impeach Donald Trump and remove him from office. |
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| | |Article| 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. “But we know the fight isn’t over,” says Lena Moffitt, director of the Sierra Club’s Our Wild America campaign. |
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| | |Video| "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?" Watch and find out what Ms. Green has to say! |
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| | |Sierra Magazine| 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.” Coal-ash experts say Wheeler’s claims are phony and the EPA “should be ashamed.” |
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| | |Sierra Magazine| 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.” Is Florida the answer to California’s wildfire problem? |
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| | |Sierra Magazine| 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. Check out our roundup of Green New Deal books. |
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| | |Outings| 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. See all trips and sign up. |
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| Start your fundraiser today! |
| | |Team Sierra| 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. When you raise $39 or more, we’ll send you a Team Sierra camping-style mug. |
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| | [Podcast] 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. Get the skinny on what’s going down in the Great Lakes State in The Land I Trust. |
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| | | [Adopt a Wild Animal] Soft, cuddly, and downright adorable, Adopt a Wild Animals are the perfect gift for the nature-lovers in your life. Each purchase supports the Sierra Club's work protecting wild animals and their habitats. Pick a lovable black bear, a majestic humpback, or a squeezable gray wolf for you or someone you love.
Use code HOLIDAY20 for 20% off and free shipping. Shop today before everybody else scoops up your favorite animal! |
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