| | | | Juneteenth | On Juneteenth—this Saturday—we will be taking part in an outdoor reflection on this question with Outdoor Afro, a national not-for-profit organization with leadership networks that connect Black Americans to the outdoors. June 19th is a commemoration day in honor of the 250,000 enslaved people in Texas who were notified of their freedom two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Make a donation in honor of Juneteenth to support Outdoor Afro’s work. |
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| Photo courtesy of Greenpeace USA |
| | | Michael Brune | Big banks have fueled the climate crisis for decades through their investments in fossil fuels. In the five years since the world adopted the Paris Agreement, the largest banks have pumped nearly $4 trillion into the fossil fuel industry, leaving the rest of us on the hook for their destructive, short-sighted investments while they continue to rake in the profits. “If we want to avoid catastrophic climate change, it’s essential that banks stop financing new fossil fuel extraction right now,” says Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune.
"And when I say ‘right now,’ I’m not exaggerating." |
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| Workers at the US-financed Sasan Coal Fired Power Plant in Singrauli, India. | Photo courtesy of Joe Athialy |
| | | Article | Frontline communities around the world bear the brunt of the fallout from the climate crisis and fossil fuel extraction. But all too often activists from these communities are excluded from gatherings where world leaders hammer out policies to address climate change, and decisions are made without input from frontline activists. This pattern was repeated at the Biden administration’s Global Climate Summit this April, prompting the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth to convene a Grassroots Global Summit that brought together grassroots leaders from 30 organizations in 17 countries to discuss the most pressing issues in their communities.
Find out what went down. |
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| Fishing in Millerton Lake | Photos by Mette Lampcov |
| | | Sierra Magazine | Can the San Joaquin River and its native salmon really be engineered back into existence? As California's population grows, water shortages deepen, and the impacts of climate change intensify, the restoration program is an expensive and resource-intensive gamble.
Find out more about the effort to save the salmon before it's too late. |
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| | | Sierra Magazine | Once a field-roaming, tree-climbing child, Beth Moon grew up to find she was spending most of her days indoors, working as an artist and designer. Then, in her forties, for reasons she still can't quite fathom, she began photographing old trees in her neighborhood. The results were unimpressive, but she persisted. Her photos only flared to life when she locked in on what fascinated her most: the relationship between trees and time.
Check out this slideshow of trees that seem to barely age at all. |
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| Photo by Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP Photos |
| | | Sierra Magazine | Indigenous-led water protectors and climate activists who rallied last week to halt construction of the Line 3 tar sands pipeline were met with a brutal militarized response from police. Line 3 would transport hundreds of thousands of barrels of tar sands oil from Canada to the US daily, coming in contact with 200 bodies of water along the way. “This is a straight-up war on our water,” said Gina Peltier of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. “Millions of people’s lives are at stake, and their livelihoods are threatened.”
Read more, and tell President Biden to protect Indigenous sovereignty, uphold treaty rights, and stop Line 3. |
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| Photo by AP Photo/Nati Harnik |
| | | Sierra Magazine | The Sierra Club’s 13-year campaign to stop the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline ended in victory last Wednesday when TransCanada Energy announced it was canceling its plans for Keystone XL. “The end of Keystone XL is a testament to what we can accomplish when we come together with the shared goal of protecting our communities, our clean water, and the climate,” said Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune.
“This is a major victory for our movement.” |
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| Photo by iStock.com/SeventyFour |
| | | Take Action | In the next few weeks, the size of the upcoming infrastructure plan will be finalized. How big and bold Congress is willing to go depends to a large extent on us—their constituents—making it clear that this is no time for baby steps. The Biden administration has put forth an ambitious plan that creates millions of family-sustaining jobs, cuts climate pollution in half by 2030, prioritizes frontline communities, and advances environmental, Indigenous, economic, racial, and gender justice.
Call your representative: Text THRIVE to 69866 to be connected, or dial 855-980-2349.
Call your senators: Text SENATORS to 69866 to be connected, or dial 855-980-2275.
Check out our sample script and make a call today. |
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| | | Father's Day | We’ve got the perfect idea for you: the gift of a healthy planet. You can get dad, an uncle, your grandfather, or whoever plays a fatherly role in your life a gift membership to Sierra Club with a $15 donation, and we’ll send them an e-card. A zero-waste gift with a purpose!
Purchase a gift membership now. |
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| | | Sierra Club Store | Get set for summer with outdoor gear from the Sierra Club. Hats, bags, mugs, shirts, and more are 30% off with code SOLSTICE through Sunday, June 20. Free shipping for orders exceeding $75. Every purchase supports our work protecting our planet and our communities.
Check out the summer solstice sale. |
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| | | Sierra Club Brand Partnership | Donating a vehicle you no longer need to the Sierra Club Foundation can have a lasting impact on our work advancing climate solutions, fighting for clean air and water, and keeping our wild places wild. Our partners at CARS will pick up your vehicle from any location, no matter its condition, and at no cost to you. Whether it's running or not, CARS accepts your truck, trailer, boat, motorcycle, or other vehicle. And you may qualify for a tax deduction.
It's easy—get started today. Call 855-337-4377 or visit sierraclubfoundation.careasy.org |
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| Photo by iStock.com/Tombolato Andrea |
| | | Take Action | The Biden administration last week suspended drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that the Trump administration had encouraged. This is a huge step forward, but it's up to Congress to finish the job and permanently protect the Arctic Refuge—something the majority of Americans support—and ensure corporate polluters aren’t able to destroy this sacred place for a finite supply of dirty fossil fuels.
Urge your legislators in Washington to support Indigenous rights and wildlands by blocking any new Arctic drilling. |
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