Sorry that this summary is so late getting to you. There were some extenuating circumstances that caused the delay. But here it is! Usually I try to summarize the theme of the meeting and reflect on how it all went. But I am thinking of something different this time. So, I’ll be very brief about this past in person Board…
It’s hard to find things to be positive and excited about these days. The assault on so many of the values to which we hold dear from what feels like every direction can feel overwhelming. Listening to the daily barrage of news is almost overwhelming. Two items occurred this past week that are especially distressing to me. One is the…
Remember in the old movie, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, when Humphrey Bogart is pinned down by the bandits and they say they are the Federales? Bogart asks to see their badges. The head bandit says, “Badges? We don’t need no badges?” https://youtu.be/XT8hE7_8BCY Well, under the Trump Administration that’s where we’re headed…nobody with badges. Let’s gut the EPA both locally and…
In case you need a reminder of how fast things are changing in the energy markets here’s another article projecting the future success of solar energy. I hope you’ve noticed a continuing theme that prices continue to fall faster than predicted and adaptation progresses at a growing pace beyond what anyone is willing to stick their neck out and project. …
I’ve run into several of you recently and heard the comment that I haven’t written an article in some time. Actually, it’s been almost two months. It’s not for a lack of material. Just been busy. So, I’m back now for a while before an extended vacation over the holidays. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday. I…
As I reflect on each meeting of your National Board of Directors I try to see if there is a theme that threads its way through the agenda. I find that in this recently concluded meeting one emerged for me. Primarily, I call it, “the inside game”. There was a clear consensus that for us to be able to maximize…
As you can see from the photo above, I marched in the Peoples Climate March yesterday in Chicago with 5000 others. It was wet and cold but who cares when the fate of science and our planet are at stake. I know that most of those that read my blog agree with me that Climate Change is real…
The first 100 days of the new Administration are not even over and yet we have already seen success in efforts to RESIST efforts and actions taken by Trump. The travel ban hasn’t happened and the ACA is still the law of the land. While a new Supreme Court Justice is on the court, it took a nuclear option to do…
Surveys continually show that the American population is becoming increasingly convinced of and concerned about the changing climate and global warming. The principal cause being the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere along with methane. The two primary sources comprising about 80% of these emissions are from the production of electricity from coal and natural gas and burning oil in the…
Since the election on November 8, I have been asked countless times “what is the Sierra Club going to do to protect our environment?” And this: “What can I do to prevent our natural resources and climate to be devastated by actions of the Trump Administration?” The simple answer is to RESIST. We simply cannot allow this new reality become acceptable.…