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Greater Louisville NewsVote in Cumberland ElectionThe Cumberland Chapter of the Sierra Club is electing next year's Executive Committee this month. It is desirable to have an elected representative from the Greater Louisville Group on the Chapter Executive Committee. Two activists from the Louisville Group are running, Wallace McMullen and Leslie Barras.Ballots are in this month's issue of the Cumberland. The deadline for mailing them in is November 30, 2009. Here are the candidate statements from Wallace and Leslie:
Wallace McMullen
I am presently on the Cumberland Chapter Executive Committee
(Excom). I am also on the National Sierra Club Energy Chairs Activist Network Team, and
chair the Sierra Club’s Midwest New Energy Future Project, both of which promote a clean
energy future and moving away from coal fired power plants.
I also serve as the Chapter’s Energy Committee chair. I have been very active with
the Club, both nationally and and regionally, and have also been to two national Clean Air conferences in Washington.
I regularly submit written comments on Clean Air and energy issues for the Cumberland Chapter
and the Louisville group. I have also attended official meetings by entities such as the Army Corps of
Engineers, and have testified against mountaintop removal.
As Sierra Club members we must fight to protect clean air,
clean water, and valuable wilderness areas, to preserve the livability of the
planet, and to combat urban sprawl. If elected, I will further the work of the Cumberland Chapter
in pursuing these goals. I will be honored to continue serving on the Executive Committee.
Leslie Barras
All the candidates' statements can be read in the
November Cumberland,
on page 6. We are electing the Greater Louisville Group ExCom at the same
time. That election is uncontested.
(If you have already recycled your Cumberland
newsletter, you can print out a ballot from the
Cumberland. The ballot requires your Sierra Club member number which can be
found on the address label from the Cumberland, Sierra Magazine, or, as a last resort,
by calling Joan Lindop, 502-228-0016).
There are four new coal ash landfills or ponds proposed
in KY. Two are the same type of ash pond that caused the environmental disaster in TN last December,
most notably the big coal ash pond proposed at the Trimble site. Please plan to attend and
make your voice heard. For this month's outings info, click over to
http://kentucky.sierraclub.org/outings/09nov.asp.
Also see Inner City Outings. You can also browse around on their website to check out different pieces of the
report here:
http://www.globalchange.gov/publications/reports/scientific-assessments/us-impacts Become an Outings Leader! If you are willing to lead a walk/hike of one hour, all-day or overnight in 2009 please talk to Panaena or Joe Bina.Outings Leader Training sessions are held twice a year. Contact Panaena and Joe at sc.outings@gmail.com Pictures of the Greater Louisville Sierra Club in action: We now have a link to a nice album of pictures taken by Co-Chair Mark Atwell. Click on the Pictures link in the left-hand green column, or here.
MYSPACE Watershed Watch Stream Monitoring ProgramsEver wonder what a healthy waterway should look like? Wonder about the chemistry and biology of our waterways? Here are opportunities to really get involved: Salt River Watershed Watch Kentucky River Watershed Watch:
KRWW also holds training sessions that will teach you how and what to look
for. Surf over to
http://kywater.org/watch/ky.htm
and click on "Schedule of Events" for more information. Greater Louisville Ex-ComOur Executive Committee meets on the first Tuesday of each month @7 p.m at City Cafe, Mid-City Mall. Let us know what matters to you. We welcome new members and fresh ideas! Have ideas for Programs? Hikes? We’re listening. Our general meetings every third Tuesday are open to all! Get Outside! There are many exciting and adventurous outings offered throughout the
Louisville area and the state. Outings include hiking, backpacking, service
outings and more! Check out the
Outings Link for more information!
Challenges/Opportunities E-Mail Addresses Wanted Community Conversations
Join up and help out
Volunteers Needed to Attend APCD Meetings Grass roots OUTRAGE can clean up our air. Each member of Metro Council individually needs to hear our concerns. And the Air Pollution Control District (City Agency) has stakeholder committees. Will you help? Volunteers are also needed to attend:
Did you know Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District offers cash rebates for air-friendly lawn care equipment? Go to www.louisvilleky.gov/apcd/lawncare/ or call 502-574-5322 for details. Changing 5 conventional light bulbs in your kitchen/living area to the more efficient compact fluorescent type would make a noticeable difference in your energy bill. According to EPA if every US home changed 5 bulbs in high traffic areas, it would prevent enough emissions to equal tailpipe gases from 8 million cars! Municipal Electric Utility CEO Glenn Cannon gave this presentation Sept. 23, 2008 to a large audience in the Midwest. It offers ideas based on solid experience for doing well in a carbon-constrained world. [2.8 Mb] Kentucky Rails to Trails River Keeper on the Ohio?
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I ask for your vote for me for the Executive Committee of the state (Cumberland) Chapter
of the Sierra Club. The Chapter has many dedicated volunteers from throughout
the state who bring a variety of skills and interests to our work of protecting
the natural beauty and historic places of the Commonwealth. The particular
skills I bring to this effort are my knowledge of environmental law and industry
and my organizational skills. Please support me in another term where I can
apply these skills for the benefit of our state and the natural places you love.
