Announcements
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Welcome!
We are the Northern Kentucky Group of the Sierra Club, one of the groups that make up the Cumberland Chapter, Kentucky's presence in the Sierra Club. Our group
consists of members who reside in Boone, Bracken,
Campbell, Carroll, Fleming, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Kenton, Mason,
Pendleton and Robertson counties and we are your neighbors and friends!
Formed in 1982, and we have monthly informative meetings and offer an annual program of hiking, backpacking,
bicycling, canoeing and service outings.
Please come to any of our meetings to meet us, join us to help protect the enviroment and have fun at the same time!
The Sierra Club's members are 700,000 of your friends and neighbors. Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.
The Sierra Club was founded in 1892 by John Muir.
To learn more about the Sierra Club’s history and accomplishments over the past century
click here.
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Compass
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:24:42 -0700
Coal, Coal-Director, Energy Solutions
Poverty Near The “High Hazard” Coal Ash Sites
This is the weekly post from Bruce Nilles, director of Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign. The public's right-to-know scored a victory this week when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finally released the list of the 44 coal ash sites deemed... | Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:14:31 -0700
Coal, Current Affairs, Science
Three Reasons to Not Be Depressed About the State of the Climate
By Natalie Gaber, Media Intern I’m not gonna lie: if I was Alaska right now, I’d be a little concerned. A slew of newly-revealed research spells nothing but imminent and irreversible destruction for the northernmost state, as well as its... | Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:54:27 -0700
Energy Solutions
An Update on ACES
So of course you're heard by now that the American Clean Energy & Security Act (ACES) passed in the U.S. House of Representatives last week. We were thrilled with the news. It's a great step forward for a clean energy... | Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:35:48 -0700
Energy Solutions
California Gets Its Waiver
This is a guest post from Jesse Prentice-Dunn of the Sierra Club Green Transportation Campaign. Great news! After four years of waiting and a misguided rejection by the Bush Administration, the EPA has finally granted California the waiver necessary to... | Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:21:00 -0700
Coal
EPA Posts List of 44 High Risk Coal Ash Sites
This is great news for the public's right to know. On the heels of the Sierra Club filing a Freedom of Information Act request two weeks ago requesting that the government release the list of 44 coal ash storage sites... | Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:13:49 -0700
Energy Solutions
The Golden State en Route to Being a Green State
Hi this is Malia, one of the new media interns for the summer...enjoy! Yesterday, the California Air Resources Control Board voted in favor of several green regulations. Among the most effective of these regulations requires all new cars sold in... | Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:30:31 -0700
Energy Solutions
Public Transportation is Getting More Expensive, but Biking is Still Free
This week's post from Sierra Club Media Intern Natalie Gaber In case you hadn’t noticed, life is more expensive these days, and it doesn’t seem to be getting any cheaper. As a Berkeley resident commuting to San Francisco three days... |
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