Feb 4, 2021 | Events, Presentation, Water News Highlights
Posted on 4 February 2021 By Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO) YouTube screening Feb 20-21 will benefit Sierra Club’s youth outings program For more information: icofilmfestival@gmail.com In a time of serious stress, nothing soothes like the great outdoors. Now,...
Feb 1, 2021 | Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Water Legislation, Water News Highlights
Gov. Jerry brown on Jan. 17 declared a state of emergency because of California’s serious drought conditions. Many cities and counties have begun to feel the effects and have imposed water restrictions. One idea that’s been pushed is the governor’s...
Feb 1, 2021 | Sierra Club California, Water Conservation, Water Legislation, Water News Highlights
Posted on 1 February 2021 By Dr. Jim Stewart & Hoiyin Ip Nearly one in four Californians suffer from food insecurity. Yet more than 11 billion pounds of edible food is wasted every year in California. Organic waste, including food waste, decomposes in landfills...
Jan 25, 2021 | Presentation, Sierra Club California, Water Conservation, Water News Highlights, Water Quality
Posted on 25 February 2021 By Lore Pekrul and Chuck Gooley GIS Committee Maps for Angeles Chapter Water Committee The GIS and Water Committee first partnered up many years ago on the Water Conservation Measures Scorecard project, then on a map of California Lakes and...
Jan 8, 2021 | Ocean Desalination, Sierra Club California, Water Conservation, Water Legislation, Water News Highlights
Posted on 8 January 2021 By Hoiyin Ip pv>One of my favorite quotes over the years is by Gloria Steinem: “In each of these stages of campaigning, I’ve been inspired, angry, hopeless, hopeful, sleepless, surprised, betrayed, exhausted, educated, energized,...
Dec 3, 2020 | Cadiz, Water Conservation, Water Legislation, Water News Highlights
Posted on 2 December 2020 By John Monsen LA County Water District Efforts to Support Desert-Damaging Water Mining Project Falter as Cadiz Inc. Suffers Major Election Setbacks Updated 12/07/20 Cadiz Inc, a Los Angeles-based corporation, still hopes to drill for water...
Aug 31, 2020 | Water Conservation, Water Legislation, Water News Highlights
Posted on 31 August 2020 By Demitri Fierro, Communications Committee Volunteer Sometimes community health itself can be used as an excuse to pursue corporate dollars… When it comes to public health, one easily believes that community wellness takes priority over...
Jul 31, 2020 | Water Conservation, Water Legislation, Water News Highlights, Water Quality
Posted on 31 July 2009 By The Editor Turn on your faucet, and what do you get? Rain that fell on Mount Shasta? Snow from the Feather River watershed in the Sierras? Glacial melt from the Colorado Rockies? Water from deep sandy aquifers far beneath your feet that...
Jul 31, 2020 | Water Conservation, Water Legislation, Water News Highlights
Posted on 31 July 2020 By Demitri Fierro Water has been a fundamental pillar of civilization since antiquity, and access to clean water is a basic universal right to be enjoyed by us all. As it is our most vital resource, we each have a moral responsibility to see...
Jul 31, 2020 | Water Conservation, Water Legislation, Water News Highlights
Posted on 31 July 2020 By Demitri Fierro Water has been a fundamental pillar of civilization since antiquity, and access to clean water is a basic universal right to be enjoyed by us all. As it is our most vital resource, we each have a moral responsibility to see...
Apr 14, 2020 | Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Sierra Club California, Water Legislation, Water News Highlights
By Charming Evelyn, Angeles Chapter Water Committee Metropolitan Water District, the water wholesaler that serves 26 local water agencies in the Southern California region, voted for a two-year budget that will raise water rates during the biggest economic downturn in...
Sep 18, 2019 | Sierra Club California, Water News Highlights
Old jeans or any material composed of natural plant fibers, including cotton, hemp, and bamboo, can be used to cultivate mushrooms. Read More… Photo courtesy Chelsea Green...
Sep 18, 2019 | Sierra Club California, Water News Highlights
Thinking about getting rid of that pair of worn out jeans? Think again. You could use them to grow mushrooms. That’s right, mushrooms. Mycologist Tradd Cotter has been experimenting with mushroom cultivation for more than 20 years. Through his ongoing research he has...
Sep 17, 2019 | Events, Presentation, Water News Highlights, Water Quality
Posted on 17 September 2019 By Krystal Ruiz There are foreign chemicals in our water that aren’t meant for human consumption. How did they get there and do they pose any risk to our health? Perfluorooctanoic acids and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, are a...
Jul 31, 2019 | Cadiz
Today Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 307 into law, dealing a major setback to the Cadiz Inc water mining project in the Mojave Desert. The legislation, a victory for the Sierra Club and its allies, will require a stringent safety review by the State Lands...
Jun 29, 2019 | Cadiz
Through an intermediary Cadiz Inc is funding a Pomona Valley Water District up to $1,078,000 to research the impacts of the Cadiz water mining project on the Mojave Desert.1 The initial study overseen by the Three Valleys Municipal Water District costing $100,000 was...
Jun 21, 2019 | Water Conservation, Water News Highlights, Water Quality, Water Reuse
Posted on 21 June 2019 By Charles Alex Malotte What is graywater? Graywater (also spelled “greywater” or “gray water”) is water from showers, tubs, bathroom sinks, and clothes washers. Graywater does not include sewage. Graywater is an ideal resource for reuse:...
Mar 27, 2019 | Events, Kids, Presentation, Water News Highlights
Posted on 27 March 2019 By Charming Evelyn, Water Committee Chair Photo: Credit Grades of Green/Grand View Elementary with Eco Grant In 2017, I was called upon to be a judge in a water conservation challenge held globally by Grades of Green. What an absolutel pleasure...
Jul 17, 2018 | Presentation, Water News Highlights, Water Quality
Posted on 17 July 2018 By Jeanette Vosburg SIERRA CLUB AIRPORT MARINA GROUP – Summer Issue While we are DARK at Chase Park in July and August there are things you can do — 1. Attend Del Rey Neighborhood Council Planning & Land Use Committee’s...
Mar 3, 2018 | Event Galleries, Water News Highlights
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