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Tag: Sierra Club

  • Thursday, July 18, 12:00 noon Eastern Time – A Windfall: Can Offshore Wind Save Money and the Planet?

    Join The Nature Conservancy online on July 18 at noon Eastern as we hear from Sarah Krame, Staff Attorney with Sierra Club Environmental Law Program, and Susan Muller, Senior Energy Analyst of Union of Concerned Scientists, to learn about the results of their recent analyses on why offshore wind is so important for New England, especially during the winter, and how it can reduce energy costs for New England ratepayers. While the application of these analyses is specific to New England, they demonstrate a reality about offshore wind that is playing out throughout the country. There are multiple factors that have to be considered when we think about the true price tag of offshore wind, and these reports represent models of the type of analyses we can—and maybe should—be doing in other places where offshore wind is an important part of the energy future. Free. Register HERE. For a link to the Union of Concerned Scientists: (@UnionOfConcernedScientists).

  • Monday, February 5, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern – The Ecological Impact of Livestock Grazing on Public Lands, Online

    George Wuerthner is an ecologist and long-time grazing activist. He has published 38 books, many of which address environmental issues, including Welfare Ranching: The Subsidized Destruction of the American West. George has been a member of the Sierra Club for 35 years, and currently serves on the Sierra Club’s national Grazing Committee. George will discuss the ecological impact of livestock grazing on public lands, as well as the economic costs. Livestock grazing is the most common commercial use of this country’s public lands, causing significant damage to ecosystems, especially watersheds. It also leads to severe consequences for native species, both flora and fauna. This Sierra Club virtual talk on February 5 from 7 – 8 Eastern is free, but registration required at the Sierra Club site HERE

  • Wednesday, April 22 – Earth Day

    Log on to the earthdaynetwork,  ww2.earthday.net for links and up to date information on Earth Day events nationwide.  There will be an EarthWorks tree planting in Roxbury, an urban farming event in Dorchester, a Fort Washington Park Spring Cleaning in Cambridge, an Earth Day Kick-Off 2009 at Suffolk University with the Sierra Club,  a Bike, Skate, Walk Transportation Alternatives Outreach in Beacon Hill, a Boston Bike Cycling Skills Clinic, also in Beacon Hill, and dozens more events in an around our neighborhood.