1. “Hands Across the Sand”
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...nities and jobs. We’re ready to move America off of oil and into a clean energy future," said Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune. Hands Across The Sand was founded by Florida su...

2. Offshore Drilling Operations to Move Forward with New Safety Regulations
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...oncerns about jobs in an effort to push for more drilling in the devastated region.  Statement of Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune It's encouraging to see the Obama adminis...

3. Lugar Bill Fails to Deliver Clean Energy Future
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Sierra Club Urges Lugar to Join Bi-Partisan Energy Effort WASHINGTON, DC- As the Senate considers several energy provisions this week, the Sierra Club issued the following statement. Statement of M

4. Shuttered Toyota Plant to Re-Open for Cleaner Cars
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San Francisco, CA: The Sierra Club applauds the decision to re-open the NUMMI plant in Fremont, California to produce electric cars.   Statement of Carl Pope, Chairman of the Sierra Club and a

5. U.S. Oil Dependence Threatens Security, Economy, Environment
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...ms with and Solutions to U.S. Oil AddictionWashington, DC – On the eve of Memorial Day weekend, the Sierra Club and the American Security Project released a joint report entitled "Ending ...

6. President Obama Halts Drilling
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President Obama Halts Arctic, Virginia Drilling, Announces New Safety Rules Sierra Club Calls for an End to Offshore Drilling and a Plan to Move Beyond OilWashington, DC – The Sierra Club issu

7. World Bank Vote Gives Billions to Coal
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...s doing to transition to a clean energy future," said Mark Kresowik, finance representative for the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign. Nearly 200 organizations from South Africa and arou...

8. Colorado Roadless Plan: Wrong Approach for Forest Protection
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...the 2001 Roadless Rule, most recently in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Statement of Athan Manuel, Sierra Club's Director of Public Lands Protection "This is the wrong approach and w...

9. Obama Unveils New Offshore Drilling Strategy
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...main open.  The new plans will leave Alaska's Bristol Bay off-limits to drilling. Statement of Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune "We're very disappointed to see impor...

10. Sierra Club Praises Obama Administration
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Sierra Club Praises Obama Administration Steps to Encourage Outdoor Activity, Better Nutrition for America's YouthWashington, DC -- Two important Obama Administration initiatives announced this

11. Presidential Initiative
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... road for one year and will save the federal government between $8 and $11 billion in energy costs. The Sierra Club cheered this important announcement and offered the following comments in respons...

12. High-Speed Rail to Help Rebuild and Restore America
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...isted above can be found at:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-and-releases The Sierra Club offered the following comments in response to this announcement. Statement of An...

13. Obama Administration Clean Energy Investments
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...p;that will benefit from these tax credits stand to create tens of thousands of jobs.  The Sierra Club offered the following comments in response. Statement of Carl Pope, Sierra Club E...

14. Obama EPA Finalizes Endangerment Finding
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...p;government a key tool to hold polluters accountable for their contribution to global warming. The Sierra Club issues the following statement from Carl Pope, Executive Director: "As the ma...

15. New Study Shows Wide Scale Impacts of Coal Ash
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... safety enforcements, were much more widespread than previously thought. That data was released after the Sierra Club and others submitted a Freedom of Information Act request. In response Mary Anne...

16. Senate Gets to Work on Clean Energy
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...egins formal work today on a comprehensive clean energy jobs bill with the first of several hearings. The Sierra Club is optimistic and enthusiastic about the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act....

17. EPA to Limit Toxic Coal Waste
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... waters from coal plant pollution. The announcement comes a day after environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, Environmental Integrity Project and Defenders of Wildlife, put the EPA on notice ...

18. Groups Urge Obama: Don’t Buy Canada's Dirty Oil
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...tar sands pipelines into this country will undercut President Obama's clean energy agenda," said Sierra Club representative Pat Gallagher. "This project will lock us into a dirty oi...

19. Environmental Groups Hold EPA Accountable
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...Toxic Coal Plant DischargesWASHINGTON, D.C: Three leading environmental groups Defenders of Wildlife, the Sierra Club and the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) today put the U.S. Environmental Pro...

20. Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
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... protection for waterways near mountaintop removal coal mines. A coalition of organizations including the Sierra Club had challenged the Bush Administration's actions and had praised the Departmen...

21. Forged Letters to Block Clean Energy?
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...organization actually opposes the legislation.   As more facts come to light on this story, the Sierra Club issued the following statement. Statement of Carl Pope, Sierra Club Executive Dire...

22. Sierra Club Launches Online Guide
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Washington, D.C.—The Sierra Club today launched a new online calculator to help consumers better understand the environmental and economic benefits of making the right vehicle purchasing decisio

23. Grand Canyon Uranium Claims Blocked
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...ation and new claims on roughly 1 million acres of public land bordering the Grand Canyon. Statement of Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope   We are pleased to see Secretary Salazar offer ...

24. 100 Coal Plants Prevented or Abandoned
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... transformation toward a cleaner, healthier, more secure future," said Bruce Nilles, Director of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign. "At the beginning of the coal rush in 2001, it ...

25. Sierra Club Cheers L.A. Coal-Free Commitment
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...lternatives is key to boosting job creation and economic growth," said Bruce Nilles, Director of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign. "Investing wisely, at the city, state and fede...

26. Obama Boosts Commitment to Energy Efficiency
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..., deployment, and use of energy-efficient technologies in residential and commercial buildings.  The Sierra Club offered the following comments in response. Statement of Carl Pope, Sierra Club Ex...

27. Sierra Club Joins with the Obama Family
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Sierra Club Joins with the Obama Family and Members of Congress to Support Children of Military Families Washington, D.C.--Sierra Club is proud to join the Obama family and members of Congress in a &

28. Stop Stealth Dirty Oil Pipelines
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...oject is sneaking into the U.S., pipeline by pipeline, refinery by refinery, permit by permit," said Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope. "This is really one single, unified project pla...

29. Sierra Club Volunteers Launch "United We Serve" Service Projects
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Washington, D.C. - In anticipation of President Barack Obama's launch of "United We Serve," Sierra Club members and supporters have been mobilizing to organize service events around the

30. Sierra Club Announces New Conservation Director
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San Francisco, CA.-  The Sierra Club is thrilled to announce that it has selected Sarah Hodgdon as its Director of Conservation. In her new role Hodgdon will lead a staff of more than 200 advocat