Palos Verdes-South Bay Sierra Club
Category: Climate change
California Fires: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Some conifers need fire to propagate, but climate change makes fires too frequent and destructive.
Read MoreSave $ While Helping Save the Planet
Considering solar panels, an electric car or energy-efficient appliances? Now’s the time. The Inflation Reduction Act offers tax breaks on devices that help slow climate change. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/13/how-to-qualify-for-inflation-reduction-act-climate-tax-breaks-rebates.html Photo: Electric vehicles-U.S. Department of Energy-2010-public domain
Read MoreEarth Day Activities
***Sierra Club Re-mobilizes for Earth Day*** Click to find out how you can help. Saturday, April 23Palos Verdes Peninsula Land ConservancyEarth Day CelebrationWhite Point Nature Preserve9:00am – 12:00pm1600 West Paseo del Mar, San Pedro, CA 90731www.pvplc.volunteerhub.com Saturday, April 23AltaSeaCelebrating our…
Read MoreRedondo Beach City Council Votes for Green Power
RUHS students, including Rylee Goldfarb (l) and Madison Wilmes (r), helped turn the tide.
Read MoreMy Walk among the Giants
California’s redwoods are in trouble; Save the Redwoods League strives to help.
Read MoreNew Laws Aim to Combat Climate Change and Assist Low-Income California Residents
Some of California’s 24 new environmental laws are aimed at aiding low income people.
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CALL FOR ANGELES CHAPTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CANDIDATES
The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter is looking for members to run for the chapter Executive Committee.
Read MoreCan Ocean Farming Help Feed the Earth’s Booming Population?
What is sustainable aquaculture?
Read MoreTrees Please, Pt. 2: Above Ground
Trees provide shade and evaporative air conditioning. Plus, they are essential in battling climate change.
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Garbage In, Global Warming Out: Can We Disrupt the Flow?
L.A. County has taken a step toward reducing the greenhouse gas given off by food waste by processing to generate electricity, but the problem is far from solved.
Read MoreSierra Club response to recent wildfires in California
By Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director Our hearts are heavy as the losses from this year’s wildfires continue to mount. We mourn for those who have lost loved ones, homes and livelihoods. We feel for all those suffering from…
Read MoreLand Conservancy reduces fire risk in Palos Verdes Nature Preserve
Arborist crew removing acacia shrubs from the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve. Photo: Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy/pvplc.org By Adrienne Mohan, Executive Director Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy While some wildfires are part of nature’s natural cycle, the images of flames…
Read MoreLinks of Interest
The Forest Committee of Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter launches a series of programs on wildfire Annals of a warming planet: The West Coast wildfires are Apocalypse, Again. The New Yorker Severe burn damage from California wildfires seen from space. Live…
Read MoreLinks of Interest
Racist Urban Planning Left Some Neighborhoods to Swelter Black or Hispanic areas…up to 20 degrees F hotter in summer. (New York Times) Why Does California Have So Many Wildfires? (New York Times)
Read MoreFire Drill Friday
by Bill Lavoie, Membership Chair Jane Fonda responded to teen climate activist Greta Thunberg’s alarm: “We have to act life our house is on fire–because it is!” For 14 weeks she and other activists – celebrities and unknowns – protested…
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