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http://sierranebraska.org OUR LOCAL CHAPTER Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:44:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_456" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Dick Boyd, ExCom Chair"][/caption]The next meeting of the Chapter Executive Committee (ExCom) will be on Saturday, September 25 at 10:00 a.m. at the Unitarian Church, 6300 A Street, Lincoln. The ExCom will discuss policies, issues, procedures, and activities for the Chapter. The Chapter Lobbyist and the ... http://sierranebraska.org/?p=962 By Ken Winston, Sierra Club Nebraska Chapter Lobbyist In the aftermath of the controversy over the national ad campaign attacking US Senators Ben Nelson and Mike Johanns, I had a conversation with Paula Carrell, the Sierra Club state lobbyist coordinator. We discussed the potential impacts of the ad campaign on our ... http://sierranebraska.org/?p=953 [caption id="attachment_638" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Ken Winston"][/caption] by Ken Winston, Sierra Club Nebraska Chapter Lobbyist I am writing to provide an update on activities devoted to opposing the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. In June I arranged to have Paul Blackburn from Plains Justice and Jane Kleeb from Bold Nebraska to make presentations ... http://sierranebraska.org/?p=950 [caption id="attachment_458" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Clyde Anderson, ExCom Treasurer"][/caption]By Clyde Anderson, Chapter Treasurer There are so many important environmental issues the Nebraska Chapter of the Sierra Club is working on such as supporting renewable energy development in our state, opposing construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, and protecting vital stream flows for ... http://sierranebraska.org/?p=945 [caption id="attachment_456" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Dick Boyd, ExCom Chair"][/caption]by Dick Boyd, Nebraska Chapter Chair Some have probably been informed that a number of the Nebraska Sierra Club members, myself included, were not pleased with the attack ads against U.S. Senators Ben Nelson and Mike Johanns. Some members may have agreed that ... http://sierranebraska.org/?p=942 Saturday, Oct.2, 9am - 1pm The GOC Green Home Tour is offered in connection with UNO Homecoming. The 2010 Green Homes Tour-Green Homecoming is an opportunity for Omaha residents to learn how to green their living environments. The event will showcase midtown-Omaha homes, and each will feature a different theme. Free shuttle ... http://sierranebraska.org/?p=938 Tuesday, Aug. 31, 5-7 p.m. - 90th & Maple (you can park in the southwest corner) Why: To inform the public about the Keystone XL pipeline, promote renewable energy and gather support. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE - Help us fill every street corner! And please pass this along to your listserves, post on ... http://sierranebraska.org/?p=936 What: Open House to gather comments Date: Thursday, August 26 Time: 3pm to 7pm Where: Boyer Chute NWR Office, 3720 Rivers Way, Ft. Calhoun NE 68023 Refuge staff at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) near Fort Calhoun, Neb., are beginning work on a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP). The first step of ... http://sierranebraska.org/?p=913 PLEASE ATTEND ONE (OR MORE!) OF THE FOLLOWING RALLIES IF YOU ARE WILLING & ABLE by Jane Wilson Guardians of the Good Life is sponsoring a week of action, August 18-25, to speak out about the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline and educate as many people as possible about this eminent threat ... http://sierranebraska.org/?p=898 [caption id="attachment_463" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Clyde Anderson, ExCom Treasurer"][/caption]By Clyde Anderson Omaha has a wonderful trail system with nearly 100 miles of paved trails. However, most of the existing trails tend to run from northwest to southeast following the many branches of the Papio Creek drainage plus the north-south Riverfront Trail following ... http://sierranebraska.org/?p=892