THE AMERICAN CLEAN ENERGY AND SECURITY ACT OF 2009

Let’s Defend, Improve, and Pass It!
On Friday, June 26th the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act. This historic legislation will put the U.S. on the path to slash the carbon emissions that cause global warming 80 percent by 2050, a signal [...]

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Sierra Club Trails is a collection of trails – for boots, bikes, and boats — and a cache of wisdom gained from experience, trial-and-error, and good clean (okay, maybe not so clean sometimes) fun. It’s a community that lets you do your own exploring with the knowledge and help of others [...]

NOW on PBS
What will jobs of the future look like? Many studying that question are seeing green - green jobs. And with President Obama promising to create 5 million “green-collar” jobs over the next 10 years, some are predicting that new career paths in energy efficiency and clean power will transform the American economy.

This legislative session provided several milestones for the Nebraska Sierra Club. Renewable energy was given priority by the Natural Resources Committee, two renewable energy bills were passed by the Legislature and the wind energy study was also given priority. LB 436, the net metering bill introduced by Senator Ken Haar was made a committee priority [...]

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Download the Sierra Nebraska Newsletter June 2009

Publication of the Sierra Club’s Nebraska Chapter