Archive for February, 2010

National Club Election Coming This Spring

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

– Steve Krieg, Chief Inspector of Election
The annual election for the Club’s Board of Directors is now underway. Those eligible to vote in the national Sierra Club election will receive in the mail (or by Internet for those who chose the electronic delivery option) your national Sierra Club ballot. This will include information [...]

Meet the Club’s New Executive Director

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

CHAPTER CHAIR’S CORNER – Dick Boyd
After eighteen years as the Club’s Executive Director, last year Carl Pope announced his resignation. This January 2010, Mike Brune was selected by the National Board of Directors as our organization’s new Executive Director. For those who have not read the biography of Michael Brune on the Sierra Club [...]

Race for Clean Energy - Who Leads?

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

CONSERVATION NEWS
– Buffalo Bruce, P. V. Conservation Chair
Is China leading the race for clean energy? An article in the New York Times of January 30, 2010, reports that China vaulted past competitors last year to become the world’s largest maker of wind turbines and is poised to expand even further this year. China has also [...]

“Radical Amazement”: David James Duncan Lectures

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The Sierra Club is co-sponsoring,with The Nature Conservancy and Countryside Community Church’s Center for Faith Studies,the second annual “Radical Amazement” event, exploring the intersections of faith, imagination, and the environment, through lectures and opportunities for conversation offered by visiting author David James Duncan.
Friday, April 9, 7 p.m. The Wild Without, The Wild Within”
Saturday, April 10, [...]

MoValley Membership Committee

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Saturday, March 6th., 10 a.m.
Location: Whole Foods Market - Dining Area, 10020 Regency Cir, Omaha, NE 68114-3732
For Map: www.wholefoodsmarket.com
WE NEED YOU! Help us reach out to the citizens of Nebraska and tell our story of conservation and sustainability. Commit yourself to specific “leadership team.” Committee teams include:
Speakers Bureau Team, Information Booths Team, Database Entry Team
To [...]

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