Big New Investments in Wind Energy Across the Country and Around the World
After spending last weekend at the Heartland Coalfield Alliance's retreat in the Illinois coal basin region, I'm more inspired than ever. Listening to such amazing, committed ...
Big Victory: Minnesota’s Landmark Clean Energy Standard Charts Course Beyond Dirty Energy
Minnesota energy has begun a new chapter.
Minnesota has taken a first step in outlining the next big
leap forward in the state's sustainable energy future. Pushed by more than 60 ...
Appalachian Families Denied Clean Water Travel to Washington to Demand Action
Appalachian activists gather outside the Washington, D.C., Environmental Protection Agency office to demand an end to mountaintop removal coal mining.
Elaine Tanner and her partner ...
More Than One Million Actions for Climate and Clean Energy in 100 Days
This week marked six months since Superstorm Sandy, and it was also the end of our 100 Days of Action for Climate and Clean Energy, which we kicked off when President Obama began his ...
New Spate of Coal Bills in Congress Threaten Air, Water, and Public Health
This week, Senator Mitch McConnell unveiled legislation that would force the Environmental Protection Agency to speed up its permitting process for new coal mines instead of taking ...
New Solar Farm Shows Clean Energy Can Be Compatible with Conservation Values
Today the Sierra Club welcomes
the Antelope Valley Solar Projects in California, one
of the largest planned solar projects in the U.S., as developer SunPower and
owner MidAmerican ...
Two More Victories in the Fight Against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
While the fight to end mountaintop removal coal mining is still far from over, we are celebrating today's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on a massive ...
Amazing Chicago Coal, Clean Air Activist Wins Goldman Environmental Prize
Every year the Goldman Environmental Prize committee selects an amazing group of winners from around the world to receive what is sometimes called the environmental Nobel prize - and ...
Moapa to Lead Powerful, Symbolic Walk from Coal to Clean Energy
The 2012 Moapa Band of Paiutes "Walk from Coal to Clean Energy."
Southern Nevada's Moapa Band of Paiutes are organizing a 16-mile "Walk from Coal to Clean Energy" ...
Climate and Clean Energy Events Nationwide: Fighting for Environmental Justice in Omaha
Ever since President Obama invited the American public to a national climate conversation, thousands of Americans have taken him up on that offer by participating in town hall meetings ...
Protecting Northwest Communities from Coal Dust Pollution
Photo from a coal export public hearing.
This week, the Sierra Club, several Waterkeepers, and other allies in the Northwest filed legal action that put companies on notice for coal ...
The EPA Must Protect Our Water From Coal Pollution
Here's a pretty shocking fact: While many of us know that coal-fired power plants create significant air pollution, it turns out they're one of our biggest water polluters, ...
“The Era of Coal is Over”: Los Angeles Will Move Beyond Coal by 2025
Today,
after a three-year campaign by tens of thousands across the city, Los Angeles
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined our L.A. Beyond Coal activists to publicly
announce this blockbuster ...
Celebrating a Huge Offshore Wind Victory in Maryland
The winds of change brought some great progress to Maryland this week when the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013 passed through both houses of the legislature. The offshore ...
Standing Up for Clean Water When States Won’t
Imagine that you've grown up in a beautiful, hilly countryside near many streams where you played and fished as a child. Now, years later, you can't even let your own kids ...
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