10 Biggest Environmental News Stories of 2015
By Jason Mark 1. A Breakthrough Climate Deal in Paris Photo credit: iStock / TomasSereda Failure was not an option. After the diplomatic meltdown that occurred during the 2009 Copenhagen climate...
View Article3 Reasons Big Coal Had a Bad Week
Here are three reasons Big Coal had a bad week: 1. Sec. of the Interior Sally Jewell announced Friday that the Obama Administration will be putting an immediate suspension on all future and modified...
View ArticleFind Out How Close Your City Is to Going 100% Clean Energy
Santa Monica, California announced this week that it is signing a contract to power its municipal operations with 100 percent clean energy—making it the latest in a string of cities across the U.S....
View ArticleAre You Ready to Power Your Car With the Sun?
Even Eloise, who is four and three quarters years old, knows that certain things just go well together. Like peanut butter and jelly. Or solar power and electric vehicles (EV). In this newly released...
View ArticleChina Puts the Brakes on New Coal Plants
Chinese media reported today that the country’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has ordered 13 provincial governments to suspend approvals of new coal-fired power plant projects until the end of...
View ArticleKayaking Chile's Free-Flowing Pascua River
The remote beach was empty except for me and my companions. The broad expanse of sea was empty, too and I squinted at the horizon, looking for a human shape. This was two years ago, deep in southern...
View ArticleThe National Park Service Is Turning 100 and You’re Invited
Big birthdays can be tough to plan, from deciding how to have fun and satisfy competing friend groups, to crafting party invitations that tactfully say, "No, I am not too old for presents." But the...
View ArticleColorado Supreme Court Upholds State Power, Says Cities Can't Impose Fracking...
By Earthworks, Food & Water Watch, Our Longmont, Sierra Club Today, the Colorado Supreme Court struck down the rights of Coloradans to protect their health, safety and wellbeing from fracking...
View ArticleMajor Milestone: More than 100,000 MW Worth of Coal-Fired Power Plants Retired
Dynegy, Inc., a Houston, Texas-based electric utility, announced Tuesday that it will phase out the use of coal at units one and three at the Baldwin Power Station in Baldwin, Illinois and unit two at...
View ArticleThe Heartland of America is '100% Clean Energy Ready'
Art and Helen Tanderup are Nebraska farmers who had never intended to become environmentalists. Born and raised in America’s Heartland, the Tanderups have 160 acres in Custer Township, on which they...
View Article100% Clean Energy Economy Is Much Closer Than You Think
Imagine: Your workday is done and when you walk to the parking lot, the first thing you do is unplug your vehicle from the office building where it's been soaking up electricity from rooftop solar...
View Article5 Companies Leading the Charge in Using Ocean Plastic in Their Products
Scientists estimate that more than 5 million pieces of plastic are floating in the world’s oceans. From flip-flops to microbeads , this pollution poses a serious risk for marine animals, which often...
View Article5 Ocean Heroes Protecting Earth's Most Precious Resource
Where can you find nearly 20 million tons of gold , food and medicine for millions of people, more than half of Earth’s oxygen , fuel for clean energy wind farms and about 8 million metric tons of...
View ArticleSierra Club Endorses Hillary Clinton
Today, the Sierra Club endorsed Hillary Clinton for President of the United State. Now, we will work our hearts out to make sure she wins the White House in November and defeats climate science denier...
View ArticleJoin the Renewable Energy Revolution With #ReadyFor100
By Jodie Van Horn Here at the Ready for 100 campaign, we believe in using bold messages to highlight bold opportunities. We know that achieving 100 percent clean energy will completely transform our...
View ArticleLeaked Document Reveals Alarming New Environmental Threats of TTIP
This morning, as the most recent round of trade negotiations between the U.S. and European Union (EU) began in Brussels, the Guardian reported a leaked document from the EU that reveals its intentions...
View ArticleNew York Approves Clean Energy Standard Mandating 50% of Power From...
The Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to approve New York's Clean Energy Standard Monday, making an enforceable commitment to Gov. Cuomo's goal of sourcing 50 percent of the state's power from...
View Article5 Best Livestream Wildlife Cams You Can Watch Right Now
By Meiling Bedard Your summer vacation might not include a trip to South Africa or Alaska, but that doesn't mean you can't check out the wildlife there. Last year, we covered the summer's five best...
View ArticleEl Paso Electric Is Proud to Be 100% Coal Free
El Paso Electric celebrated the milestone of becoming Texas and New Mexico's first coal-free utility at an event held in downtown El Paso Wednesday. The Sierra Club joined speakers from across the...
View Article10 Cities Leading the Way to 100% Clean Energy
The Sierra Club released a new report this week showcasing 10 U.S. cities that have made ambitious commitments to be powered by 100 percent clean, renewable energy . This report is the first from...
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