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Leonardo DiCaprio, Yao Ming, Megan Fox, Flea, Edward Norton, Paul Rudd and many more celebrities have joined Sierra Club California in support of Assembly Bill 376, which would ban the sale of shark fins in California. The celebrities wrote a joint letter to the members of the California State Senate asking them to support shark conservation and end the sale of shark fins in California. Read the letter here. Up to 73 million sharks per year are slaughtered . . . → Read More Today, Sierra Club California is pleased to announce the release of the 2010 California Coastal Commission Conservation Voting Chart. This chart, entering its 23nd year, is a combined effort of various coastal environmental groups, and measures the pro-conservation scores of the Commission. The 2010 chart examines 21 separate votes, which were selected in consultation with coastal conservation activists, based on their likely impact on coastal resources and their potential to set statewide precedent. “We are disappointed . . . → Read More
By Bill Magavern The California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, is the centerpiece of California’s economic democracy. Since 1970, when it was signed by Ronald Reagan, this law has given all citizens a voice in what happens in their communities, allowing them to take action to protect their health and local environments. CEQA makes sure that those who will be . . . → Read More Re: Need to Re-Evaluate AB 32 Cap-and-Trade Rule
Dear Governor Brown: Sierra Club California was an early and active supporter of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), and we have participated frequently in its implementation process. We also strongly opposed Proposition 23, which would have suspended the law and obstructed the development of our clean energy economy. We thank you for your strong commitment to clean energy, as . . . → Read More Join us in Sacramento for our annual Lobby Day! Sunday and Monday August 28th and 29th Become part of a team that will help Sierra Club California pass our priority legislation during the most exciting and challenging time of the year at the State Capitol! You will have opportunities to interact with other activists and our professional lobbying staff, as well as with legislators and their staff. . . . → Read More When T. S. Eliot called April “the cruelest month,” he was probably not thinking of the California Legislature, but your Sierra Club California advocates have had our hands full this month. As you will read elsewhere in this issue of Capitol Voice, we cheered the enactment of a 33% clean energy standard and moved 2 of our own sponsored bills through their first policy committees. But I want to tell you more about a very important part of . . . → Read More |
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