Welcome

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Photo of Seneca Falls by Gary Cooper

Welcome to the Sierra Club in West Virginia. We love clean water, fresh air, and wild forests. And we're willing to work hard to protect the natural resources we cherish. Come join us as we enjoy, explore and protect the environment of West Virginia.

There’s a common saying in Appalachia: what we do to the land, we do to the people. Check out the human cost of coal at this website: http://ilovemountains.org/the-human-cost 

SIERRA CLUB'S TRAILCO EXPERT TESTIMONY IS FOUND AT THIS WEBPAGE ON OUR CHAPTER WEBSITE 

Check out the Sierra Club's new Green Home website (click on the logo below!) where you can check out GREEN products and services in your neck of the woods!


They claim coal is clean—the truth is it’s the dirtiest source of energy there is. 
They claim coal is cheap—when in reality coal has caused electricity costs to spike across the country.
They claim coal is abundant—we know coal resources will start to permanently decline in just 20 years.
The coal industry has spent over $40 million on misleading advertising that touts coal as the next great thing to solve the energy crisis. It’s time for a reality check. Check out the video and information at:  http://www.CoalIsNotTheAnswer.org

Courtesy of NRDC, watch an edited 7 minute 30 second video of Don Blankenship's tirade against the "crazies" and "greeniacs" like Al Gore, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid!
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/paltman/caught_on_tape_the_big_lies_of_1.html 

Take ACTION! There is a new online petition to stop Mountain Top Removal Mining.  Please sign on in the TAKE ACTION part of Club’s Appalachia website! http://www.sierraclub.org/appalachia/conservation.asp

AND check out this video for the latest Greenwash Coal Scam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVmMBppJc8 


Chapter Archivist needs materials on the WV Chapter activities and projects.  Read more on what the Archivist needs and what to send, plus what information is available from the Chapter Archivist.

Outings

04-27: Saturday April 27th Wildflowers & Insects at North Bend State Park

04-28: Sunday April 28th Maxwell Run Leisure Hike
Join us for an easy 5 miles hike in some beautiful forests in Tucker County, West Virginia

05-4: Saturday May 4th East Fork Trail of Greenbrier River

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Announcements

New study prepared for the Sierra Club! - Save Money, Create Jobs: How Energy Efficiency Can Work for West Virginia

BIG NEWS: Patriot Coal to phase out Mountaintop Removal mining

Sierra Club Expert Testimony on TRAILCo December 5 2007 Case
WV Sierra Club Chapter Expert Testimony doucments for the December 5 2007 case on the TRAILCo Powerline are available via the link below

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Newsletter

WV 12th State Calling for Amendment to Return Democracy to the People
by Jim Sconyers, Chapter Chair

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