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

06-16: Sunday, June 16th Upper Blackwater River Leisure Float/Paddle
Join us of a leisurely float trip down the Blackwater River

06-22: Saturday June 22 Evening Bike Ride in Morgantown area
Join us for an evening bike ride in the Morgantown area!

06-29: Saturday, June 29th Service Outing at Coopers Rock State Forest

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Announcements

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

MARCELLUS ACADEMY July 13-14 2013
Join us on July 13-14, 2013 at WV Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, WV for a Weekend of Presentations and Workshops on Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling

Wellness and Water II Conference June 29-30, 2013

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Newsletter

The Games Corporations Play: and How the People and the Environment Lose
by Jim Sconyers, Chapter Chair
Once again, this too proves that Corporations are definitely NOT people!

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