Welcome

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.

Not a member yet??  Click HERE for Sierra Club's membership page and join the Club!

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.

Calendar

01-21: January 21st Chapter Executive Committee Meeting

02-9: Mon Group Meeting, Thursday, Feb 9th, 7:00 pm
Program: Disposal of natural gas drilling and fracturing waste

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Outings

01-21: CANCELLED: Saturday, Jan 21, 2012: Cacapon Resort State Park Day Hike
This hike is CANCELLED due to in-climate weather in the Eastern Panhandle. Please watch the Outings webpages to see if it is re-scheduled.

02-4: Saturday, Feb 4: High Rock Day Hike
Join us for a moderate hike to a great vista near the Eastern Panhandle! (This hike date has been changed from Feb. 11th to the 4th.)

02-11: Saturday, Feb 11th Snowshoe at Blackwater Falls State Park
Join for a Snowshoe ONLY outing in our Blackwater Falls State Park.

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Announcements

Saturday, January 21st Rose Baker Presentation on Marcellus Gas Drilling

West Virginia Environmental Council Lobby Day, February 8th

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

DUELING SCARE TACTICS
by Beth Little
The Economics of Shale Gas Energy

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