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Mission Statement: To explore, enjoy and protect the planet.
To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and
resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality
of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry
out those objectives.
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Please take a moment to sign our online petition
against the plant proposed for Hempstead
County,
which urges Governor Beebe to institute a moratorium on coal-fired power
plants until the Governor’s Commission Global Warming has completed its
work.
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We're looking for great volunteers to help us
in our earth-friendly activities.
Please click HERE
to email the staff and we'll contact you right away. Thanks!
Volunteer for Arkansas Sierra club Activities
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Events
& Meetings
Next Central
Arkansas Group Meeting is Tuesday May 20th
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Central Arkansas Sierrans, take part in
the Stream Team cleanup on the Little Maumelle, May 2007
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Listen to Sierra
Club Radio Tuesday's at 9:00 a.m. on KABF, 88.3 FM in Central Arkansas
(outside of Central Arkansas, listen live online at www.kabf883.com) also listen to
Glen Hooks on last Wednesday's Pat Lynch show on http://www.live365.com/stations/wairadio
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Newsletters
Spring 2008
Winter 2008
Fall 2007
Summer 2007
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SIERRA CLUB DETAILS COAL OBJECTIONS
Group sees alternative to planned SWEPCO power plant
LITTLE
ROCK — About a dozen members of the Sierra Club of Arkansas voiced their
opposition Tuesday to a $1.4 billion, coal-fired power plant that
Southwestern Electric Power Co. plans to build by 2011 in Hempstead County.
More...>
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Power Plant Approved by
Legislature
LITTLE ROCK - State regulators approved a proposal
Wednesday for a $1.3 billion coal-fired power plant in southwest Arkansas, despite
objections by hunters and environmentalists that it would harm the
surrounding land and pollute the atmosphere.More in the Morning News...
and
the Arkansas
Democrat Gazette
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Environmental Group Blasts Coal Plant
Proposal
LITTLE ROCK - A new coal-burning power plant in Arkansas would be a bad investment for
the state, members of the Sierra Club of Arkansas said at a news conference
Tuesday on the steps of the state Capitol. More...
Little effort required
Even lazy people can help the environment.
For Glen Hooks, the moment he became an environmentalist stands out
today as clearly as it did when it happened three years ago.
One summer morning, Hooks and his two young sons were canoeing on the Buffalo River. The boys were busy chatting
and being noisy when their canoe happened upon a particularly scenic
portion of the river. More...
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Arkansans Join National Campaign
Opposing New Fuel Efficiency Standards
LITTLE ROCK -- With gas prices in the state still averaging above
$3.05 per gallon, several Arkansas
business people on Tuesday joined a national campaign opposing legislation
that would increase fuel efficiency requirements for new vehicles.
In a full-page advertisement in Arkansas' statewide newspaper, they urge
Arkansans to express to their U.S. senators opposition to a bill in
Congress that would require new vehicles to get, on average, 35 miles per
gallon by 2020, increasing from the current average of about 25 mpg. From
2021 through 2030, average fuel efficiency would be required to increase 4
percent per year. For more of this story, click on or type the URL below: http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2007/05/30/news/053007lrfuel.txt
SIERRA CLUB OF ARKANSAS RELEASES
LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD
More House, Senate
Members Vote “Green” During 2007 Session
The Sierra Club of
Arkansas today released its Legislative Scorecard on votes cast by members
of the recently-concluded 86th General Assembly, and hailed Representative Lindsley Smith and Senator Jim Argue for attaining the
highest environmental scores in their chambers. More...
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