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10 "Excuses" for Republican Senators skipping the markup of the Clean Energy Jobs Bill:
http://connect.sierraclub.org/Groups/Speed_Bumps
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A recent study found that people feel more relaxed and generous after viewing nature scenes. We're not sure if listening to birdcalls on a cell phone has a similar calming effect, but it probably doesn't hurt--especially if the purchase of the birdcall helps a conservation organization. Rin...
Bob Leaverton
Bob Leaverton
chocolate is a psycho-active substance (not news)
ice cream is laden with sugar and fat, which does a few things.
Nature scenes: green has a calming effect. Restaurants have been utilizing the known effects of color for years. That is why fast food restaurants used loud colors ....to get you to leave. More turnover, more business.
Want to calm ... Read Moreyour house? get those ocean-sound nature CDs. Play them in the background. The newest ones are engineered with subsonic additions that have been proven to calm one down. Of course there is always meditation bowl sounds also.
The dog effect has been replicated many times in research.
Yesterday at 8:27pm
The Sierra Club
Overcoming Opposition: Despite a boycott by seven Republican senators, the climate bill was passed under the leadership of Barbara Boxer and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee...
Lars Bramekamp
Lars Bramekamp
wow looks like the democrats will save the planet as if they are not as greedy a pack as the republicans...
Yesterday at 1:41pm
Sarah Leithauser French
Sarah Leithauser French
Great point, Allee... Everybody "do the ballerina" (Stay on your toes!) Here's the equation: CCS = BS! How about MARINE TURBINES, & MODULAR, GLASS SOLAR PANELS? (Materials choice(s) become more & more important each day.) My vote? FATking's been on top too long... Time for more THINking! We expect our responsible, ethical leaders to address (AND... Read More take decisive, positive action* towards!) the long-term safety of our planet/wildlife/environement, & last but not least, human health. *Sad it's getting cold- I won't be able to hang our clothes out as much- THINKing I'll set up an indoor drying rack... (free humidifier) :-D
Yesterday at 3:12pm
The Sierra Club
Escape to the movies with one of our Movie Review Friday selections. Each week we review a film with an environmental theme that's currently in theaters or available on DVD. Seen a good eco-flick lately? Send us a short review and look for it in the next Movie Review Friday. Garbage...
The Sierra Club

The Sierra Club Next week, Americans will be moved to put an end to
mountaintop removal coal mining after watching the sobering new documentary Coal
Country.

Join this
national movement by attending
a Coal Country House Party in
your community!

Source: action.sierraclub.org
is a stunning new documentary that reveals the devastation of mountaintop-removal coal mining to the forests, streams, and communities of Appalachia. Produced by Mari-Lynn Evans and Phylis Geller, ...
Nannetta
Nannetta
I counted over 76 railcars yesterday carrying dirty coal going through Riley County, Kansas.
8 hours ago
Eric Britton
Eric Britton
likes what Christopher G said. There may be a new sheriff in town on MTR but we need to make sure he/she is a Wyatt Earp type with the guts to take down the coal mining companies who've been on a rampage in Appalachia for years.
8 hours ago
The Sierra Club
The Sierra Club
Great news! We can all go home. No need to campaign about the climate anymore. The earth is actually improving because of carbon emissions. At least that’s what Plants Need CO2 says. ...
Lars Bramekamp
Lars Bramekamp
Stacie McAulay Ardoin
"Great! We'll have a very green planet where plants will thrive, but nothing else can."

I dont see whats so bad about that: no humans no suffering anymore. Take a look around what we do to each other. our species is parasitic destroying the only environment it relies on and is damn proud of it.
Yesterday at 1:36pm
The Sierra Club
Clorox deserves a tip of the hat. Many sustainability decisions these days by large multinational corporations often are economically motivated. But for this multi-billion dollar consumer-product manufacturer, safety was the primary factor in its decision to convert all of its U.S...
Bobbie
Bobbie
Will they take "Chlor" out of their name?
Thu at 4:54pm
Angela Schnaubelt
Angela Schnaubelt
chlorine has been linked to breast cancer.
Yesterday at 4:24am
The Sierra Club

The Sierra Club Help the Sierra Club win $100,000 from Levis!

Source: goforth.levi.com
Levi's - Grayson Ozias IV buried $100,000 somewhere in America. He left it there for you. Go forth.
Nannetta
Nannetta
My husband will like this!
Thu at 9:52am
Bryant Pierpont
Bryant Pierpont
Then can they start making their jeans in the U.S. again?
Thu at 4:44pm
Mary
Mary
Is it in a pot at the end of a rainbow?
Thu at 8:26pm
The Sierra Club
It's fall and that means new TV shows and nonstop sports action. But while you watch, your carbon footprint continues to grow...
Sarah Leithauser French
Sarah Leithauser French
Well, the laptops are smaller/would seem to use less power overall- is that right? I'm in favor of reducing big screen TV time to almost nil (pick 1-2 favorites per night/a couple times a week) outdoors & quality family time & actual human interaction get my votes (and my addiction to facebook is something I need to work on!) :)
Thu at 4:11pm
Molly LittleBird
Molly LittleBird
And also hook it up to power strips so you can really turn it off when you want it off. Otherwise it will continue to suck power even when you are not watching it!
Thu at 8:33pm
The Sierra Club
It's fall and that means new TV shows and nonstop sports action. But while you watch, your carbon footprint continues to grow...
Gloria Broderick
Gloria Broderick
Batteries Pllus recycles batteries in Florissant. But I have 6 old tvs that work, Does this mean they are out of date?
Thu at 7:56am
The Sierra Club
Every Wednesday, we review a selection of new and upcoming books addressing a specific aspect of environmentalism. Today we're recommending books about the ocean...
The Sierra Club
Sure, biking is easy when the sun is shining and the road is dry. And commuting by bike is fun—you show up to work feeling great, you get to skip morning traffic, and maybe you even lose a few pounds. But as the days get cooler and cold weather looms, you wonder if you can keep it up. You can. ...
Sydney Schwindt
Sydney Schwindt
what about the dangers of biking in the snow... they don't clear off the bike paths where I am and the drivers are crazy! I always fear being hit, but I still want to bike!!!
Wed at 1:18pm
Alexander Shaffer
Alexander Shaffer
like it says. snow can hide ice. so be careful. ride to eat, eat to ride!
Thu at 11:58am
E Long
E Long
OK, I hate to be "that" person, but many of the cyclists in [mostly downtown] Austin don't stop at stop signs or red lights, they drive between cars at traffic lights, etc. I applaud the few who drive in the lane, stay behind cars at lights, etc. It's the least I can do to change lanes to be courteous to them. I always do that. That's why I get so peeved when they don't follow the traffic laws, as they should. <getting off of my soap box>
Thu at 4:29pm
The Sierra Club

The Sierra Club We’ve been thinking about Ansel Adams as we’ve launched our new monthly photo contest.
Photographs have the power to bring the beauty of natural world into our
everyday lives, and can also serve to protect the lands we love. Here's a little of Adams' Sierra Club story:

Source: connect.sierraclub.org
Adams, the beloved nature photographer, was born in San Francisco four years before the great earthquake of 1906 hit the city. An aftershock threw him to the ground, breaking his nose and marking him for life. He spent his childhood days playing in the sand dunes beyond the Golden Gate where he gain...
Liz Grady
Liz Grady
I truly love his study of the pure forms and tonalities of structures as well as his play on light.
Thu at 4:35am
Heather Corinne Shoemaker
Heather Corinne Shoemaker
*Tear* whenever I stand in the same place that he stood to take a picture...It's an amazing feeling to say the least to be in a land full of color and have it go B&W on you in a instant. And still the majesty in front of you!
Thu at 11:11am
The Sierra Club

The Sierra Club Read about a flash mob protest at an energy summit on Washington University in St. Louis on Climate Crossroads!

Source: connect.sierraclub.org
Saw this video today over on the "It's Getting Hot in Here" blog and had to share. Students at Washington University in St. Louis got tired of seeing the influence coal execs were having on their campus and decided to hold a flash mob protest at an energy summit on campus.
Peter Newton
Peter Newton
That Business school was always a source for trouble, After all, it is named for the Olin's.
Wed at 4:50pm
Kristi
Kristi
wonderful
Thu at 4:48am
The Sierra Club
One Boycott Begins: A Senate committee’s Republicans are threatening to boycott the climate-bill vote, though the Dems have a big enough majority to advance the measure to the full Senate. ...
Ali Hricsina
Ali Hricsina
not the governments place. things like this should be left to the people to change.
Wed at 5:48pm
Gayla
Gayla
Would like more information about this. Am needing to conjur up a program for green education 4th grade - up. What can I cover to make the most impact... must be something these kids can take home & or use in their life. Not just somethings that need to be done overall... but personal enough that each kid will actually carry on the activity in their near future and later in life. Any innnovative experienced ideas?
Yesterday at 10:33pm