The Atlantic Chapter Municipal Toolkit
By: Bob Ciesielski, Chapter Energy Committee Chair
Gale Pisha, Chapter Legislative Committee Co-Chair
Ellen Cardone Banks, Chapter Conservation Chair
SA Summer 2019
Implementing Utility Scale Renewable Energy: Urgency, Obstacles and Solutions
by Ellen Cardone Banks, Conservation Chair
The climate crisis threatens the lives of millions of people, the extinction of one-sixth of all species on earth, catastrophic storms, devastation of coastal cities, epidemics and crop failures. It seems that most of the public lacks a sense of urgency for what must be done to reduce the worst effects of climate change.
A Gem in the Sea: Why and How to Take Action to Stop Its Sale
By Jane Fasullo*
If you were to define “a gem in the sea”, what words would you use? Beautiful beaches? Sandy shores? Rocky shoals? Undisturbed? Full of rare and endangered plants and birds? Contains fresh water?
Atlantic Chapter Welcomes New Staff: Elizabeth Ahearn
This summer, the Atlantic Chapter welcomed a new staff member to our team. Elizabeth Ahearn, an Albany area native, is the Chapter’s new Conservation Program Associate.
Albany Update Summer 2019
Comprehensive Climate Plan Highlights Historic Legislative Session
by Roger Downs, Atlantic Chapter Conservation Director
Notes from the Chair: Summer 2019
By Kate Bartholomew, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter Chair
Eighteen Months to Save the World
Part One
Seeking Editor for Sierra Atlantic - Updated
The Sierra Club’s Atlantic Chapter, which encompasses all of New York State, seeks to hire a professional editor for our quarterly newsletter, the Sierra Atlantic, the Chapter’s major publication. It appears in both printed and online editions. Both formats may be seen here.
The Chapter’s volunteer Sierra Atlantic Committee oversees the content of the Sierra Atlantic and will work with the editor to solicit articles and edit article content.
Carbon Footprints and Life-cycle Assessments — Educational Resources
By Lisa DiCaprio, Conservation Chair, Sierra Club NYC Group
Measuring to reduce is a basic sustainability concept.* Carbon footprints and life-cycle assessments inform sustainable business initiatives, government policies and consumer choices.
NYC’s Green New Deal
By Lisa DiCaprio, Conservation Chair, Sierra Club NYC Group
On April 18, 2019, the NY City Council passed the Climate Mobilization Act, also referred to as NYC’s Green New Deal, which comprises nine bills that were enacted into law. A new NYC department, the Office of Building Energy and Emissions Performance, will be established in the Department of Buildings to implement and enforce the Climate Mobilization Act.
Coal-fired Electric Power — On the Way Out in New York State
By Ellen Cardone Banks, Chapter Conservation Chair
(Originally published in the Sierra Club Niagara Group's Trailblazer newsletter)
After years of organizing and strategizing by the National Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, its New York team, local Sierra Club volunteers and coalition allies, Governor Cuomo announced on May 9, 2019 that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has adop
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