tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5120705386380826612024-02-19T02:12:06.049-06:00New Orleans Group of the Sierra ClubThe New Orleans Group of the Delta Chapter (Louisiana) of the Sierra Club
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Protecting New Orleans' Environment:
For Our Families, For Our FutureDelta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987762489804251406noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-12487646281968775502019-01-12T22:34:00.001-06:002019-01-12T23:05:58.179-06:00Visit our new Delta Chapter website!New Orleans Group of the Sierra Club has moved to a more modern and
featured website alongside our statewide Delta Chapter of the Sierra Club where you can read more information about a variety of
issues we're following, engage in dialogue, and see photos of recent
events and recreational outings. Visit us at <a href="http://sierraclub.org/louisiana" target="_blank">http://sierraclub.org/louisiana</a> for these statewide concerns and opportunities. Also visit our New Orleans Sierran discussion group on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/76134098503/about/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/76134098503/about/</a> <br />
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Before you go, give a LIKE to our <a href="https://facebook.com/SierraClubDeltaChapter" target="_blank">Delta Chapter of the Sierra Club official Facebook Page</a> for
updates on our website activity and a multitude of environmental
conservation issues from the Southeast Louisiana region, as well as State of Louisiana as a whole.<br />
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For opportunities to go hiking and paddling, we've partnered with <a href="https://www.canoeandtrail.com/" target="_blank">Canoe & Trail Adventures</a> to sponsor a <a href="https://www.meetup.com/Sierra-Club-Delta-Chapter/" target="_blank">MEETUP</a> where you can get up to date outing schedules from across the chapter.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-33694345971470450592017-06-11T18:30:00.000-05:002017-06-11T18:30:22.179-05:00The Future of Electric Vehicles - June 27<!--[if !mso]>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Future of EVs (Electric Vehicles) </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Joint Meeting of the New Orleans Sierra Club and EV-LA.org</span></b></div>
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Tuesday,
June 27, 2017<br />
6:00 to 7:30 pm, at <a href="http://www.nolalibrary.org/branch/8/rosa-f-keller-library-community-center" target="_blank">Rosa F. Keller Library & Community Center</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rosa+F.+Keller+Library+%26+Community+Center/@29.9487412,-90.1058479,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8620a5a2c2c76a59:0x20fc9a1815bdccab!8m2!3d29.9487412!4d-90.1036592" target="_blank">4300 S Broad Ave, New Orleans, LA 70125</a> (has
parking lot).<br />
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Guest speaker: Guy Hall, Presenting: The Future of Electric Vehicles<br />
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/calcapitolcars/about-me" target="_blank">Guy
Hall</a>, is a Global Technologist with 29 years of R&D and Leadership for Hewlett Packard in countries such as Germany, Canada, Slovenia, Russia, India, China, Costa Rica, Singapore, Hungary, England, and France. He became interested in Electric Vehicles (EVs) in 2010 as a solution to our environmental, economic and security challenges. His drive expanded the <a href="http://www.saceva.org/" target="_blank">Sacramento Electric Auto
Association</a> membership 20 fold, and as its President, established SacEV as a 600 member regional organization with a talented board for EV knowledge, events and activities. He is the Board Secretary of the national Electric Auto Association and a Director on the Sacramento Clean Cities Coalition. Recently, Hall became the first driver to have navigated an EV from the lower 48 through Canada to Fairbanks in his Tesla Tijuana To Tundra Tour (T5), while promoting electric transportation with utilities, government agencies and news media in route. The Hall family currently owns two Nissan LEAFs, a Chevy Volt, and Tesla Model X.</div>
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PM</span></span>, Presentation <span data-term="goog_2049634413" tabindex="0"><span class="aqj">6:30-7:30 PM</span></span>.<br />
For more information contact:<br />
<a href="mailto:jdcantin@solalt.com" target="_blank">Jeff Cantin</a>, EV-LA.org<br />
<a href="mailto:dave.stets@bysolar.net" target="_blank">Dave Stets</a>, <span class="il">Sierra</span> <span class="il">Club</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="il">Take Action, check out the <a href="http://content.sierraclub.org/evguide/" target="_blank">Sierra Club's EV
Guide</a>! </span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="il">Orleans</span> <span class="il">Sierra</span> <span class="il">Club</span> presents:<span></span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2049634408" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"></span></span> "Making America Gross Again: Resisting
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Delta Chapter Sierra Club Chair Woody Martin and our Legislative Action Team are in Baton Rouge throughout the regular State Legislative session contacting legislators and speaking on bills in committee. Their freshest update on June 4th is now available for your review. Regularly they send requests for Sierrans to contact their legislators on bills of concern to conserving our environment, the public health, and matters of our rights under law more broadly. To follow their updates, sign up for email alerts, and to get involved, visit the Delta Chapter of the Sierra Club's political and legislative page for more:<br /><br /><a href="https://sierraclub.org/louisiana/legislative-update">https://sierraclub.org/louisiana/legislative-update</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-73201517527996980742017-05-12T20:41:00.001-05:002017-05-12T20:41:44.375-05:00Resistance to Bayou Bridge Pipeline<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt;">Freelance environmental writer <a href="http://countryroadsmagazine.com/topics/chris-staudinger/" target="_blank">Chris Staudinger</a> will speak about the proposed
Bayou Bridge Pipeline, which has garnered national resistance as a leg on the southern
terminus of the infamous Dakota Access Pipeline network. He will present reasons why
this new pipeline project (out of the thousands in Louisiana) has faced such <a href="https://www.desmogblog.com/2017/02/14/clash-over-bayou-bridge-pipeline-ratchets-after-louisiana-pipeline-explosion" target="_blank">strong opposition</a>, and he will present the most recent developments in the ongoing
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-22915476642961510822017-04-06T02:03:00.002-05:002017-04-06T02:03:40.462-05:00"Walking the walk: Lessons from 10 years in the world of Louisiana climate change policy"<h2>
SIERRA CLUB NEW ORLEANS GROUP, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/tulanegreenclub/" target="_blank">TULANE GREEN CLUB</a>, and the <a href="http://lwvno.org/" target="_blank">League of Women Voters of New Orleans</a> PRESENT: AN EVENING WITH WRITER AMY CLIPP (Louisiana Coastal Master Plan) </h2>
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Speaker for April 9th is <a href="http://amyclipp.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Amy Clipp</a>, who worked on the first draft of
the Coastal Master Plan. The Coastal Protection and Restoration
Authority will present the next 50 year master plan to the Louisiana
Legislature next month, and the Legislature must vote up or down on the
plan. The plan projects that if the state takes no action, more than
4,000 square mile of coastal land could be lost over the next half
century. The researchers concluded that New Orleans’ infrastructure
would be the hardest hit in the state, losing approximately $1.7
billion in public structures such as roads, ports, and buildings.<br />
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SUNDAY, APRIL 9TH, at 7:00 pm. Doors Open 6:30 <br /><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/zQ3ynPAywfz" target="_blank">Richardson Memorial Hall, Tulane Architecture School, RM 204</a>.<br />
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
(parking areas are Cowen Circle, St Charles Ave., and Engineer Road,
running from Freret St to the side of the Architecture School building)<br />
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Visit the <a href="https://www.meetup.com/Sierra-Club-Delta-Chapter/" target="_blank">Delta Chapter-wide Meetup group</a> for all events and outings invitations across Louisiana.<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-21082957169296550432017-02-15T10:00:00.000-06:002017-04-06T02:13:33.250-05:00Poverty Point Adventure! - Delta Chapter Spring Retreat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Exciting
news friends! The Delta Chapter of the Sierra Club will be making the trek up to the <a href="http://povertypoint.us/" target="_blank">Poverty Point World Heritage Site</a> for the Spring 2017 Retreat. This weekend long retreat opens runs April 7-9. Hiking, biking, canoeing, camping, camaraderie, and shared learning
opportunities abound. <a href="http://lasierraclub.org/PovertyPointAdventure" target="_blank">Follow this link ---> to the Delta Chapter website</a>
to get all the details. Register today to let our Chapter Conservation
Coordinator know you'll be attending. Explore, Enjoy, and Protect!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">TAKE NOTE! We are transitioning Outings and Events Reminders on the web to our parent <a href="https://www.meetup.com/Sierra-Club-Delta-Chapter/" target="_blank">Delta Chapter's Meetup group</a>.
Please visit and join it today to get all the upcoming Sierra Club
activities of interest to you from throughout Louisiana. These events
will be easily added and sync-able to your common iCal, gCal, and Outlook formats.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-46155361884274915962017-02-06T23:19:00.003-06:002017-02-06T23:19:51.199-06:00Bicycle Share is Coming to New Orleans!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Feb 12th, The New Orleans Group of the Sierra Club will host Dan Favre of <a href="http://bikeeasy.org/" target="_blank">Bike Easy</a>, who will share all of the information about the Bike Share coming to New Orleans! Dan has been working with the <a href="http://www.nola.gov/dpw/bicycling/" target="_blank">City of New Orleans</a> and <a href="http://socialbicycles.com/" target="_blank">Social Bicycles</a>, the company chosen to bring Bike Share to New Orleans.<br />
<br /><a href="http://www.nola.gov/bike-share/" target="_blank">What is a Bike Share</a>? Bike share is a network of bicycles that allows users to make short trips quickly, conveniently and affordably. Bike share is in over 60 American cities. A bicycle share system (e.g. 700 bicycles) would have a profound impact on improving New Orleans’ transportation network.<br /><br />What impact will it have on New Orleans? As you know, the benefits of bicycling are many. The bike share extends those benefits to everyday people who don’t usually ride bicycles. More bicycles on the road have created safer streets in communities around the world. Bicycle share gets more people on bicycles and improves safety for everyday riders.<br /><br />Come learn how you can get a bike station in your neighborhood!!<br /><br />When: Sunday Feb 12, 2017 <br />
Doors open at 6:30pm - Program starts at 7pm<br /><br />Where: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/d3DWWSQvtZN2" target="_blank">Audubon Zoo Dominion Auditorium</a> (enter behind statue of Audubon)<br /><br />For more info call: 504-416-8710 <br /><br />PS: Bring a FriendUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-79069061046812935822017-02-06T22:46:00.001-06:002017-02-06T22:46:55.325-06:00USACE Hearing on St. Claude Bridge Lock Replacement<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Thanks to our friends at the <a href="http://www.sustainthenine.org/" target="_blank">Lower Ninth Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development<span style="color: black;"> </span></a>for notice of this upcoming US Army Corps of Engineers hearing in their newsletter.</h2>
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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE ON ST. CLAUDE BRIDGE LOCK REPLACEMENT
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<b>What: </b>The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Or leans
District is hosting a public meeting to provide the public with an update on
the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, Louisiana,
New Industrial Canal Lock and Connecting Channels Project.</div>
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to submit comments on the Draft Integrated General Reevaluation Report (GRR) and
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), which is currently
available for a 45-day public comment period. The comment period for the draft GRR/SEIS
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6:00 to 6:30 p.m. Open House</div>
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6:30 p.m. Brief introduction, presentation of the project,
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-9834863385730105792016-10-11T17:19:00.002-05:002016-10-11T17:19:52.015-05:00Delta Chapter Retreat - Fall 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Exciting news friends! The Delta Chapter of the Sierra Club will have its Autumn 2016 Retreat in our region again, just across Lake Pontchartrain at beautiful Fontainebleau State Park beginning Friday, October 28. Hiking, biking, canoeing, camping, camaraderie, and shared learning opportunities abound. <a href="http://lasierraclub.org/node/398">Follow this link ---> to the Delta Chapter website</a> to get all the details and register to let our Chapter Conservation Coordinator know you'll be attending. Explore, Enjoy, and Protect!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-12453904200789718352016-09-29T17:15:00.003-05:002016-09-29T17:15:30.523-05:00 Coastal Resiliency : Louisiana's Homes in the Face of Climate Change<div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Johanna De</span><span style="font-size: small;">G</span><span style="font-size: small;">raffenreid from the Gulf Restoration Network will speak. GRN has been fighting for the state
to recognize that w</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">e are past the point where levees and coastal restoration are enough to protect communities</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;">The state has laid out potential solutions in the Coastal Master Plan like flood-proofing, home elevation and voluntary relocation programs, but has not offered much funding to implement these "nonstructural" solutions.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">These communities are being called "Resettlement Zones" by the Office of Community Development. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;">La. coastal communities are at risk of getting washed away from rising seas, flooding, and storm surge. </span></span></div>
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<span class="_4n-j fsl">Orleans Sierra Club presents: Louisiana Scenic Rivers</span></h2>
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In 1970, the Louisiana Legislature created the Louisiana Natural and
Scenic Rivers System. The System was developed for the purpose of
preserving, protecting, developing, reclaiming, and enhancing the
wilderness qualities, scenic beauties, and ecological regimes of certain
free-flowing Louisiana streams.<br /> <br /> I will present a brief
introduction to our program, providing information on the Scenic Rivers
Act and a summary of our rules and regulations. I'll also spend time
discussing some of the recreational opportunities that our Florida
Parish streams provide. In addition, I'll present information on many
of the threats these streams face as well as some of the steps<span class="text_exposed_show"> our program is taking to protect these resources. <br /> <br /> Additional information on Louisiana Natural and Scenic River System can be found at <a href="http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/scenic-rivers" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>www.wlf.louisiana.gov/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>scenic-rivers</a><br /> <br /> Thanks,<br /> Matt Weigel<br /> <br /> Audubon Nature Institute Dominion Auditorium<br /> Free and open to all<br /> 6:30 PM refreshments 7 PM program<br /> Call 504-307-0187 for information.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-60454475674908556832016-02-21T19:59:00.000-06:002016-02-21T19:59:00.523-06:00Using Your Voice for our Environment in Louisiana<h2 class="title">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Louisiana Legislature Early Update, Sign up for Legislative Action List</span></span></h2>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4UJ22Oci4wY8x6IkADL0BpC4vyBx6rNyoYJ3562ekr198WG46B_TgTDGYaZX_2y94DqGwTcgLrqV5d8zkXZ7iTkkQNN45GYS8CyTDH4QKbV9A2d599MoKXRP80BX5FAcH6ul6R7RrqE/s1600/La+State+Capital+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4UJ22Oci4wY8x6IkADL0BpC4vyBx6rNyoYJ3562ekr198WG46B_TgTDGYaZX_2y94DqGwTcgLrqV5d8zkXZ7iTkkQNN45GYS8CyTDH4QKbV9A2d599MoKXRP80BX5FAcH6ul6R7RrqE/s1600/La+State+Capital+2.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Delta Chapter of the Sierra Club works at a statewide level on issues of concerns to Sierra Club members in Louisiana. Chapter Chair Woody Martin coordinates our mother chapter's Legislative Action Team to bring some environmental progress-minded citizen advocacy to Baton Rouge. The Chapter's L.A.T. also is attentive to regulatory issues held in public hearing by the executive agencies of government, as well as the Public Service Commission which regulates utilities here in the State (excepting utilities in City of New Orleans boundaries.) <br /><br />To get involved in the very important work of this volunteer team during what will be the most important legislative sessions in decades, visit the following link to read the Early Update and to get signed up today. <a href="http://lasierraclub.org/node/359">http://lasierraclub.org/node/359</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-60689238810958501372016-02-18T18:20:00.001-06:002016-02-20T21:46:28.781-06:00Common Sense Solutions to Waste, Litter and Pollution at the City Level<div data-contents="true">
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New Orleans Sierra Club & Tulane Green Club Joint Meeting</h3>
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Bob Marshall, well known environmental reporter from
"The Lens" will be the guest speaker for a joint meeting of the the
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2013 to speak chiefly about the coastal damages lawsuit filed by the
Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East. He returns to
examine the ongoing palette of issues troubling our coastal region with a
lens also upon what is going on in Baton Rouge. Marshall will speak on
the Louisiana Coastal Master Plan. We look forward to his reporting
expertise on these environmental concerns in Southeast Louisiana.<br /> <br /> Date: Sunday, November 8, 2015<br /> Time: 6:30pm doors op<span class="text_exposed_show">en. Presentation, Questions, and Discussion begins at 7:00pm<br /> Location: Tulane University Campus. Rogers Memorial Chapel, 1229 Broadway St. New Orleans, LA <br /> <br /> Event is Free and open to the general public.<br /> 6:30 PM refreshments<br /> 7 to 8 PM program<br /> <br /> Call 504-307-0187 with questions.<br /> <br /> Please visit: <a href="http://neworleanssierran.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>neworleanssierran.blogspot.<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>com/</a> for updates and like the <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=422605821118337&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A400031546847593%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/SierraClubDeltaChapter/">Sierra Club - Delta Chapter (Louisiana)</a> here on Facebook.</span></span> </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-14332626566703264102015-10-05T18:36:00.000-05:002015-10-05T18:36:52.777-05:00Woodlands Conservancy Guest Presentation for October<br />
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discuss the current controversy of baseball field development on the Woodlands Trail grounds in Plaquemines Parish that threatens to
destroy the trail, an important public natural area.</span><br />
<span><br />WHERE: Audubon Zoo Dominion Auditorium<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_793289810" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"> </span></span></span><br />
<span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_793289810" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">DATE: Sunday, October 11, 2015 </span></span></span><br />
<span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_793289810" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">TIME: 6:30 PM</span></span> refreshments<br />7 to <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_793289812" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">8 PM</span></span> program<br />QUESTIONS: Call <a href="tel:504-307-0187" target="_blank" value="+15043070187">504-30<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_793289811"><span class="aQJ">7</span></span>-0187</a></span><br />
<a name='more'></a><br />For more about the threat of development of the portions of the Trail:<br /><a href="http://www.woodlandsconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Summer2015newslettersmallfile.pdf">http://www.woodlandsconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Summer2015newslettersmallfile.pdf</a><br />
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The past year and a half has been an
amazing experiment in real democracy. Together, the people of southeast
Louisiana spoke up and local government listened: <b>we don't want the RAM Coal Export terminal or its dirty coal trains</b>.
City and Parish resolutions were passed, Plaquemines Parish denied a
construction permit, and a Belle Chasse judge ordered the state permit
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But the RAM Terminal is still at it.
It has reapplied for a state permit from the Department of Natural
Resources (DNR), and a public hearing has been scheduled for next week.</div>
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We can't afford to let the West Bank transform into an industrial
corridor and threaten one of our most important coastal restoration
projects. </div>
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<b>Will you commit to coming to the hearing next week and bring 5 friends and neighbors</b>?
The louder our voice of opposition, the more difficult it will be for
the DNR to conclude that this project is in the public interest.</div>
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Here are the details:<br />
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<b>What: </b>Press Event and DNR Hearing on RAM’s Coastal Use Permit<br />
<b><br />When:</b> <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1851215075" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">September 17th</span></span> (<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1851215076" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Thursday</span></span>), press event at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1851215077" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">5:30 pm</span></span>, H<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">earing at</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1851215078" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">6 pm</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">.</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span></div>
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<b>Where:</b> Belle Chasse Auditorium, 8398 LA-23, Belle Chasse, LA<br />
<b><br />Why: </b>Stand
up for community and coastal restoration by holding a sign at the press
event and sharing a public comment at the hearing! Refreshments will be
available. </div>
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<b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1495691537419913/" target="_blank">Join us</a> <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1851215079" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Thursday, September 17th</span></span> in Belle Chasse to stand up for coast not coal. </b></div>
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<b style="font-size: 12.8px;">For any questions or to RSVP, click the "Join Us" link above or send an email to Grace Morris at <a href="mailto:grace.morris@sierraclub.org" target="_blank">grace.morris@sierraclub.org</a>.</b><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br />For More info on this issue, visit: <a href="http://content.sierraclub.org/Coal/louisiana">http://content.sierraclub.org/Coal/louisiana</a></span><b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br /></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Belle Chasse Auditorium29.8536369 -89.98590429.853582900000003 -89.985983 29.8536909 -89.985825tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-83391538270966257892015-09-01T13:15:00.001-05:002015-09-02T03:25:29.578-05:00Get Biking (to our Meeting) in September!<div id="content-header">
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Bike Easy - The Future of Bicycling in New Orleans<br />
New Orleans Group of the Sierra Club welcomes Dan Favre, Executive
Director of <a href="http://bikeeasy.org/" target="_blank">Bike Easy</a>, the Greater New Orleans bicycle advocacy
organization, to give an overview of the state of bicycling in New
Orleans today and the work his organization is doing to build a bright
biking future. Along the way he'll cover safety tips for people who bike
and people who drive, go over helpful recommendations for bike
commuting, and get your feedback about how to make bicycling in the
region fun, safe, and easy for everyone.<br />
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Get bikin' on down to the Audubon Zoo - Dominion Auditorium located on Magazine Street. <br />
(Enter by open gate to the right of the main entrance and adjoining meeting rooms.)<br />
Sunday, September 13, 2015 <br />
Refreshments 6:30 PM, Program 7 to 8 PM<br />
Visit <a href="http://www.bikeeasy.org/" title="www.BikeEasy.org">www.BikeEasy.org</a> for more info about this month's Guest Organization. <br />
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Be sure to check out the <a href="http://bikeeasy.org/files/BikeEasy-Map-Guide-2013-English.pdf" target="_blank">2013 Bicycle Map of New Orleans</a> for suggested routes. Many new lanes and paths have been added since publication just two short years ago.<br />
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For more information on the Sierra Club's past on Transportation, Moving Beyond Oil and related issues, visit: <a href="http://content.sierraclub.org/beyondoil/green-transportation">http://content.sierraclub.org/beyondoil/green-transportation</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-50741553572582581982015-01-05T14:04:00.001-06:002015-09-02T02:50:14.514-05:00January 2015 Meeting<div id="yui_3_15_0_1_1420487882123_1532">
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Her presentation will be: "Gulf coastal communities: Can they survive </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">until coastal restoration is a reality?"
This program will be at the Dominion Auditorium at the Audubon Zoo and is free and open to everyone.
Parking plentiful and secure. Enter behind the statue of Audubon.
<br />6:30pm Refreshments 7pm talk
Call 504-307-0187 with questions.</span></div>
La Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03005845846753115268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-71444567965839381162014-09-10T10:26:00.002-05:002015-09-02T02:52:43.711-05:00Next Governor to speak SUNDAY!!<div style="margin-bottom: 1em;">
Hi Sierra Clubbers,</div>
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The Delta Chapter is proud to host the
Democratic candidate for Louisiana's Governor, John Bel Edwards, as
speaker for the September 14th program.</div>
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<b>John Bel Edwards is the State Representative (D-Amite) of the North Shore region, and is running for Governor. </b>At
the Sierra Club monthly meeting, Sunday, Sept. 14th, John Bel will
address the Levee Authority lawsuit and the related legislation from the
2014 session, as well as the fracking ingredient disclosure legislation
he passed several years ago. He will also entertain questions at the
end of his talk.</div>
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<b>Sunday September 14th</b><br />
<b>6:30</b> Refreshments <b>7</b> pm talk</div>
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The Sierra Club meets in the Dominion Auditorium at the Audubon Zoo. For more information, visit the Sierra Club Delta Chapter <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/725798774154327/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming" target="_blank">event on Facebook</a>, or call me at 469-323-2518. The program is free and open to everyone, so please share widely and <b>invite your friends</b>.</div>
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<b>See you Sunday</b>,</div>
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Natasha Noordhoff<br />
Publicity Chair</div>
La Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03005845846753115268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-47650869823413306382014-05-23T11:57:00.003-05:002015-09-02T03:22:23.864-05:00The Palm Oil Crisis - Monthly Program for June 8th!!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Courtney Eparvier, Curator at the Audubon Zoo, will discuss
the Palm Oil crisis. it's production, it's global impact, efforts being made to
slow down deforestation, and what consumers can do to help.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Countless acres of tropical forests are being destroyed to
make way for palm oil plantations. The existence of tropical forests,
orangutans and other wildlife is threatened. Palm oil is an ingredient in many
candies and other food products. </span></span></div>
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Free and open to all. Parking free, safe, and plentiful<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">The
New Orleans Sierra Club group is hosting our monthly meeting on May 18
featuring a talk by Dr. Thomas Sherry from the Tulane Department of
Ecology and Environmental Biology.<br />
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"Tropical forest loss and fragmentation threaten tropical birds: a case study from Central America"<br />
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Dr Sherry's research shows how man made tropical forest loss,
fragmentation, loss of large predators like jaguars, and potentially
climate change is harming bird populations in Panama, Costa Rica, and
Nicaragua. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Sierra Club meets at Audubon Zoo in Dominion Auditorium. For more i information, visit the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/764265226926705/?context=create&source=49#" target="_blank">Sierra Club Delta Chapter event</a> on Facebook. The program is free and open to everyone. Refreshments start at 6:30, talk from 7 to 8 pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Natasha Noordhoff</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Publicity Chair of the Sierra Club/New Orleans Group</span></div>
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La Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03005845846753115268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-37399875682499595792014-01-10T17:28:00.003-06:002015-09-02T03:47:02.963-05:00Update on Lafitte Greenway<h3>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sunday, January 12th, Orleans Sierra Club program</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Daniel Samuels, Architect and president of Friends of Lafitte Corridor is speaking about the ongoing work to transform the Lafitte Greenway, a 3-mile former shipping canal and railway corridor, into a public green space that connects the historic French Quarter to Bayou St. John.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Audubon Zoo, Dominion Auditorium. Enter gate to far right of main public entrance and behind the statue of Audubon.Parking plentiful and safe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Call Natasha Noordhoff (469) 323-2518 with any questions. The program is free and open to everyone. Refreshments at 6:30 P.M. Program 7:00 to 8:00 p.m</span>Delta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987762489804251406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-5960700134930407562013-10-23T22:02:00.000-05:002015-09-02T02:57:24.077-05:00Bob Marshall of The Lens on the SLFPA lawsuit<h2>
Sunday, November 3, Orleans Sierra Club program </h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bob Marshall, environmental reporter for The Lens and two time Pulitzer award winner will speak about the lawsuit by the local Flood Protection Authority against the oil and gas industry. The lawsuit seeks to require the Petroleum industry to take financial responsibility for the damage they have caused to Louisiana wetlands.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Audubon Zoo, Dominion Auditorium. Enter gate to far right of main public entrance and behind the statue of Audubon.Parking plentiful and safe. Call (504) 307-0187 with any questions. The program is free and open to everyone. Refreshments,social at 6:30 P.M. Program 7:00 to 8:00 p.m</span></span>Delta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987762489804251406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512070538638082661.post-27279474168273336702013-08-28T21:15:00.001-05:002015-09-02T03:00:38.258-05:00An Update from "Hike for Katreena"<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sunday, September 8, Orleans Sierra Club Program</span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Connie Uddo, Executive Director of the organization "Hike for Katreena",
will speak. Her topics will be the current plans for Hike for Katreena
including tree planting in New Orleans, the Lafitte Greenway project,
and the importance of trees to water management.</span>
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Audubon Zoo, Dominion Auditorium. Enter gate to far right of main public
entrance and behind the statue of Audubon.Parking plentiful and safe.
Call (504) 307-0187 with any questions. The program is free and open to
everyone. </span>
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Refreshments, social at 6:30 PM Program 7 to 8 PM</span>Delta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987762489804251406noreply@blogger.com0