Using Your Voice for our Environment in Louisiana

Louisiana Legislature Early Update, Sign up for Legislative Action List

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.) 

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.  http://lasierraclub.org/node/359

Next Governor to speak SUNDAY!!

Hi Sierra Clubbers,

The Delta Chapter is proud to host the Democratic candidate for Louisiana's Governor, John Bel Edwards, as speaker for the September 14th program.

John Bel Edwards is the State Representative (D-Amite) of the North Shore region, and is running for Governor. 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.

Sunday September 14th
6:30 Refreshments         7 pm talk

The Sierra Club meets in the Dominion Auditorium at the Audubon Zoo. For more information, visit the Sierra Club Delta Chapter event on Facebook, or call me at 469-323-2518. The program is free and open to everyone, so please share widely and invite your friends.

See you Sunday,

Natasha Noordhoff
Publicity Chair

Bob Marshall of The Lens on the SLFPA lawsuit

Sunday, November 3, Orleans Sierra Club program

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.

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

Registration is now open for the 2011 Tulane Environmental Law Summit!

The theme of this year's Summit, to be held April 1-3, is "The Energy Equation" and the following is a brief synopsis:

"Energy: how we will get it and how we will use it are two of the most important policy questions in the country today. Both the production and use of energy can have far reaching and sometimes unanticipated environmental effects. The Energy Equation will focus on many of the hot topics in United States energy policy, including the declining reserves of our most popular energy resources, the pros and cons of our renewable energy resources and how policy decisions influence energy use in the United States." 

 

This year's panels include:

- Transportation and Energy Policy

- Peak Oil

- Native American Populations and Fuel Resources

- Wind Energy Panel

- Chinese Energy Policy and Development

- Updating the Energy Grid

- Fracking

 

Please visit our website at http://summit.law.tulane.edu for additional information and to register. As always, the summit provides an opportunity for attorneys to earn CLE credit. Thanks, and we hope to see you in April!