Dec. 21, 2009
Conservation Lobby Day: Feb 3, 2010 Come to Jefferson City and join
people from throught Missouri who care about our natural environment for
Conservation Lobby Day 2010. To learn more and the register see the article
inside.
Dec. 16, 2009
Report from Copenhagen
Frank Lorberbaum, Missouri Sierra Club representative to the Copenhagen climate
summit, has been sending reports and photos from Denmark. Read his report
inside.
Dec. 10, 2009
Support Growing to Protect Arrow Rock from Factory Farm. Democratic Party organizations in Missouri recently
expressed their agreement with the Missouri Sierra Club's support for a court
ruling banning a giant hog farm from being allowed to operate right next to the
town of Arrow Rock, Missouri. Attorney General Chris Koster opposes the ruling
and is appealing it. Read the article inside for more details.
Dec. 9, 2009
Obama EPA Finalizes Endangerment Finding. The EPA recently ruled that carbon dioxide and other
greenhouse gasses represent a significant threat to public health and welfare.
This gives the administration a new and powerful tool to regulate these
emissions and curb the urgent danger of climate change. To learn more about this
ruling and to learn about the effects of climate change on Missouri, read the
article inside.
Dec. 2, 2009
Missouri
Sierra Club Presents Views on Transportation to MoDOT's Board. - On December
2, 2009, Virginia Harris presented a statement by Missouri Sierra Club
Transportation Chair Ron McLinden to the Missouri Highways and Transportation
Commission, the body in charge of overseeing the Missouri Department of
Transportation (MoDOT). Read inside for the full statment.
Nov. 25, 2009
University of Missouri President Forsee Takes Two Positions on Climate Change.
Although he previously signed the American College and University Presidents’
Climate Commitment UM System President Gary Forsee recently wrote to Missouri's
congressional delegation in opposition to proposed climate change legislation.
Read inside for the reaction of the Clean Energy Works Coalition, of which the
Sierra Club is a member.