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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. 

 
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