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July - September 2005
2005
Session Ends on a High Note
by Carla Klein, Chapter Program Director
A
session that began as an uphill battle ended in victory on four priority issues
for the Sierra Club and our conservation partners. This session’s priorities
included defeating bad CAFO (Confined Animal Feeding Operation) legislation,
the Audit Privilege/Dirty Secrets Bill as well as promoting the passage of placement
of the Parks & Soils tax renewal on the ballot and the renewal of the waste
tire fee program.
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Sierra
Club Tries Shareholder Activism Versus Coal Burning Power Plants
by Wallace McMullen
Several
environmental and social concern groups have tried presenting their concerns
directly to the top management of large corporations by buying a few shares
of stock, and then speaking up vigorously at the company’s annual shareholder
meeting.
Water,
Please
by Ron McLinden
It’s
summer again, and with summer comes increased consumption of liquid refreshment.
Oil:
The Other Side of the Peak
by Henry Robertson
“Everybody
knows we’re going to run out of oil sooner or later. So what?”
I was shocked to hear
this from an acquaintance of mine, but in a way he’s right. It doesn’t
matter when we run out of oil.
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MO
Pickup Truck Drivers to Detroit: “Build Pickups That Use Less Gas!”
Improving Truck Fuel Economy Means Saving Money, Protecting the Environment
by Jill Miller
St. Louis, MO
— Missouri pickup truck drivers would have saved over $387 million at
the gas pump last year and cut global warming pollution by over 3.2 million
tons if U.S. automakers had used existing technology to improve the fuel economy
of pickups, according to a report released by the Sierra Club today. With high
gas prices putting the pinch on Memorial Day weekend travelers, the Sierra Club’s
new report and online gas savings calculator (www.sierraclub.org/mpg) demonstrate
that the technology exists today to make all kinds of vehicles get better gas
mileage.
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Investing
in Missouri’s Future
Chapter Funding Update
by Melissa Blakley, Chapter Development Associate
$10,000 more to go!
The 2005 Ozark Chapter Annual March Fundraising Appeal — INVESTING IN
MISSOURI’S FUTURE has received nearly $15,000 in member donations toward
its goal of $25,000. Thank you to those of you who have already sent in your
donation.
Donor
Profile - Stephanie Dye
Stephanie
Dye, of Saint Louis, loves to play the Cello and decided to combine her passion
for music and her love of wildlife and wild places. She is 12 years old has
been a Sierra Club donor for four years now.
Donor
Profile - Maureen McEntire
THANK YOU to Maureen McEntire from Hartsburg, Missouri
who sent in her donation along with her thoughts on how to help Missouri and
all the Earth. If only more people talked the talk and walked the walk.
 Lead concentrate covering Forest Service Road 2241 next to Doe Run's Buick Mine and Mill. 100 miles of state and federal highways in Eastern Missouri are now contaminated with lead. Photo: Tom Kruzen |
Proposed
Water Quality standard rules
by Angel Kruzen
This is something
that Ken Midkiff and I have been working on for what seems a life time. Please
write in and comment on the proposed Water Quality standard rules.
Use
Attainment Analysis? Why should I be concerned?
Because it could be in your back yard!
by Angel Kruzen
What is a Use Attainability Analysis (UAA)? What is it for?
A UAA is the method that the state will use to determine what classification
of protection a stream/water body will receive.
Fifteen
Ways
You can Raise $50-$500 to help Missouri’s Sierra Club
Promote clean eenergy
solutions, Protect Missouri’s rivers and streams, Preserve public lands
and Promote sustainable communities.
Please
Consider Joining the Ozark Chapter ExCom in 2006
The
Ozark Chapter is seeking persons to run for the 2006 Executive Committee (ExCom).