Welcome to the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club

Virginia Chapter Events

Sep 18 - 20
2009 Fall Annual Gathering
The Virginia Chapter is pleased to announce Sierra Club President Allison Chin will be the keynote speaker at the banquet during the Sierra Club Annual Gathering to be held September 18-20 at Pocahontas State.

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Virginia Chapter Outings

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Newsletter

The Old Dominion Sierran is published 6 times a year. Read the current and archived issues online.

Click here to read July/August 2009 issue.

Blog

Sierra Club is blogging at ArticleXI.com!  Check it out!

The Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club is 17,000 members strong. We are your friends and neighbors working to build healthy, livable communities, and to conserve and restore our natural environment. Please join us!

Every day, dozens of volunteers are taking action with the Sierra Club in Virginia. From passing out compact fluorescent light bulbs, to speaking out for a cleaner environment, to exploring every nook and cranny of our beautiful Commonwealth, we think globally and act locally. Our work makes a difference in ensuring that we leave our children a living Virginia legacy — clean air, clean water, and natural grandeur.

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What's News!

 

Urge Congress to Strengthen and Support Landmark Climate Bill

Within the few weeks, Congress will consider and vote on landmark climate and energy legislation that will not only end hold polluters accountable, but will also make massive investments in renewable energy such as wind and solar.  Go to RepowerVirginia.com for more info and TAKE ACTION TODAY!

 

Take Action:

Help us STOP Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s Hampton Roads Coal Burning Power Plant in Surry County

Stop this giant step backwards!  The last thing we need in our community is another coal plant, polluting our air, adding mercury to our waterways and fisheries, giving our children asthma, and exacerbating climate change.  Click here to learn more on how you can help us STOP Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s Hampton Roads Coal Burning Power Plant in Surry County. 

 

Stop Selling Off Our Virginia Coast for Dirty Fossil Fuels

Virginia's coastline deserves more than wild speculation.  Ask Secretary Salazar to postpone Virginia Lease Sale 220 and to consider instead development of our renewable offshore coastal resources.  Learn more...

 

Save the Mattaponi River!

The Sierra Club and the Alliance to Save the Mattaponi today released a report that outlines potential alternatives to the controversial King William Reservoir project.  This comes on the heels of a Federal judge ruling against Newport News, striping the city of the permit it needs from the Army Corps of Engineers to build the King William Reservoir.  Click here to learn more.

 

Our Issues:

 

 

Curbing Carbon

With leadership from our state, federal and local officials, we can pass legislation that not only jumpstarts our economy, but also solves global warming and ends our dependence on dirty fossil fuels.  Learn more...

Clean Energy Solutions

Global warming is real, here, and happening faster than anyone predicted. But scientists also say we can curb global warming and its consequences -- if we take bold, comprehensive action now.  Learn more...

 

Building Sustainable Communities

The Sierra Club wants to foster vibrant, healthy communities with clean water and air, that are free from toxic chemical threats. Learn more...