The Sierra Club of New York City

Attention New Yorkers: Help Enforce the Plastic Bag Ban

Posted by Aaron McCoy on October 22, 2020

As of Monday, October 19, 2020, New York State banned single-use plastic bags. If you see a store handing out free plastic bags at the check out…

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How Technology Can Help Save the Environment

Posted by Sean Berry on September 4, 2020

It’s no secret that technology plays a large role in today’s society, and… It’s no secret that technology plays a large role in today’s society, and… It’s no secret that technology plays a large role in today’s society, and…

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RECAP: NY’s Zero-Emission Watercraft Seminar 04-06-20

Posted by Sean Berry on April 7, 2020

NYC Sierra Club sponsored…

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How Can YOU Help Register Voters in 2020?

Posted by Sean Berry on February 4, 2020

The Sierra Club is making the 2020 election a top priority.

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Spring Sustainability Series 2020

Posted by Sean Berry on January 26, 2020

Wednesday February 12: Voices for Climate Crisis Solutions Speakers include: Elihu Dietz – DRAWDOWN Laughlin Artz – 2020 or BUST SaadAmer – Plus 1 VOTE Todd Fernandez – People’s Green New Deal Brother Man -…

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The State of Long Island’s Water

Posted by Sean Berry on November 26, 2019

Leah Moir It was reported in June of this year that Long Island residents had the highest parts per million (ppm) of…

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Plastic, Plastic Everywhere

Posted by Sean Berry on July 9, 2019

The planet is drowning in the most useful material ever invented. So what are we going to do about it? The world produces four hundred million tons of plastic annually,…

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Action Needed This Week to Finally Stop the Williams Pipeline!

Posted by Sean Berry on July 9, 2019

A few weeks ago a major blow was struck against the Williams Pipeline when the Cuomo administration denied the project’s water quality permit. But at the same time they…

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James Thackara, Lifelong Witness to the Nuclear State, Breaks Silence

Posted by Sean Berry on June 4, 2019

James Thackara, nationally and internationally acclaimed novelist, was born in California, moved to England and became a citizen there. He and his wife recently returned to the US after…

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Dire future etched in the past: CO2 at 3-million year-old levels

Posted by Erik Nelson on April 11, 2019

https://phys.org/news/2019-04-dire-future-etched-co2-million.html by Patrick Galey and Marlowe Hood APRIL 5, 2019 The last time there was so much CO2 in Earth’s atmosphere, ice caps virtually…

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