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Why Elections Matter
On November 4th we will have the opportunity to elect the next President of the
United States as well as members of the US Congress, the Ohio Legislature, and
various county and city officials. Included elsewhere in this newsletter you
will find a listing of all candidates who have been endorsed by the Sierra Club.
Why
should you vote for these candidates on election day?...
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Work on Obama Campaign
“We believe Senator Barack Obama is the change our nation needs,” said
Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope. “He is the leader who will put
America on the path to a clean energy economy that will create and keep millions
of jobs, spur innovation and opportunity, make us a more secure nation, and help
us stop global warming.”...
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Support Energy Efficiency in the PUCO's rules - please sign today
Sierra Club continues to celebrate the bi-partisan passage of the energy bill
in May. The recently adopted energy efficiency and renewable energy standards
address several of Ohioans' major concerns: the rising cost of energy,
energy security, the struggling economy, and global warming...
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Slower Population Growth Would Benefit People, Birds, and Climate
Like canaries in the coal mine, birds are an important indicator of our planet's
health. For thousands of years, they have been one of our most important early
warning systems, predicting the change of seasons, the coming of storms, and
the rise of toxic levels of pollution in the food chain.
Today, birds are telling us that our climate is changing...
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BIOFUEL DANGERS
Invasive plant species may result from the rush to grow plants for biofuels around
the world. As plants are introduced on foreign continents to produce biofuels
the threat of them escaping cultivation in unique ecosystems grows. Some plants
being considered could overwhelm native plants threatening the health of natural
ecosystems...
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Update on Port Authority's Planned Move to East 55th
The Dike 14 Committee has been working to bring about a serious discussion on
the merits of moving the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority from Cleveland's
port on the mouth of the Cuyahoga River to East 55th Street. This location would
take away public park land and a very popular marina, and put an industrial development
right on the doorstep of the Dike 14 Nature Preserve...
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State-Level Efforts in Northeast Ohio
This year is going to be one of the most exciting and empowering election years
for the environmental community. The Sierra Club's Blue Team is ramping
up this season and coordinating with candidates who are working hard to create
a clean energy future and to protect our planet...
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