The monthly newspaper published by the Angeles Chapter
of the
Sierra Club,
serving Los Angeles and Orange counties
April 2005
The Energy Issue
It's
getting hot in here: Climate crisis demands action.
By Jan Kidwell
Denouement:
Peak oil theory A geophysicist's prediction that worldwide
oil production would peak then gradually decline seems to be proving
true. Will nations respond with innovation, or yet more damaging energy
sources?
By Darrell
Clarke
No
shortage of books about oil's scarcity
By Danila Oder
California's
electricity Dirty secrets and clean innovations.
By Joel Levin
Local
LEEDers Southland
concerns adopt Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards,
radically affecting environmental impacts.
By Nate Springer
Renewables
impractical? Tell that to the rest of the world.
By Michael Milroy
How
to get carbon neutral Who has time
for despair? Our 15 steps for lowering your carbon dioxide emisions will
keep you too busy to fret.
By Jim Stewart and Jan Kidwell
Cool it! Cheap
and easy ways to lay off the AC this summer.
compiled by Jim Stewart
Features
Forest
campaign intensifies
as final management plans near Our local national forests, so often
taken for granted, are in trouble.
By Bill Corcoran
Santa
Ana Mountains targeted for highways, power plant Protecting
these mountains from the many threats they face is the primary objective
of the Santa Ana Mountains Task Force (SAMTF).
By Paul Carlton
It's
their home too: Rich
plant and animal life in forests must be protected
By Monica Bond
Forest
Committee devotes itself to affecting management plans
By Don Bremner
Puerto
Rico named newest Club chapter
From Sierra Club Reports
Banquet
promises a cut-loose part for Chapter members
From Chapter Reports
CAFTA: "Investor
rights" trump public health, environment
By Jim Mays
Cougar
pair tracked by NPS killed by rodent poisons
Two of the four cougars radio-collared by the National Park Service last year
were found dead in December in the Simi Hills.
By Dave Brown
Peek
at the Past
The date is January 25, 1931, and posing with the cook, the cook’s assistant,
and their dog at Colby’s Ranch are some of the most distinguished hikers
and leaders of the 1920s and ’30s.
By Bob Cates
Chapter news
How National
Leader Standards affect Angeles Chapter
By Tina Bowman
Meet
Your Chapter: Desert Peaks Section DPS members explore the
desert mountain ranges of California and the Southwest.
News briefs
Outings
Pedal,
pedal, shred, shred Combination bike and ski
trip a success after record snow fall
By Lorene Samoska
Living
Sespe
Wild Book review
By Alasdair Coyne
Opinion
Nuclear power: industry's
rabbit in the hat The Bush administration’s refusal
to deal with global warming seems inexplicable.
By Danila Oder
Inspiration on the
agenda at Sierra Summit
From Chapter Reports
News and notes;
Obituaries;
Planet Earth
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