Rio Grande Chapter outings for July-October 2019.
Summer 2019 Outings
Zero Waste Team Goes with the Flow
Like most city dwellers, I pay my monthly water bill with scarcely a thought for what happens downstream after each flush of the toilet. When Central Group staffer Cecilia Chávez Beltrán suggested we take a tour of the local wastewater treatment facility, I told her it was beyond the scope of our zero-waste focus. But if she wanted to organize a tour, I’d go along.
Sierra Club Military Outdoors Program – spring 2019 outings
Military Outdoors Program hikes – May 24 to San Lorenzo Canyon and June 22 to Wheeler Peak.
First Saturday Arts – June 2019
Please join us in welcoming photographer Patrick O’Brien for an opening reception on Saturday, June 8, 2-4 pm at the Albuquerque Sierra Club office.
Methane Waste and Prevention Act introduced
On May 14, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced the Methane Waste and Prevention Act of 2019, a bill that would enact commonsense and cost-effective solutions to reduce methane waste and pollution from oil and gas operations on public lands, protect taxpayers, safeguard public health and mitigate climate change.
Mom Power Summit New Mexico
Join us on May 11 in Hyder Park to recognize some of the wonderful mothers in our community and the families who have worked so hard to make Albuquerque more sustainable! We’ll also be celebrating passage of the Albuquerque Clean & Green Ordinance.
NRC panel rejects all objections to proposed NM nuclear dump
On May 7, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that its Atomic Safety and Licensing Board had rejected every objection made by intervenors challenging Holtec International’s application to build a storage facility for high-level nuclear waste in southeast New Mexico.
Coming of Age in a Time of Change
Read the 4/10/2019 article in the Santa Fe Reporter on Kids and Climate.
Youth-Led Green New Deal Town Hall
There are no words for how powerful the Santa Fe Green New Deal Town Hall was on April 18, or the scope of its potential impact.
Sierra Club & Root Beer – May 2019
Come find out how an idea to ban single-use bags in Albuquerque grew into a movement. Hear from people and kids who took part in organizing! Learn what it means for our city and how you can help plan next steps to create a sustainable future!