Arkansas Chapter 

     EXPLORE, ENJOY AND PROTECT THE PLANET

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Mission Statement: To explore, enjoy and protect the planet.  To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out those objectives. 

Arkansas Chapter of Sierra Club Annual Awards Please take a moment to sign our new online petition to support a clean energy future.
	We're looking for great volunteers to help us in our earth-friendly activities.  Please click  HERE  to email the staff and we'll contact you right away.  Thanks! Volunteer for Arkansas Sierra club Activities

Events & Meetings Next few Central Arkansas Group Meetings are: Tuesday July 21 September 15 (No meeting in August)	Central Arkansas Sierrans, take part in the Stream Team cleanup on the Little Maumelle, May 2007
Listen to Sierra Club Radio Tuesday's at 9:00 a.m. on KABF, 88.3 FM in Central Arkansas (outside of Central Arkansas, listen live online at   www.kabf883.com) also listen to Glen Hooks on last Wednesday's Pat Lynch show on  http://www.live365.com/stations/wairadio .  Newsletters July - September 2009 April - June 2009 January - March 2009 Summer 2008 Spring 2008 Winter 2008 Fall 2007 Summer 2007	IN THE NEWS Callers express concern over coal-fired power plant A new coal-burning plant could bring hundreds of jobs to the natural state.  But one local group says it could also bring toxins and chemicals that could be harmful to Arkansans health, and the environment....See more At what price? : Forum discusses environmental, economic impacts of gas drilling in state See more in the Northwest Arkansas times SIERRA CLUB AND LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS TO SPONSOR FORUM ON GAS DRILLING IN ARKANSAS Add inspectors for shale pits, legislators told Water monitoring looking inadequate, groups contend Water monitoring looking inadequate, groups contend LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality needs more inspectors in the Fayetteville Shale, representatives of environmental and sportsmen's groups told lawmakers Tuesday More in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on line... SIERRA CLUB DETAILS COAL OBJECTIONS Group sees alternative to planned SWEPCO power plant LITTLE ROCK — About a dozen members of the Sierra Club of Arkansas voiced their opposition Tuesday to a $1.4 billion, coal-fired power plant that Southwestern Electric Power Co. plans to build by 2011 in Hempstead County.   More...>
	Power Plant Approved by Legislature LITTLE ROCK - State regulators approved a proposal Wednesday for a $1.3 billion coal-fired power plant in southwest Arkansas, despite objections by hunters and environmentalists that it would harm the surrounding land and pollute the atmosphere.More  in the Morning News...  and the Arkansas Democrat Gazette
	Environmental Group Blasts Coal Plant Proposal LITTLE ROCK - A new coal-burning power plant in Arkansas would be a bad investment for the state, members of the Sierra Club of Arkansas said at a news conference Tuesday on the steps of the state Capitol.  More... Little effort required Even lazy people can help the environment. For Glen Hooks, the moment he became an environmentalist stands out today as clearly as it did when it happened three years ago. One summer morning, Hooks and his two young sons were canoeing on the Buffalo River. The boys were busy chatting and being noisy when their canoe happened upon a particularly scenic portion of the river.  More...
	Arkansans Join National Campaign Opposing New Fuel Efficiency Standards LITTLE ROCK -- With gas prices in the state still averaging above $3.05 per gallon, several Arkansas business people on Tuesday joined a national campaign opposing legislation that would increase fuel efficiency requirements for new vehicles. In a full-page advertisement in Arkansas' statewide newspaper, they urge Arkansans to express to their U.S. senators opposition to a bill in Congress that would require new vehicles to get, on average, 35 miles per gallon by 2020, increasing from the current average of about 25 mpg. From 2021 through 2030, average fuel efficiency would be required to increase 4 percent per year. For more of this story, click on or type the URL below: http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2007/05/30/news/053007lrfuel.txt SIERRA CLUB OF ARKANSAS RELEASES LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD More House, Senate Members Vote “Green” During 2007 Session The Sierra Club of Arkansas today released its Legislative Scorecard on votes cast by members of the recently-concluded 86th General Assembly, and hailed Representative Lindsley Smith and Senator Jim Argue for attaining the highest environmental scores in their chambers.  More...