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Welcome Members!

Welcome Guests!

Welcome Environmental Partners!


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North Carolina

Sierra Club Leadership

Charlotte

Beth ClarkSierra ClubCharlotte Cool Cities Campaign

Manager

Erica GeppiSierra ClubRegional Conservation Organizer

NC Chapter

Molly DigginsState Director

Nation HahnDevelopment Coordinator

Drew BallGovernmental Affairs Coordinator

Michael SpradlinBusiness and Comm Coordinator


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Why am I here?


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The Sierra Club Mission

To explore, enjoy, and protect the wildplaces of the earth

To practice and promote the responsibleuse of the earth's ecosystems and

resources

To educate and enlist humanity to protectand restore the quality of the natural and

human environment To use all lawful means to carry out these

objectives


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Why Members Join the Sierra Club

Why am I here?

To preserve and protect the environment

To create change in policy

To attend meetings educational, social,

business

To experience nature


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2009 Central Piedmont

Accomplishments

Steve CopulskyPolitical Chair

Group Outings Chair


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Whats is my top environmental

issue?


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Sierra Club National

Environmental Priorities


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NC Sierra Club


Cliffside coal plantexpansion

Expand the use of

interconnected transitoptions and rail

Beat back legislationthat would overturn

sound, science basedcoastal policies

Titan cement facility


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Central Piedmont Group


Cliffside

Air Quality

Transportation Policy

Water Quality

Coal Ash

New Tree Ordinance

Charlotte Cool City


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Central Piedmont Group Goals

To have the largest, most active and best group in NorthCarolina

To engage the Group members for education and action

that preserves and protects our environment

To identify environmental issues and offer solutions for acleaner, greener and more sustainable community

To form partnerships with elected officials and

environmental stakeholders

To develop Sierra Club members and leaders


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Stay Informed Stay Involved

Website National http://www.sierraclub.org/

NC http://nc.sierraclub.org

Central Piedmont http://charlottesierraclub.org/

Blog http://connect.sierraclub.org/William9/blog

Facebook NC Central Piedmont Group of The Sierra C

Email Newsletter

Announcements & Updates Action Alerts

Sierra Club Currents

Sierra Club Activist Network (New)


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Conservation and Advocacy Committee

Mission

Monitor environmentalissues at the local, stateand national level

Advocate for laws andregulations to protect the

environment Monitor enforcement of

environmental laws andregulations

Educate our membersand the community onconservation issues

Support the mission andguiding principles of theSierra Club


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Conservation and Advocacy Committee

Areas of Focus

Air Quality

Clean Energy

Water Quality and

Rivers

Transportation Oceans

Forests and

Wilderness

Parks and Open

Space

Waste Reduction

Environmental Justice

Green Buildings

Citizens and Nature


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2010 Sierra Club Programming

NC Climate Guardians

Sierra Club Habitat for HumanityWeatherization Partnership

Girl Scouts Go Green with Sierra Club Program

Green Buildings for Cool Cities (Sierra

Club/USGBC Partnership) HEAT (Home Energy Ambassador Training)

House Parties

Sierra Club social event


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2010 Charlotte Clean and

Green April 17th, 10:00 3:00

Largest, greenish

educational focused

Earth Day related event

in NC

Sierra Club Partnerships

CPCC Center for

Sustainability

CPCC Sensoria Charlotte Neighborhood

Symposium

NC CAN!

Volunteer opportunities!


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Edwin Peacock IIIAt-Large Representative on Charlotte City Council

Environment Committee Chair

Our City, Our Environment

An Area of Focus for 2010


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Upcoming Group Events

February Hike

Sunday, February 7th

Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill

February Group Event/Meeting

Tuesday, February 23rd, 7:00 PM

Amory Lovins at Catawba College Center for theEnvironment

Called "one of the Western world's most influentialenergy thinkers" by Newsweek


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ange will not come if we wait for some other person or some other

We are the ones we have been waiting for.

We are the change that we seek.

President Barack Obama44th President of the United States

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