Sierra Club - Tennessee State Chapter

Tennessee State Chapter

Tennessee Chapter Office:
3340 Perimeter Hill Dr NEW!
Nashville, TN 37211
615-837-3773

Photo Gallery July 2008

Tennessee Groups:
Cherokee (Chattanooga)
Chickasaw Group (Memphis)
Harvey Broome Group (Knoxville)
Middle Tennessee Group (Nashville)
State of Franklin (Tri-Cities)
Upper Cumberland Group (Cookeville)
Watauga Group (Johnson and Carter County - our newest group!)

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State Chapter Administration:
State Chapter Meeting Host Rotation

Host Group Responsibilities

Sierra Club Home Page:
sierraclub.org

Write to Your Elected Officials:
The President
The Vice-President
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives

State Senators
State Representatives
The Governor

U.S. Legislative Information:
thomas.loc.gov

Tennessee Government:
tennesseeanytime.org

legislature.state.tn.us

New Footprints T-shirt!

The quotation on the t-shirt says:
"The human spirit needs
places where nature
has not been rearranged
by the hand of man.
Unknown Author"

The t-shirt is gray with a black and white design.

Order here

Energy Matters

Introducing Energy Corner, a new regular area covering Energy Matters -- articles, news, events, activist opportunities, group activities, successes, help wanted, local campaigns and hot/cool issues having to do with energy.

Interested in joining us? There are five energy related committees, all of which would enjoy having additional ideas and activists: Nuclear, Cool Cities, Global Warming, Transportation/Smart Growth and TVA. As we start planning for next year, please think about getting involved. Contact Gloria Griffith gla4797 @ embarqmail.com or Diane Perschbacher diane @ propson.com for more information.

Click here for Energy Updates

KILOWATT OURS: A PLAN TO RE-ENERGIZE AMERICA is
an award-winning film that provides simple, practical, affordable
solutions to America’s energy crisis and shows how we can
save electricity, save money and make a difference
for ourselves and the planet.
Visit www.KilowattOurs.org for a short sneak preview.
Help get the word out about this important documentary:

~ Host a Viewing ~ Buy a T-shirt ~ Consider a Donation ~

For more information, visit www.KilowattOurs.org.

The Tennessee Legislature:

See the latest legislative issues at www.tnconservationvoters.org
Tennessee Government (find your state legislator)

Conservation Issues:

End Mountaintop Removal (MTR):
Mountaintop removal is a terrible, destructive method of coal mining in which entire mountains are literally blown up, the resulting rubble is dumped into valleys and huge ponds of toxic sludge are created. Mountaintop removal is devastating hundreds of square miles of Appalachia, polluting the headwaters of rivers that provide drinking water to millions of Americans and destroying a distinctly American culture that has endured for generations.
http://www.ilovemountains.org/ http://www.sierraclub.org/petition/mountaintop
http://www.sierraclub.org/wildlands/wildlandsatrisk/mountaintop.asp
Cherokee National Forest:
The Tennessee Chapter supports the expansion of wilderness in the Cherokee National Forest. Take action at: Tennessee Wild. Also see America's Wild Legacy
Save Our Smokies: North Shore Road, Elkmont Area, Interstate 3, Cades Cove Development
Park Service favors monetary settlement for North Shore Road
Kilowatt Ours:
A documentary film by Jeff Barrie, Kilowatt Ours explores the connection between our energy consumption and problems like air pollution in our cities, haze in the Smoky Mountains, mountaintop removal coal mining, nuclear waste and global warming. For a schedule of showings, see http://www.kilowattours.org/.
Citizens for TDOT Reform: We have made progress, but there is more to do!
Contact Steven Sondheim at stevensondheim @ yahoo.com.
Tennessee Water Sentinels: Please see the web-page at: Tennessee Water Sentinels to learn of the activities of the Tennessee Water Sentinels and how you can help.

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State Chapter Meetings:

Winter: January 22-24, 2010, at Cedars of Lebanon State Park, hosted by the Chickasaw group, Chair: Nancy Ream, njream @ aol.com.
Spring: May 14-16, 2010, at Camp Wesley Woods, Nickle Lodge, Townsend, TN, hosted by the Harvey Broome Group, Chair: David Reister, dreister @ bellsouth.net.
Summer: July 23-25, 2010: at Sterchi Lodge, Max Patch, hosted by Middle Tennessee Group, Chair: Rachel Floyd, rfloyd557 @ bellsouth.net.
Fall: 2010, TBA, hosted by Upper Cumberland Group, Chair: Mary Mastin, marymastin @ twlakes.net.

State Chapter Meeting Host Rotation

Items of interest to TN Chapter ExCom Members

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