The Sierra Club, founded in 1892 by conservationist John Muir, is the nation's largest and most influential environmental organization. With over two million members and supporters, Sierra Club is responsible for protecting millions of acres of the country's wilderness to helping pass the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and Endangered Species Act. Today, the organization is fighting to move away from the fossil fuels that are causing global warming and working toward creating a clean energy economy.
One-third of all U.S. carbon emissions is because of burning coal. Coal burning is directly linked to climate disruption. It is also responsible for making us sick, leading to nearly 13,000 premature deaths every year. It also costs Americans more than $100 billion in health care costs annually.
Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign is setting out to replace the use of dirty coal with a clean energy alternative. They are mobilizing activists in local communities across the country to advocate for the cause. Their mission is to facilitate the retirement of the old and outdated coal plants across the United States and stop the construction of new coal plants. The organization strives to replace one-third of the more than 500 coal plants within the next five years, replacing these plants with clean energy alternatives like solar, wind, and geothermal energy alternatives. Theresa Beatty, a family and divorce mediator in LaGrange, Georgia is a member of the local Sierra Club. Theresa is concerned with the state of the environment and supports the grassroots efforts that the Sierra Club is making to help slow down the process of global warming.
One-third of all U.S. carbon emissions is because of burning coal. Coal burning is directly linked to climate disruption. It is also responsible for making us sick, leading to nearly 13,000 premature deaths every year. It also costs Americans more than $100 billion in health care costs annually.
Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign is setting out to replace the use of dirty coal with a clean energy alternative. They are mobilizing activists in local communities across the country to advocate for the cause. Their mission is to facilitate the retirement of the old and outdated coal plants across the United States and stop the construction of new coal plants. The organization strives to replace one-third of the more than 500 coal plants within the next five years, replacing these plants with clean energy alternatives like solar, wind, and geothermal energy alternatives. Theresa Beatty, a family and divorce mediator in LaGrange, Georgia is a member of the local Sierra Club. Theresa is concerned with the state of the environment and supports the grassroots efforts that the Sierra Club is making to help slow down the process of global warming.