The Sierra Club and its clean energy allies in Nevada won twin victories when two proposed coal plants in the state were scrapped in the last month. On February 9, a three-year Sierra Club campaign concluded successfully when NV Energy called off plans to construct the Ely En...

This is a guest post by Ann Mesnikoff, Washington Representative for the Sierra Club's Green Transportation Campaign. GM and Chrysler are back with bowls in hand asking for billions more – perhaps as much as $40 billion – to keep them going.  These two automakers submitted in total 294...

This is this weeks post from Bruce Nilles, director of Sierra Club's Move Beyond Coal campaign. Over the past week the coal industry has suffered more serious setbacks. While wishful thinking might lead us to hope that it is some sort of cosmic repercussion for their bad actions over the past ye...

 I thought this was a pretty cool story - so I wanted to share it. Some Sierra Club members from our Tampa Bay, Florida, group were busy on Sunday at the Super Bowl - but it wasn't just watching. They helped clean up the stadium post-game and gather up everything that could be recycled. Ou...

I'm just about to head off for the day, but I wanted to let you guys hear the big news from Michigan. Governor Jennifer Granholm is announcing sweeping changes away from Dirty coal, putting Michigan on the paths towards a clean energy future. Here's what Move Beyond Coal campaign director (a...

San Francisco -- I spent inaugural week in DC, but the most interesting stuff happened after I left. Less than a week into the new administration, we can already see the Bush legacy unraveling. President Obama has restored the integrity of the Freedom of Information Act and is bringing the cleansing...

First up - President-Elect Obama spoke today at an Ohio company that produces parts for wind turbines. It was a good speech, touting his American Recovery and Reinvestment Plant - and here are some highlights (click here to read the entire speech): It’s a plan that will save or create three to fou...

Here's a story flying under the radar. You may have thought Nevada's Yucca Mountain was the only destination for nuclear waste - not true. From the Associated Press: Texas environmental regulators approved a plan Wednesday to dispose of low-level radioactive waste from around the country at ...

We are all saddened by the destruction caused to families and the environment by the Dec. 22 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) coal ash spill near Harriman, Tenn. We have many Sierra Club staff and volunteers from or living in that general area, and they've told us about the aftermath as well as ...

San Francisco -- The holidays began with a grim reminder that today's coal industry is anything but clean. The massive (5.4 million cubic yards -- a billion gallons) spill of coal ash at the Kingston Power plant in Tennessee devastated homes, covered hundreds of acres, and threatens rivers, wildlife...