Join the Sierra Club next Thursday, April 26th, from 5-7pm for a get together at Trinity Brewhouse. We will be discussing the new issues the Rhode Island Chapter is tackling including the green economy. Green beer will be available (for an additional $2/glass), and will help support the Club. Please bring your friends!
Saving the Oceans
The Oceans Working Group is currently concentrating on the National Ocean Policy, which will have important impacts on how this country manages its ocean resources. In February, we submitted a public comment letter to the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force on their Draft Implementation Plan for the National Ocean Policy strategic action priorities. We advocated for mechanisms to assure clean, healthy waters that sustain ocean life in abundance, providing income for fishermen and food for all of us, as well as other benefits. We also stressed that the Implementation Plan should expressly attribute climate change to human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, and asserted that no ocean policy is complete without acknowledging the need for a global reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to levels much lower than present-day levels.
On April 4 at URI's Bay Campus, the Oceans Working Group teamed up with several other organizations to host a screening of the documentary Ocean Frontiers, a film about what integrated oceans management looks like in practice. To see excerpts from the film, like how changing farming practices in Iowa can help the health of the Gulf of Mexico, check out the website, http://ocean-frontiers.org/ri/.
To become involved in the Oceans Working Group, please email Sarah Schumann at oceans@risierraclub.org.
Hitting the Trails
The Rhode Island Chapter's Outings Club, after a lengthy hiatus, is back in action. Check out some pictures from our most recent excursions to Yawgoog Trails, Lincoln Woods State Park, and The White Mountains. Next up, the outings club will head to the Great Swamp to see the vernal pools, seasonal ponds that act as important habitat for animals like frogs and salamanders. You can learn about all of our upcoming outings by clicking the 'Outings' tab on the left navigation bar.
Moving the Planet and RI with the GO 60mpg campaign and Transportation Choices 2020!
Take a moment to watch our video highlighting the RI Sierra Club's efforts to bring awareness to the ways public transportation and multimodal streets can play a part in reducing global warming rates.
Check out RIPTA Riders: RIPTA Riders is an independent grassroots group that's making waves in the cause for public transit in the Ocean State. Join the group here.
