Cape Fear Sierra Club

June 09, 2020

The Sierra Club stands in solidarity with the Black community in envisioning a future free of discrimination, police brutality, and systemic injustices. The national Sierra Club signed on to a letter supporting these goals and eyeing a brighter future alongside the NAACP, Service Employees International Union, and Planned Parenthood, representing groups across a spectrum coming together for a crucial cause. You can find the joint letter here.

May 12, 2020

It's never too early to start thinking about voting! With an unprecedented health concern affecting our election year, many people will take to mail-in ballots and skip the polling places. We want everyone to have all the information they need to have their voice heard. NCvoter.org has comprehensive information on requesting ballots, registering, and more. Absentee ballots must be received by your county's Board of Elections by Tuesday, October 27th. Ballots must be completed in the presence of two witnesses or a notary public; details can be found here. Elections have been won by single digits; make sure your voice is heard!

May 12, 2020

We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. While in-person meetings are still on hold, we are taking our Green Drinks social online again this month. We will use Zoom to video chat with one another about environmental issues and more, and enjoy the company of fellow environmentalists at a safe distance. Green Drinks will take place on Thursday, May 28th from 6:30pm to 8pm. Please pre-register to join the Zoom call here.  Be well and we hope to see you online!

May 12, 2020

We need your help! The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act would phase out certain single-use plastics and shift the burden of plastic waste to the companies producing it.  

We must seize this opportunity. The equivalent of roughly a garbage truck’s worth of plastic enters our oceans every minute. You’ve seen the result: Dolphins, whales and other marine life killed by ingesting plastic debris or being entangled in it. Now is the time for the federal government to act. Tell your members of Congress to protect our oceans and marine life from plastic pollution.

Take Action Here!

May 12, 2020

The #StoryOfPlastic is the story BIG PLASTIC does not want you to see, and it’s fueling the global movement to #BreakFreeFromPlastic. Even though we can't watch together in person, we can still flatten the curve and be together virtually.   

Our great panel discussion will include Wilmington-based plastic expert Bonnie Monteleone, the Executive Director and Director of Science, Research and Academic Partnerships for the Plastic Ocean Project, Inc. We will also host Erin Carey, Manager of Coastal Programs for the NC Sierra Club and Dave Pollock, Chair of the Cape Fear Sierra Club.

You are invited to attend this virtual screening and discussion on any of these three dates - whichever works best for you. Once you are in the meeting, the film link will be posted. We will all use the link to view the film and as soon as the film is over, we will resume the meeting. Please sign up with one of the Eventbrite links below. Don't forget to invite your friends! 

Wilmington: 5/19/20
Register and get your ticket on Eventbrite; watch the trailer and RSVP on Facebook
 
Morehead City:  5/20/20
Register and get your ticket on Eventbrite ; watch the trailer and RSVP on Facebook 
 
Greenville:  5/21/20 
Register and get your ticket on Eventbrite; watch the trailer and RSVP on Facebook
 
This event is sponsored by Oceana in addition to the Cape Fear, Croatan, and Cypress Groups of the NC Chapter of the Sierra Club.

May 12, 2020

We will be VIRTUALLY joining hands on May 16th to continue our momentum to say NO to filthy fuels and YES to clean energy.  Hands Across The Sand has created a video featuring messages from their founder, sponsors, organizers, and participants over the last eleven years. The event will be live on their Facebook at 12pm on Saturday, May 16th. 

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Please like, comment, and share the live stream to show support for the fight to protect our oceans and lands! If possible, tag your government representatives! Thank you for joining us in our quest to save our planet from climate change!

April 27, 2020

We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. While in-person meetings are still on hold, we are taking our Green Drinks social online this month. We will use Zoom to video chat with one another about environmental issues and more, and enjoy the company of fellow environmentalists at a safe distance. Green Drinks will take place on Thursday, April 30th from 6pm to 8pm. Please pre-register to join the Zoom call here.  Be well and we hope to see you online!

April 16, 2020

Thank you to all activists who have sent in comments to DAQ on the Active Energy pellet plant in Lumberton and new state regulations for methyl bromide. New comment deadlines are April 27th for the wood pellet plant and May 8th for methyl bromide.

Email comments to DAQ.publiccomments@ncdenr.gov. Please type “Active Energy Renewable Power” in the subject line. The draft permit, permit review, application and environmental justice snapshot are available here. To submit comments on methyl bromide click here. Your voice counts!

April 16, 2020

New Hanover County is updating its Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The UDO is a set of development and land use standards for the county. Before us is a rare opportunity to ensure this update reflects today’s economic, cultural and environmental realities. 

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The Cape Fear Group of the Sierra Club and other partners in our community need you to reach out to the New Hanover County Planning Board and Commissioners to ask for thoughtful county-wide ordinances that promote environmentally sustainable economic development, recruitment and business practices that will maintain our public health and quality of life.

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Click here for suggested language to use when contacting Planning Board members and Commissioners.

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April 20, 2020

"Rain Gardens -- Heal Our Waterways!"

Link up to learn about how you can help heal our local waterways, including by installing a rain garden at your home. Protecting our waterways from polluted stormwater runoff doesn't have to be hard. There are options simple to put in place and relatively easy to maintain. A rain garden is one of the best options, helping to soak in polluted stormwater runoff while reducing your water use at the same time! Anna Reh-Gingerich, the Interim Watershed Coordinator for the Heal Our Waterways Program sponsored by the City of Wilmington, will be presenting--in time to put in your gardens for this coming season!

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Join Zoom Meeting : https://zoom.us/j/667917869, Meeting ID: 667 917 869. To join via phone only: One tap mobile +16468769923,,667917869# US (New York); +13126266799,,667917869# US (Chicago)

March 16, 2020

*Following guidelines released from the Sierra Club we are cancelling all in person meetings until Sunday June 14th. Stay safe and we look forward to seeing you soon.

February 17, 2020

Josh McClenney, NC Field Coordinator  For Applachian Voices  (Click here about Josh)

Josh will be speaking about Energy Justice, and how that ties into the work that Appalahian Voices and the Energy Justice North Carolina Coalition is doing to end Duke Energy's monopoly in the state at both a grasstops and grassroots level.Link to Appalachian voices

Meeting Starts at 6 PM with free pizza

Program starts at 6:30

Location:  Halyburton Park
 

March 18, 2020

This is a public hearing about the use of the neurotoxin methyl bromide. Many people have work hard to stop the use of this chemical in our state.  Methyl bromide has been banned around the world due to its effects on life and the ozone layer.  If you cannot attend the meeting please write.