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Welcome to The Sierra Club of Bucks County

The Sierra Club is a volunteer driven environmental organization, inspired by and pursuing John Muir's goals:

  • To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the Earth;
  • To practice and promote the responsible use of the Earth's ecosystems and resources;
  • To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment.
  • And to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.

 

Field Update

Bucks County

 

Activities in the past two months

Petitioning at Levittown St. Patricks Day parade (10 vols)

Lit Drop in Doylestown (3 vols)

Lit Drop in Yardley (6 vols)

Lit Drop in Richboro (3 vols)

First Friday Petitioning (3 vols)

Obama Birddog (Truman HS in Bristol )

There have been other volunteers who have written a letter to the editor or dropped off literature in their own neighborhood.

Staff went to BCCC to talk with students about our campaign and got petition signatures, but not many volunteer leads.

 

Upcoming Activities

Lit Drop in Levittown at 11am Pennsbury HS (4/12) (9 vols signed up)

Lit Drop in Doylestown TWP at 11am Doylestown TWP bldg (4/13) (4 vols signed up)

Quakertown Community Meeting (4/15)

Cynara and Henry D’Silva house parties (before 4/22)

Primary Day/Earth Day Action: Adopt a Poll to hand out our Wind not Windfalls literature and stickers (4/22)

New Hope/Solebury Cool Cities presentation/discussion (4/27)

-Wayne and Henry D’Silva attending

Newtown EAC Cool Cities presentation (5/21)

-Henry D’Silva is leading the effort

 

Looking for volunteers for two specific activities:

1) Birddogging the candidates (or their surrogates) when they come to Bucks. 

This is usually last minute and in the middle of the day.  Volunteers would help with handing out our literature, holding signs, and (if so inclined) asking a clean energy question to the candidate.

2) Adopt a Poll on Tuesday, April 22nd

Volunteers to hand out our literature and get petition signatures at polling places.  These can be at their own or at high value polling places (ie- where a candidate for office votes or where the media will be covering).  Looking for a commitment of two hours in either the morning or the evening. This has to be independent, so people would be asked to wear one hat while volunteering with the Sierra Club (ie- no combining EDay responsibilities like being a committee person or volunteer for a candidate and participating in the “Adopt a Poll” activity).  

 

Lower Makefield Pushing Green Building Standards

Town Must Upgrade Open Space Plans

Buck's New Open Space Bond

The Sierra Club has endorsed Jim Cawley and Steve Santarsiero for County Commissioner. The Sierra Club could have endorsed three candidates but agreed on two.

Th Sierra Club has also endorsed the Open Space Bond

 



Sierra Club Grant turns Farm into Learning Center

Take a minute to check out the Philadelphia Building Environmental Community website !

The Bucks group is selling compact fluorescent light bulbs and Sierra Club Calendars to help raise money for the group ! Compact fluorescent light bulbs save $101.25 for each $6.00 bulb!! An elegant Sierra Club pack of 3 bulbs makes holiday gift giving easy. Order yours today via our handy order form.
Calender 2008 order form.
Please email Lionel Ruberg if have any questions: lionellcr@verizon.net

GET OUTDOORS: Check our calender Section


Environmental Articles and Updates

Leaving our Communities at Risk: How Bush Administration Policies Harm Environmental Communities

New Power Lines coming to Bucks

Wind Energy in Bucks

Rep. Quinn Helping control Sprawl

Polluted Stream

Snipes going Sloar

Lower Makefield Farmers Market

Help Control Sprawl

Senior Housing causes problems , Retiree boom

Water problems in Hilltown

New Open Space on tight Budget

Say no to TOLL Brother Yes to Upper Makefield
Toll Brother has been given credit for stepping aside and selling 200 acres for a veteran's cemetery. It turns out that Toll didn't do anything patriotic this was a pure business move. Toll now gets to build about the same number of houses it wanted on two seperate tracts, Melsky, owned by Council Rock, and the balance of the Dolington tract they are keeping. n a year where Toll Brothers had record profits it would not have been a burden for Toll to do the right thing and donate the land or sell it at a fair price, they 25 million at the start of negotiations. Now they get to end 10 years of litigation and rezone the remaining land they own for the number of home they wanted in the first place. Why is Council Rock selling land already purchased with taxpayer's money? Shouldn't the Schoold Board ask the taxpayers if they want to sell land to a developer for more sprawl and ultimatelty higher taxes? Does this make any sense? Toll held our veteran's hostage to get a better deal for themsleves during a time of war. People must vote with their dollars and not buy any Toll products. Cemetery zoning questioned Toll wants unappealable approvals Third party enters cemetery fray, Strings
Melsky Density 4/11/08

 

Supervisors approve Toll development

Bensalem Rezones Again

Creating wildlife haven right in your back yard

Developments affect flooding

Date: 04/27/05

News Advisory: Sierra Club Calls for Changes in Toxic Site Cleanup Plan

Op-Ed Columnist: The Mercury Scandal
New York Times

Impact Fees Should be a Part of PA's Future
Guest Opinion, By Rep. Scott Petri (R-Bucks)

Fighting City Hall: An impressive victory
Bucks County Courier Times

Consider the Source George Emmons
Sierra Club - Bucks County Chapter

Response to Lowman Henry Commentary
Larry Joyce, Transportation Co-Chair
Sierra Club - Pennsylvania Chapter

What EPA does not want you to know!
Peter Maier, PhD, PE
Stansbury, UT



Bucks County & Local News

Township signs on to solar power agreement

Veteran's Cemetery at Dolington Updates

The Veteran's Cemetery at Dolington Scam
Date: 11/18/06

Cemetery Housing on Fast Tract
Date: 04/06/06

Toll Brothers Plans for Dollington
Date: 11/19/06

Board Leader Told to Resign
Date: 04/20/06

Veterans Protest Toll
Date: 04/07/06

New Toll Plans
Date: 05/09/06

Toll, district 'at a stalemate' over Melsky
Date: 06/09/06

Veterans cemetery coming to Dolington
Date: 01/07/06

Officials pleased by decision for vet cemetery
Date: 01/08/05

Buck's Towns don't meet storm water standards
Date: 01/07/05

EPA agents at Bristol wastewater plant

Petition seeks to oust farmland official
Date: 09/13/05

Votes Cast for Change
Date: 05/19/05

Bensalem Redevelopment
Date:05/13/2005

Creating wildlife haven right in your back yard
Date: 06/04/2005

Stormwater violations in a development proposal were never flagged
Date: 05/04/05

NJ takes lead in suit against the EPA
Date: 05/18/05

EPA works to determine source of contamination in Perkasie.
Date: 02/13/05

PennDOT takes the scenic route - Will it work?
Date: 02/21/05

EPA to pay for water hookups in Richland
Date: 05/31/2005

Committee to explore Magnet Site purchase
Date: 03/02/2005

463 Hoes Coming to Plumstead
Date: 05/30/2005

Is Global Warming to Blame for the Flooding?
Date: 06/29/06

Where does Santorum live?

High rates of Cancer in Bucks
Date: 04/02/06

Bucks County's Toxic Dump Legacy
Date: 11/30/05

Long Costly Battle
Date: 11/30/05

Asbestos in Ambler
Date: 11/30/05

Ricland Superfund Site
Date: 11/30/05

Superfund Wheels Turn Slowly
Date: 11/30/05

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