Stay Up To Date on the Oil Disaster
A massive oil spill from a BP well continues unabated in the Gulf of Mexico, drawing nearer to crucial fishing areas, sensitive coastal wetlands, and beaches.
This terrible tragedy is a sad reminder that oil is dirty, dangerous, and deadly. Instead of risking our lives, our coasts, our clean air, and our security by perpetuating our addiction to oil, it's time to build a clean energy economy that means more jobs, less pollution, and real energy independence.
We are calling on the President to ramp up response efforts, to reinstate a federal moratorium on new offshore drilling, and to prevent future disasters through an aggressive plan to wean America from dirty energy.
Learn more and take action on the Sierra Club's official Gulf of Mexico oil disaster website: http://www.SierraClub.org/OilSpill
Clean Energy, Global Warming and Green Jobs
This week is the Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference in Washington, DC, where people from around the U.S. will gather to discuss how to bring about a clean energy future and the jobs that come with it.
Headlining speakers include House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Senator John Kerry, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, and the Sierra Club’s Michael Brune and Carl Pope.
Stay tuned to the Climate Crossroads blog for videos, photos and updates from the conference.
Haiku for your Bike-ku
May is National Bike Month and Climate Crossroads is putting on a bike haiku contest. At the end of the month, a grand-prize winner will receive a Breezer Uptown 8 bike and two runners-up will get a Kryptonite lock and a Nutcase helmet.
A panel of Sierra Club bike-happy staffers will select the finalists and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, a bike commuter who founded the Congressional Bicycle Caucus, will pick the grand-prize winner out of the finalists. It's easy! All you have to do is join the Bicycle group on Crossroads, post a bike-related photo, and type in a thoughtful haiku.
Let us help inspire you with this haiku:
Bicycles rock, but,
always wear a helmet or
you will be toast, dude.