"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." –Martin Luther King, Jr. Dear Conservation Friends, On Monday, Governor Brewer gave her State of the State address with a few surprises on expanding Medicaid, but no real surprises on environmental protection. She announced that she is issuing an executive order to establish the Arizona Natural Resources Review Council and indicated that the Council would be tasked with giving Arizona more control of federal public lands. Haven't we been down that road a few times already? Remember, two-thirds of the voters rejected the idea in this last election when they voted down Prop. 120. It failed in every county in the state. The legislative committees are off to a slow start. This coming week, the agendas are again focused on presentations, so we do not have an action item, other than to sign up for a lobby workshop and Environmental Day. For more information on bills we are tracking, you can view our Legislative Tracker. If you no longer want to receive these updates, just zap me an email or unsubscribe by clicking on "Manage Preferences" at the bottom of the message. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions about the Legislature or other environmental issues and I welcome you to join me at the Capitol. Thank you for taking action and for caring about Arizona's environment. Warm regards, Chapter Director Sierra Club – Grand Canyon Chapter (602) 253-8633 http://arizona.sierraclub.org |
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Pizza & Politics: Become a Citizen Lobbyist! Want to learn more about what you can do to reach your legislators? Interested in protecting Arizona’s air, land, and water? Saving State Parks? Please join us for a fun (yes, fun) and informative workshop!
Be sure to RSVP so we have enough information packets and pizza. You can use the link above or contact Sandy Bahr at (602) 253-8633 or sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org (for the Phoenix and Tucson workshops) or Alicyn Gitlin at (928) 774-6514 or alicyn.gitlin@sierraclub.org (for the Flagstaff workshop). |
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Protecting Arizona's Environment -- It's worth it! Please join us for this fun annual event to show our legislators how much the people of Arizona care about our environment. Let legislators know that environmental protection is critical to a strong economy.
Meet with legislators as part of a group so they can hear first-hand how much Arizonans really do care about clean air, clean water, and having parks and wildlife now and in the future. |
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Coming Up This Week at the Legislature Tuesday, January 22nd
House Committee on Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility at 2:00pm in House Hearing Room 1.
Wednesday, January 23rd
Thursday, January 24th
Senate Committee on Government & Environment at 2:00pm in Senate Hearing Room 3
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To call your legislators, click on Member Roster and find their phone numbers. If you're outside the Phoenix area, you can call your legislators’ offices toll free at 1-800-352-8404. In the Phoenix area call (602) 926-3559 (Senate) or (602) 926-4221 (House) and ask to connect with your legislators. | |
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