Mark Your Calendar For: Activist Nights: Every Wednesday at the Sierra Club's NOVA Hub in Alexandria Community Meeting on the "Outer Beltway": Mon 3/11, 7 p.m., at the Chantilly Regional Library DC Environmental Film Festival: 3/12 - 3/24 at various sites in DC VDOT Hearings on I-66 Changes: 3/13 and 3/14, 6 - 9 p.m., Four Point Sheraton Manassas and Luther Jackson Middle School in Falls Church 100% Renewable Energy by 2030! Wed 3/13, 7 p.m., at the Sierra Club's NoVA office in Alexandria Stepping Up to Fight Climate Change: Mon 3/18, 7 - 9 p.m., Patrick Henry Library in Vienna Columbia Pike Streetcar Town Hall: Wed 3/27, 6:45 p.m., at Kenmore Middle School in Arlington ACE Energy Efficiency Workdays: 4/6, 5/18, and 6/8, at various locations in Arlington 25th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup: Sat 4/6, 9 a.m. - Noon, at various locations in VA, MD, DC, WV and PA Alexandria Earth Day 2013: Sat 4/20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., at Ben Brenman Park in Alexandria ACE Green Living Expo, Sun 4/21, Noon - 4:30 p.m., at Founders Hall in the GMU Arlington campus Energy Hunt: Sat 4/27, 1 - 3 p.m., Crystal City |
Mount Vernon Sierran -- Spring 2013
In this issue:
Why We Still Support the Columbia Pike Streetcar
To BRT, or not to BRT? That is the question. Learn more about the BRT vs. Streetcar controversy along Columbia Pike. Read More
Reporting from Richmond...
The Virginia General Assembly concluded its session on February 23. Were there any environmental victories? Read More
Advair or Allegra, Anyone?
How are allergies, asthma, air quality and climate change connected? And what does this mean for metro D.C., where "air quality" is often an oxymoron? Read More
Wednesday Activists Are Off to a Busy Start in 2013
Got a few hours to spare and a craving for pizza? (Really good pizza?) Consider a Wednesday night volunteer session at the Sierra Club's NoVA Hub in Del Ray! Read More
Leaping Into Home Improvement, Part Two
In our last issue, Dean Amel shared findings from a recent energy evaluation of his home. Now we learn what the Arlington resident has actually done as a result. Read More
Easy Greening: The Energy Journey
Arlington's interactive community energy game demonstrates how a series of small steps can lead to a big payoff. Read More
Arlington National Cemetery's Old Growth Forest
The cemetery's running out of room, and officials are eyeing a tract with old-growth trees as a possible expansion site. Read More
Hey, Did We See You There?
Last month, nearly 50,000 concerned citizens from across the country marched to the White House as part of the Forward On Climate rally. What's next in the effort to influence Obama's environmental agenda? Read More
The Mount Vernon Sierran is published quarterly by the Mount Vernon Group of the Sierra Club's Virginia Chapter. Content contained in the newsletter expresses the opinions of the authors and does not necessarily reflect any official Group position or campaign. Questions or comments? Email Mary Kadera, the newsletter editor, at Mount.Vernon.Group@sierraclub.org.
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