The 2011 Edition of the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Directory is now available

Get your copy of the (146 Kb) PDF file of the 10th Annual Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Directory for the New Orleans area Northshore compiled by the Honey Island Group of the Delta Chapter of the Sierra Club.

Delta Chapter Gulf Oil debacle 2010 page

Delta Chapter Gulf Oil Debacle 2010 page

Revised Green Building brochure available

This is the revised brochure (PDF 386 KB) about building green created by members of the Gulf Coast Restoration Taskforce.

Louisiana Environmental Briefing Book available

The Louisiana Environmental Briefing Book is available. It was produced to educate Louisiana legislators on environmental issues in our state that affect us all. It is full of information about environmental issues in our state that every concerned citizen needs to be aware of.

Read the Louisiana Environmental Briefing Book at the Louisiana Environmental Briefing Book Website: http://labriefingbook.org/ or download the PDF file (2.76 Mb).

Louisiana's Mulch Madness

Cypress forests are the state's best defense against hurricanes. So why are loggers clear-cutting the last trees?

Dean Wilson slams forward the throttle on his 18-foot aluminum bateau—a flat-bottom skiff that he welded together himself—and catapults us downriver. It's April and I'm in the Atchafalaya Basin, the nation's largest swamp—1.4 million acres (roughly 10 times the size of Chicago) wedged between the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico in southern Louisiana... Read More>>

So begins an article featured in the March/April issue of Mother Jones magazine.

Got You Tube?

The Sierra Club does. Check out the Club's You Tube page. You might even learn a thing or two; like how to install a programmable thermostat, or a low flow shower head or how to compost in your own backyard. Good stuff just in time for Earth Day.

Save Our Cypress Coalition website

To learn more about sustainable alternatives to cypress mulch, to see the complete list of coalition members, to ask Lowe's, Home Depot, and Wal-Mart to stop selling cypress mulch, and much more, visit www.saveourcypress.org.

Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the website and to all who are part of the Save Our Cypress campaign.

The Save Our Cypress Coalition is comprised of over 160 conservation groups, religious organizations, businesses, gardening clubs, and civic organizations. The Delta Chapter is a proud member of the coalition.

Delta Chapter blog continues to grow

Find the "Official Blog of the Delta Chapter of the Sierra Club" here. If you want to learn more, see the heading titled "Delta blog:" on the left side of your screen.

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The Delta Chapter is 3,000 of your neighbors supporting the work of the Sierra Club in Louisiana. We advance the cause of protecting Louisiana's environment in a variety of ways, including lobbying the state legislature in Baton Rouge, sponsoring a Mercury Public Education Campaign, raising public awareness about climate change, and working to keep the Atchafalaya Basin, America's greatest river swamp, wet and wild. In addition, we encourage our members to get outside and enjoy our beautiful planet.

The Sierra Club's members and supporters are more than 1.3 million of your friends and neighbors. Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.

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