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| April 7, 2009: | In This Edition of the Insider
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Seven Easy Ways to Rock Your Earth Day Really: Seven easy Earth Day activities await, so pick one (or more) today.
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Good News from Capitol Hill Equally exciting, Representatives Henry Waxman and Ed Markey released draft comprehensive clean-energy and climate legislation that they intend to move through the House Energy & Commerce Committee by Memorial Day. As Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope wrote in his blog: "The bill represents a broad outline… but it is an incredibly powerful and hopeful sign." Let your members of Congress know you want them to pass a strong climate bill this year. | Discuss |
Let's Hear It for Heroes The range of locally based programs that made the finals is truly impressive, and you have until April 10 to check them out and vote for the project that inspires you most. The winners will be announced on Earth Day. | Discuss |
These Lands Are Our Lands A week earlier, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will review certain permits for mountaintop-removal coal mines -- something the Bush EPA never did. That's our biggest step yet in the complex effort to end this most destructive form of coal mining and to support Appalachia's long-term economic vitality. Finally, by a bipartisan vote of 412 - 3 the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FLAME (Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement) Act. This vote represents an important step toward fixing the funding crisis that has prevented the Forest Service from conducting work to restore the health of forests and protect communities from devastating wildfires. | Discuss |
Red, White, and Green And, yes, that was President Chin sitting behind President Obama at his first "virtual town hall" meeting. | Discuss |
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April 22, 2009 will be the
40th anniversary of Earth Day! We could easily come up with 40
amazing things to do to mark the occasion, but we know you're busy
-- so we narrowed the list down to an easy seven. And you don't even
have to do all of them. Just pick even one and you'll be giving
something back to the lovely ball of blue that gives us all a place
to hang our hats.
Members of Congress start a
recess this week, but they accomplished some important milestones
before leaving town. Both houses passed versions of President
Obama's proposed budget, which would end our dependence on oil,
fight global warming, and create millions of new green jobs by
investing in clean energy. The two bills will now need to
be merged before final passage. 
With some help from the
Sierra Club, Green Works™ has selected the ten finalists in its
Green Heroes Grant Program. Through this program, Green Works will
award five eco-friendly community projects across the country with a
grant of $10,000 each. 
There's been 
The Sierra Club's Military
Families Outdoors Program, which sent 13,000 military families to
camp last year, was recently featured in the documentary film
Red, White, and Green. Last week Sierra Club president
Allison Chin attended the film's premier for military families at
Camp Pendleton, where the campers and their families were greeted
with the full red-carpet treatment. 
EXPLORE
 Charles Darwin Was Here
Where can you snorkel with sea lions, play with penguins, and get up close to a giant tortoise?* The Galapagos! With half its species not found anywhere else in the world, it's no wonder that this volcanic archipelago inspired Charles Darwin. *Sierra Club trips always follow appropriate
guidelines on not disturbing wildlife.
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ENJOY
Green Tea Time
It's President
Obama's favorite drink. Of course it's fair-trade and organic.
And now Honest Tea is partnering with the Sierra Club to help protect the environment. Beginning this month, you'll find our logo on Honest Tea's Moroccan Mint, Green Dragon, Honey Green, and Mango Green Tea. To celebrate, Honest Tea is offering Insider subscribers an exclusive coupon.
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