tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301155342024-03-14T01:08:01.180-05:00The Delta Chapter of the Sierra ClubThis is the blog for the Delta (Louisiana) Chapter of the Sierra Club. This blog is a forum for discussion of the environment, and issues affecting it, in the State of Louisiana and surrounding areas.
For our Families, for our future.Woody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-56963118552490091602019-01-12T23:04:00.002-06:002019-01-12T23:06:52.221-06:00Visit our New New Website, Meetup, and Facebook PageDelta Chapter of the Sierra Club has moved to a more modern and
featured website where you keep up to date on a variety of
issues we're following and working on. You'll be able to engage in dialogue, and see photos of recent
events and recreational outings. Visit us at http://sierraclub.org/louisiana for these statewide concerns and opportunities.
Before you go, give a LIKE to our Delta Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-54013784166147290002014-01-27T21:35:00.001-06:002014-01-28T11:28:52.101-06:00See our Web SiteFor current postings please go to our web site at www.lasierraclub.orgWoody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-55562403965390125722012-07-03T09:51:00.000-05:002012-07-03T09:51:02.454-05:00Delta Chapter 2012 Legislative Report, July 2, 2012
Sierra Club Delta Chapter started engaging with the 2012
legislature back in the Nov 2011 elections with active support for election of
several state legislators including campaign work for Stephen Ortego, active
support for Jack Montoucet, and formal endorsement of J.P. Morrell of New
Orleans. This year we put on two social events for legislators, one in New
Orleans on March 1, and one in Woody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-17283936210819225272012-04-21T20:21:00.001-05:002012-04-21T20:21:57.445-05:00Statement before Senate Natural Resources Committee
April
19, 2012
Statement
before Senate Natural Resources Committee re:
HCR
31 to Approve the 2012 Atchafalaya Basin Plan
Haywood
Martin, Chair, Delta Chapter Sierra Club
Representing
some of our members who have very extensive knowledge of the Atchafalaya
because they are out there on the water making a living in crawfishing,
frogging or any of a number of other subsistence activites&Woody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-28510274916964296512012-04-20T18:48:00.000-05:002012-04-20T18:48:37.294-05:00Spring Into Action with the Delta Chapter!Spring is a time of regeneration, growth, and new beginnings. It’s a busy time for nature, and for many people, too. This spring is an especially busy one for the Delta Chapter. We’re as active as ever at the State Capitol as we continue to push for laws that protect the natural resources and citizens of Louisiana. We are working hard to recruit new leaders and plan new activities for our local Devin Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564109342276521566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-61635107793430543242012-04-05T19:34:00.000-05:002012-04-05T19:34:48.918-05:00Request for urgent action - St. Martin Parish School Board wants to cut cypress forest<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Woody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-19674496351265436162012-04-03T13:19:00.000-05:002012-04-03T13:19:20.294-05:00Delta Chapter Legislative Update, April 3, 2012<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Woody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-59654292755266227252012-03-19T23:16:00.000-05:002012-03-19T23:16:23.402-05:00Sierra Club Delta Chapter Response to Governor Jindal’s Criticism of Obama Energy PolicyA Wall Street Journal March 13, 2012 op-ed signed by Governor Bobby Jindal criticizing President Obama’s energy policy was long on political propaganda and short on reference to facts. The points made by the Governor’s editorial are not substantiated by information readily available from industry reports. We address his points as follows:
The first point made by Governor Jindal’s op-ed is that Woody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-79391524269052814992012-03-09T20:48:00.000-06:002012-03-31T18:38:48.761-05:00HB 957 John Bell Edwards - Fracking Disclosure Bill - Delta Chapter CommentsThis proposed legislation provides the specific authority for DNR to promulgate rules, regulations, and orders to require the reporting of additives and ingredients of hydraulic fracturing fluid, to require reporting of concentrations of additives and ingredients, and to require reporting of the chemical family of certain ingredients with trade secret protection, and requires such reporting 30 Woody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-81895871201935696112012-02-02T09:50:00.001-06:002012-04-03T13:03:27.479-05:00Sierra Club Requests Governor Jindal to Develop a New Management Plan for the West Pearl RiverPRESS RELEASE
February 1, 2012
Today the Delta Chapter of the Sierra Club sent a letter to Governor Bobby Jindal requesting his assistance by requiring the Secretary of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to prepare a new management plan for the West Pearl River.
Last August illegal discharges from the Bogalusa paper mill killed hundreds of Woody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-39399939986189468922012-01-21T21:37:00.019-06:002012-01-22T13:35:49.298-06:00Delta Chapter Legislative Updates 2012Delta Chapter Legislative Updates 2012
The 2012 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature convenes at noon on Monday, March 12, 2012 and final adjournment is no later than 6:00 pm on Monday, June 4, 2012.
The length of the session is 60 legislative days during an 85 calendar day period.
The subject matter of the session is general in nature; however, no measure levying or Woody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-25276914806418049102011-11-29T11:16:00.005-06:002012-01-23T19:37:56.865-06:00Delta Chapter Executive Committee 2012 - 2014 - Election Candidate Statements
Michael Caire
I am a Sierra Club life member and involved activist especially in northeast Louisiana. Past success stories include complete funding for the purchase of Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge, followed up years later by the listing of the Louisiana Black Bear which is now approaching recovery status, Saline Bayou Wild and Scenic River designation, scenic river designation by Woody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-2122181276602379642011-10-18T13:22:00.001-05:002012-01-23T19:39:00.240-06:00Sierra Club Delta Chapter in Louisiana endorses J.P. Morrell for Louisiana State Senate District 3
Sierra Club Delta Chapter in Louisiana supports J.P. Morrell for election to represent Louisiana State Senate District 3, New Orleans. The Sierra Club appreciates Senator Morrell’s work to improve the health and protect the environment for residents of New Orleans and the people of Louisiana. Recent examples of his actions to represent all of the people in the state include his decisions to holdWoody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-20021259189133417432011-10-06T17:21:00.000-05:002011-10-06T17:21:06.057-05:00Sierra Club Position on RESTORE ActBackground
In late July, a bipartisan delegation of Gulf Coast Senators introduced the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act, or the RESTORE the Gulf Coast Act (S. 1400).
The bill would direct 80% of the anticipated Clean Water Act (CWA) fines levied against BP to the five Gulf Coast states.
This reflects Navy Secretary Devin Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564109342276521566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-36903302802106835352011-09-02T01:54:00.002-05:002011-09-02T12:46:47.443-05:00A Tale of the Pearl and SwineBeginning on August 9, the Temple-Inland paper mill in Bogalusa discharged very large amounts of toxic “black liquor” into the Pearl River. This discharge eventually caused the death of hundreds of thousands of fish and other wildlife throughout the length of the Pearl and beyond, including the death of at least 24 endangered Gulf Sturgeon and an as yet unknown--but significant--impactDevin Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564109342276521566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-92124558965127880302011-06-30T14:05:00.007-05:002011-06-30T14:51:58.939-05:00Flood Shows Need for "Room for Rivers"The surge of water that made its way down the central valley of the United States and came to be known as the 2011 Mississippi Flood has come and gone in Louisiana. For many, catastrophe was barely averted by a few precious feet of levees and sandbags. Others fared less well, especially with the opening of the New Madrid and Morganza Floodways, unleashing the river’s awesome power in areas Devin Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564109342276521566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-25117202430411684222011-06-30T12:49:00.001-05:002011-06-30T12:53:17.035-05:00Quarterly Delta Sierran Posted on WebsiteJust wanted to let you know that the Delta Sierran has been posted on the Delta Chapter website or you can follow the attached link. Articles, photos and news are appreciated from all members of the club. The next issue submission deadline is September 1, 2011. You can email your information to lesliemarch@hotmail.com. Hope that you are all well, signing off from sunny Oregon. Leslie Marchlesliemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09070737713357636130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-76266908962600391432011-06-14T15:23:00.003-05:002011-06-14T15:28:09.245-05:00Calling All Young Movement Builders and Revolutionaries!DO YOU DREAM OF CHANGING THE WORLD? The environmental challenges of our generation are great and hard to ignore. You may have grown up in a community polluted with toxins from a power plant or refinery; you may have been impacted or moved by the tragedy of the BP Disaster; you may simply have that bug that doesn’t allow you to look away from what’s happening without wanting dig your hands in Devin Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564109342276521566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-30096955325025281312011-06-12T18:40:00.001-05:002011-06-12T18:43:24.012-05:00Sierra Club Delta Chapter Legislative Update June 12, 2011<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptWoody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-48597391353158068692011-06-07T16:28:00.002-05:002011-06-07T16:32:16.734-05:00Sierra Club Delta Chapter Legislative Update June 7, 2011<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptWoody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-74609620013289280332011-06-02T09:02:00.001-05:002011-06-02T09:05:29.782-05:00Action Alert - State Senate Bill 97 to ban toxic dispersants<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptWoody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-33740278417580244002011-05-31T16:32:00.004-05:002011-06-30T14:52:59.878-05:00Sierra Club Summer OutingsAlthough it doesn't officially start for another 3 weeks, summer is in full swing here in Louisiana. It's a great time to get out and experience the outdoors, get a little sun, and enjoy what Nature has to offer. Of course, our spicy southern sun can make even the most die-hard outdoors enthusiast appreciate the creature comfort of A/C.But there's another way to beat the heat, and that's by Devin Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564109342276521566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-71681793724797251642011-05-30T21:45:00.001-05:002011-05-30T21:47:22.957-05:00Legislative Update, May 30, 2011<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptWoody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-62036178476828006082011-05-23T09:40:00.002-05:002011-05-23T09:44:46.883-05:00Legislative Update, May 22, 2011<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptWoody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30115534.post-91732447491254072472011-05-16T20:55:00.001-05:002011-05-16T20:57:09.162-05:00Legislative Update, May 16, 2011<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptWoody Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00224923460772924831noreply@blogger.com0