Stories
Sierra Club BC Education Road Trip: Vancouver Island
This fall, Kirsten and I had the mission of hitting the road on two separate trips to teach across Vancouver Island. We had the pleasure of visiting School Districts 68, 69, 71, 72, 84 and 85 and working with new schools, students, and teachers.
BC’s clean growth plan: A major step forward in the race to combat the climate crisis
By Executive Director Hannah Askew
December 5, 2018
Today,…
Sierra Club BC hails Clean BC as important step forward
B.C.’s clean growth plan is a major step forward in the race to combat the climate crisis and secure a better future for British Columbians, said Sierra Club BC.
On the road and in the rainforest: An update from campaigner Mark Worthing
November 30, 2018
By Mark Worthing, Conservation and Climate…
Looking back, looking ahead: 20 years of connecting kids with nature
At the beginning of this school year, the Education Program celebrated 20 years of working with schools across the province. Since the program launched in 1998, Sierra Club BC’s Environmental Educators have worked with over 140,000 students!
No fracking way, no fracking how!
Even as calls for climate action grow more and more urgent, fracking is at the centre of efforts to give fossil fuels renewed life in B.C. Given the seriousness of the climate threats we are fighting, it shouldn’t be happening and Sierra Club BC is fighting it on multiple fronts.
The Big Stall: A public talk and book launch with Donald Gutstein
The Big Stall traces the origins of the government's climate change plan back to the energy sector itself — in particular Big Oil.
LNG opponents share next steps ahead of B.C. climate plan
Days ahead of the release of B.C.’s climate plan, Vancouverites are gathering to forge alliances with northerners and prevent liquefied natural gas (LNG) from undermining desperately-needed action on global warming.
Event: What's up in the woods
Join the Wilderness Committee, Ancient Forest Alliance and Sierra Club BC for an update on Vancouver Island’s remaining old-growth rainforests and the movement to protect them!
Enviro groups and Indigenous leaders condemn logging of rare old-growth rainforest by BC government
The Wilderness Committee and Sierra Club BC have visited Schmidt Creek and confirmed logging has begun in BC Timber Sales (BCTS) cut blocks in the valley. The blocks, all located on steep slopes, were auctioned off this spring, sparking concern over the potential for landslides so close to important orca rubbing beaches at nearby Robson Bight.
Event: Is LNG ‘clean’? The fracked up truth
Join us for an evening of conversation with experts from across the province as they uncover the truth behind LNG.
Sierra Club BC's Education Team Turns 20!
The start of this school year marked 20 years since Sierra Club BC’s Education Program began working with students across the province. We’re throwing ourselves a birthday party and you’re invited!
Ecojustice, Sierra Club BC launch legal challenge of decision to exempt unauthorized dams from environmental assessments
Ecojustice and Sierra Club BC are taking the province to court over an unparalleled decision to exempt two dams from environmental assessments — after they’d already been built.
