➡CLUB NEWS/PAGE 5 outing, please visit www.sierraclub.org/missionoutdoors. To participate in hikes led by <strong>Angeles</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong> leaders, check out our online Schedule of Activities. <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> National Board of Directors election The <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> headquartered in San Francisco is run by a national board of directions. This year there will be seven candidates on the ballot: Donna Buell, Jim Dougherty, Chuck Frank, Becky Gillette, Robin Mann, Susanna Reyes and Matt Urban. The <strong>Angeles</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong> recommends a vote for Susana Reyes and Robin Mann in the upcoming election for the <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong>’s Board of Directors. Votes or Ballots must be received by noon EDT of April 24, 2013. It’s easy to vote online at https://www.esc-vote.com/<strong>Sierra</strong>2013. To vote online, you must have the sequence numbers noted at the top of your paper ballot that is mailed to you. If you vote electronically, do not send in a paper ballot or vice verse. Detailed voting directions for voting either online or by mail are noted at the top of your ballot. You can opt in for electronic notification of election materials in the future at action.sierraclub.org/e-ballot. Spots still available on Climate Change bike ride in May “Pedal your bike, power the movement.” That’s the sentiment behind Climate Rides planned on the East and West coasts to raise awareness and money about climate change and its impact on the planet. The Climate Ride along the California Coast takes place May 19 to 23. It begins in the state’s historic Redwood Empire near Eureka, travels along the coast and ventures into the Russian River Valley before crossing the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco. Register to raise funds and you’ll be fueling 25 green organizations, including the <strong>Angeles</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong>, in their fight to change the energy paradigm in this country. To get started and for more information, go to www.climateride. org. Calling all activists who care about organic waste The Organics Project was organized to find out how cities in Los <strong>Angeles</strong> and Orange counties manage food scraps and yard trimmings, known in waste parlance as “organics.” This nutrient-rich and carbon-rich resource makes up a whopping 35% of everything we throw away. All too often it is squandered and becomes an environmental hazard when dumped into methane-belching landfills. The project’s mission is two-fold: first, learn what cities know about organics, what they do about organics, and what they plan to do about this resource in the future. Then share the information the project gathers with city officials and residents to work together toward more sustainable waste management policies and practices. The project invited 49 cities to participate in Phase One of this survey and received submissions from 23 cities. The responses of the first 23 cities provide an initial glimpse into policies, programs, practices, and plans to reduce landfill disposal and increase source reduction, composting, and anaerobic digestion of food scraps and yard trimmings in L.A. and Orange counties. Now we need you to get involved. Volunteers are needed to: • Reach out to inform & involve <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> groups and committees • Prepare plans to advise city & county officials about policies & practices • Speak to city councils, county officials, and community organizations • Participate in community festivals & public events • Canvas residents, businesses and organizations to sign petitions • Contact news media with statements and related materials • Post on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube & Meetup Contact: George.Watland@sierraclub.org New bills in Congress would make healthier environment Two important bills to protect the environment and the health of all Americans were introduced in Congress on March 14: the Breathe Act, sponsored by Congressman Jared Polis (D-Colorado) and the Fresher Act, sponsored by Congressman Matthew Cartwright (D-Pennsylvania). The Breathe Act reverses a dangerous and long-standing loophole under the Clean Air Act, which exempts the oil and gas industry from compliance with critical safeguards that protect the public from toxic air pollution. The Fresher Act will close a Clean Water Act loophole that exempts the oil and gas industry from the national stormwater pollution prevention permit standard, which are critical tools for preserving water quality. Michael Brune, <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Executive Director, said in reaction, “For too long, the oil and gas industry has had a free pass to endanger Americans and ignore our nation’s most important public health and environmental protections,” Brune continued, “We must end the industry’s pollution spree and the introduction of the Breathe and Fresher Acts in the U.S. House today are important steps to ending the oil and gas industry’s reckless joy ride at the expense of our air, water, and land.” —From <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> reports Passages Darrick Danta, a longtime <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong> outings leader, Wilderness Travel Course lecturer and navigation examiner died in a climbing accident on New York Mountain in the Mojave National Preserve on Feb. 15, one day after his 58th birthday. Danta was an associate dean at the College of Social and Behavorial Scienes and longtime member of the Department of Geography at California State University, Northridge, which published a tribute to his achievements and outdoor passions. Danta is survived by his wife, Sara Danta, and brother Randall Danta, both of whom are <strong>Chapter</strong> outings leaders. Dorothy Beck McInnis (1930-2013) An outstanding <strong>Sierra</strong> Singles leader for ovezr 18 years, Dorothy Beck Mcinnis passed away Feb. 3. Mcinnis became a leader in 1975, beginning with a trip to Organ Pipe National Monument (where she dressed as the Easter Bunny and tossed candy into our tents on Easter morning!). The last bus trip she and her husband Danny shared was Fourth of July weekend in 1993 to Mammoth and Devil’s Postpile National Monument. They enjoyed many years thereafter traveling the country in their fifth-wheel trailer, including Canada and Alaska. Mcinnis served on the <strong>Sierra</strong> Singles Management Committee in 1978, 1979, and 1983 through 1991, and she received <strong>Chapter</strong> Outings Service Awards in 1978 and 1993. --Marilyn Baker 46 APRIL-JUNE 2013 SOUTHERN SIERRAN
From the Arctic to your backyard It’s a big planet The <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> works to protect the environment Neighborhood by neighborhood. City after city. In the forests. In the deserts. In the oceans. GUADALUPE-NIPOMO DUNES BY: TOM POLITEO Join the fun Explore the outdoors Enjoy a better lifestyle Join the fight Protect the environment Become a <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> member visit: angeles.sierraclub.org/join_donate (or join by mail, see page 45) SOUTHERN SIERRAN APRIL-JUNE 2013 47
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