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The Bucks Group of the Sierra Club hosted a GREEN TOUR of Bucks County highlighting local GREEN Energy Solutions.
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- To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the Earth;
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and resources;
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of the natural and human environment.
- And to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
Field Update
Bucks County
Announcing a new meeting for Sierra Club -Bucks County PA!
What: Sierra Club - Annual 5-mile Tyler Hike
When: Saturday, May 31, 12:00 PM
Where: Click the link below to find out!
Who should come: Anyone who thinks anytime outside beats TV
Meeting Description: Hello everyone,
We are doing our yearly hike at Tyler earlier this year. We did NOT do the full 5 miles last year because of extreme heat in August. So, since this hike is popular (and close by), we will do it in Late May/Early June from here on out.
So, if you want to see ALL of Tyler - with many twist and turns, hidden trails, cliffs, streams, dams, and gardens (and also maybe burn off a pound or two) - then come to The Schofield Ford Bridge Covered Bridge entrance on Swamp Road on May 31st (Saturday) at 12 PM.
For those of you mainly familiar with Tyler from the paved trails, you will be in for a surprise. In keeping with the Sierra spirit of minimizing our carbon emmissions (not to mention ridiculous gas prices), it will be a good idea to keep things as local as possible for a while. Once Rt32 opens up again, we will be exploring further up river soon - but not too far. (I noticed the Black Bass in Lumberville is being auctioned off - bummer, they had the best brunch ever)
PLEASE NOTE: This is a pretty rigorous and long hike (the hills at Tyler are deceptive) and rates an 8 on the day-hike scale. Make sure to bring water, a lunch and good hiking boots.
DIRECTIONS: This is NOT the main Tyler Park entrance, but rather the covered bridge entrance further West on Swamp Road coming out of Newtown. For those of you coming from RT 232, take a left on Swamp road when traveling South from Wrightstown.
My cell phone is 1-267-614-3906. Please call if you are lost or late. Or call me anytime for more explicit directions. We will wait 15 minutes for everyone to show.
Hope to see you there.
Learn more here:
http://environment.meetup.com/240/calendar/7941166/
Hey folks-
This summer the Sierra Club is planning to have a Clean Energy Tour of Bucks County. With all the recent attention on clean energy we want to highlight local examples and how to support these efforts happening in Bucks County .
The basic idea of a Clean Energy Tour is to rent a bus and fill it with citizens and elected officials and take them to local examples of clean energy solutions so they can learn more about the great steps being taken in Bucks. The next step is to plan and work out the event logistics (ie- locations, bus, coordinating the stops, inviting the public, etc).
The first planning meeting will be:
Thursday, June 5th
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Newtown Township Building (Martindale Room)
100 Municipal Drive
(just north of the All Saints Cemetery on Route 413)
If you are interested please stop by to help out with this great summer event.
cheers-
Jason Brady
Sierra Club
Associate Regional Representative
4100 Main St., Suite 405
Philadelphia , PA 19127
TEL: 215-508-3310
CELL: 215-850-9152
FAX: 215-508-3340
Announcing a new meeting for Sierra Club -Bucks County PA!
What: The "Unofficial Start of Summer" Picnic
When: Saturday, June 7, 12:00 PM
Where: Tyler State Park - Click the link below to find out more!
Who should come: The "Unofficial Start of Summer" Picnic is open to anyone who wants to share good food, meet other environmentally conscious people in the area, and of course have fun!!
Meeting Description: The picnic will be at the Boat House Picnic Area, which is centrally located in the park and is the best place to access the west side of the park and all of its biking and equestrian trails.
The Sierra Club will bring food and drinks for people who have RSVP'ed for the picnic. If people want to bring a dish to pass that would be great!
If you have any questions please call 215-508-3310.
Learn more here:
http://environment.meetup.com/240/calendar/8021081/
Town Must Upgrade Open Space Plans
Buck's New Open Space Bond
The Sierra Club has endorsed Jim Cawley and Steve Santarsiero for County Commissioner. The Sierra Club could have endorsed three candidates but agreed on two.
Th Sierra Club has also endorsed the Open Space Bond
Sierra
Club Grant turns Farm into Learning Center
Take a minute to check out the Philadelphia
Building Environmental Community website !
Environmental Articles and Updates
New Power Lines coming to Bucks
Wind Energy in Bucks
Rep. Quinn Helping control Sprawl
Polluted Stream
Snipes going Sloar
Lower
Makefield Farmers Market
Help
Control Sprawl
Senior
Housing causes problems , Retiree
boom
Water
problems in Hilltown
New
Open Space on tight Budget
Say
no to TOLL Brother Yes to Upper Makefield
Toll Brother has been given credit for stepping aside and selling
200 acres for a veteran's cemetery. It turns out that Toll didn't
do anything patriotic this was a pure business move. Toll now gets
to build about the same number of houses it wanted on two seperate
tracts, Melsky, owned by Council Rock, and the balance of the Dolington
tract they are keeping. n a year where Toll Brothers had record
profits it would not have been a burden for Toll to do the right
thing and donate the land or sell it at a fair price, they 25 million
at the start of negotiations. Now they get to end 10 years of litigation
and rezone the remaining land they own for the number of home they
wanted in the first place. Why is Council Rock selling land already
purchased with taxpayer's money? Shouldn't the Schoold Board ask
the taxpayers if they want to sell land to a developer for more
sprawl and ultimatelty higher taxes? Does this make any sense? Toll
held our veteran's hostage to get a better deal for themsleves during
a time of war. People must vote with their dollars and not buy any
Toll products. Cemetery
zoning questioned Toll
wants unappealable approvals Third party enters cemetery fray,
Strings Melsky Density 4/11/08
Supervisors
approve Toll development
Bensalem
Rezones Again
Creating
wildlife haven right in your back yard
Developments
affect flooding
Date: 04/27/05
News
Advisory: Sierra Club Calls for Changes in Toxic Site Cleanup Plan
Op-Ed
Columnist: The Mercury Scandal
New York Times
Impact
Fees Should be a Part of PA's Future
Guest Opinion, By Rep. Scott Petri (R-Bucks)
Fighting
City Hall: An impressive victory
Bucks County Courier Times
Consider
the Source George Emmons
Sierra Club - Bucks County Chapter
Response
to Lowman Henry Commentary
Larry Joyce, Transportation Co-Chair
Sierra Club - Pennsylvania Chapter
What
EPA does not want you to know!
Peter Maier, PhD, PE
Stansbury, UT
Bucks County &
Local News
Veteran's Cemetery at Dolington
Updates
The
Veteran's Cemetery at Dolington Scam
Date: 11/18/06
Cemetery
Housing on Fast Tract
Date: 04/06/06
Toll
Brothers Plans for Dollington
Date: 11/19/06
Board Leader Told to Resign
Date: 04/20/06
Veterans Protest Toll
Date: 04/07/06
New
Toll Plans
Date: 05/09/06
Toll,
district 'at a stalemate' over Melsky
Date: 06/09/06
Veterans
cemetery coming to Dolington
Date: 01/07/06
Officials
pleased by decision for vet cemetery
Date: 01/08/05
Buck's
Towns don't meet storm water standards
Date: 01/07/05
EPA
agents at Bristol wastewater plant
Petition
seeks to oust farmland official
Date: 09/13/05
Votes
Cast for Change
Date: 05/19/05
Bensalem
Redevelopment
Date:05/13/2005
Creating
wildlife haven right in your back yard
Date: 06/04/2005
Stormwater
violations in a development proposal were never flagged
Date: 05/04/05
NJ
takes lead in suit against the EPA
Date: 05/18/05
EPA
works to determine source of contamination in Perkasie.
Date: 02/13/05
PennDOT
takes the scenic route - Will it work?
Date: 02/21/05
EPA
to pay for water hookups in Richland
Date: 05/31/2005
Committee
to explore Magnet Site purchase
Date: 03/02/2005
463
Hoes Coming to Plumstead
Date: 05/30/2005
Is
Global Warming to Blame for the Flooding?
Date: 06/29/06
Where
does Santorum live?
High
rates of Cancer in Bucks
Date: 04/02/06
Bucks
County's Toxic Dump Legacy
Date: 11/30/05
Long
Costly Battle
Date: 11/30/05
Asbestos
in Ambler
Date: 11/30/05
Ricland Superfund Site
Date: 11/30/05
Superfund
Wheels Turn Slowly
Date: 11/30/05
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