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by Pat McKenna
NEO’s Efforts Pay Off Big Time
For those of you who missed it, we had a powerful outreach to
Rep. Marcia Fudge in July. As a result of our efforts, Rep. Fudge
signed on to co-sponsor the Clean Water Protection Act, H.R.1310.
Thanks to all who called and/or wrote Rep. Fudge! (Note to Rep.
LaTourette – we’ll be calling you next.)
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We had a second “Action Alert” on the Drilling in
State Parks issue, which is now, thanks to our efforts and those
of other Ohio Sierra groups, completely defeated.
NEO SIERRA Recognized by Congress!
We are celebrating Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s statement entered
into the Congressional Record touting the efforts of the Northeast
Ohio Sierra Club to stop the use of coal! This was a result of
our two anti-coal demonstrations last June 18th.
Kudos to our Coal Committee members for their
efforts and achievements! The Committee members are: Bob Greenbaum,
Glenn Campbell, Randy
Cunningham, and Trey Howard. We are so proud! Contact Bob
Greenbaum to get involved in this ongoing
effort.
If you missed the actual document entered into the Congressional
Record sent out via e-mail, check it out on our website at: www.ohio.sierraclub.org/northeast
Resolution Adopted
Our Executive Committee adopted a resolution that was recently
presented by the Conservation Committee. This resolution supports the City of Cleveland’s Waterfront District Plan and opposes the Port of Cleveland’s current relocation plan which adversely
impacts access to the lakefront and green space.
Copies of this resolution are available to hand out at tabling
events or other appropriate venues. Contact Dave
Dvorak
or Gail Staba GStaba@nas.edu for copies of the resolution and/or
to join their efforts!
NEO Sierra Group Goes Paperless!
We received thanks and gratitude for going paperless at the Ohio
Chapter Executive Committee meeting on July 19th. We are the first
group in Ohio to go paperless, saving our group and the chapter
lots of money that can now be spent on environmental concerns.
I suggested to the Executive Committee that Ohio be the first
Sierra state to go paperless, a goal we should all be proud to work towards.
NEO Sierra Group owes a BIG THANK YOU to its Newsletter
Committee for all their hard work making us the first Ohio group to go
paperless! We’ll save money and leave trees standing in
the forest thanks to their efforts. A BIG round of applause,
please, for:
Andi Whitaker, Editor
Mark Smith, Web editor
Tom Rask, Design
Fred Oswald, Distribution
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The City of Cleveland's 
Do you know of a local environmental issue in need
of attention? Do you have inside information on what's
going on in your city or township? With over 5,000
members in Northeast Ohio we count on you to be the
Club's eyes and ears of the region. While the Federal
government and large corporations continue to wreak
havoc on our environment, it is more important than
ever before to act as watchdogs in our own backyards.
For those new to
calling state or federal representatives, it's easier and
less confrontational than it sounds. You will never
speak directly with your rep or senator - an aide
will answer the phone, take brief notes plus your name and city (sometimes), and that's it.