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Jim Soeder
Northeast Ohio Inner City Outings (ICO) lost a dear devoted friend on October
12, 2008. Jim Soeder, long time leader of the Cleveland ICO Goodrich-Gannett
group, passed away from brain cancer. We are all still in shock since the
diagnosis was just made at the end of June. Jim had been active with the
ICO group up until that time. We have all known Jim for different periods
of time but, have all held him in high regard for his unwavering dedication
to Inner City Outings ...
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A Tribute to Ed Hauser
Ed Hauser, a friend and passionate environmental activist, passed away suddenly
in November. Ed is best known as the “Mayor of Whiskey Island,” the
man who tenaciously fought to preserve natural lands along our Lake Erie shoreline
- for all of us...
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Public Lands Under Attack
All over the country public lands are being opened up to oil and gas exploration
especially in the western states, due to exemptions from environmental laws put
in place by the 2005 Energy Policy Act. The pro-industry push for public land
is greater than ever before. After Bush’s first year in office, permits
to drill rose 11%. Permits continued to climb from 3580 in 2001 to an all time
high of 6,581 in 2007. A mind boggling figure of 44 million acres...
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2008 END-OF-YEAR COMMITTEE REPORTS
See how your NEO Conservation Committee Chairs have been protecting the environment
and our health, and advocating for social and political causes. If a chair has
not submitted a report, it is usually because they are too busy in their activism,
not because there is nothing to report...
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Praise for Alan Kuper
It was an evening event at the Shaker Nature Center in 1988. The speaker had
raised an issue that I didn’t understand. I turned to the person seated
next to me and asked him to clarify the issue for me. The man responded patiently
and with a smile. What struck me was how inviting he was. That person was Alan
Kuper, Ph.D., a volunteer activist and leader with the NEO Sierra Club...
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Executive Committee Ballot
The following are statements of the candidates for
election to the NEO Group Executive Committee. The
Executive Committee (ExCom) is responsible for the
management of the affairs and activities of the Sierra
Club Northeast Ohio Group. Members elected by the local membership
serve a two-year term...
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