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Sierra Club, Piedmont Group
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Charlottesville, VA 22905
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Information & News

• Stop the Route 29 Bypass - Visit the Sierra Club Activist Network and join the team to stop the Western Bypass through Charlottesville
• December 2012 newsletter posted [29-Dec-12]
• Our Letter to the Federal Highway Admistration regarding the Route 29 bypass [25-Feb-12]
• Our Proposed Comprehensive Plans Vision Statement for Charlottesville & Albemarle [19-Jun-11]
  
• Outings Leaders wanted! Check out our Outings page for more information.
• ASAP Optimal Sustainable Population Size study for Albemarle [13-Mar-10]
• Virginia DEQ Air Quality Information is now available for Albemarle County [21-Jul-08]
• Citizens Energy Plan for Virginia - Released by the Sierra Club, this is a new vision to help Virginia cut our global warming pollution while creating jobs and building a new energy economy based on conservation, efficiency and clean renewable energy. Download the PDF. [21-Dec-07]
  
• Recycling in Charlottesville & Albemarle County [01-Apr-07]
  This is a list of items you can recycle and contact organizations in Charlottesville and Albemarle county in central Virginia. Compiled by Elaine Krause. (MS Word document)
• Virginia Energy Savers Handbook [01-Oct-06]
• Environmental Priorities for Commonwealth of Virginia
  The natural heritage of Virginia is in peril. More than 900 species of our native animals
  are declining in numbers as a result of habitat destruction and the increasing pollution of air and water resources. Decisive steps to save our commonwealth are needed, but Virginia ranks last in the nation in expenditures for environmental protection. Recently. a group of about ninety citizens, representing seventeen organizations, met at the University of Virginia to discuss problems and solutions. We recommend the following environmental priorities (PDF document) to our governor, legislature, and the people of Virginia.