Telling our story on TV: "Sierra Club Chronicles"

Second Thursday of each month, 8:30 - 9 pm, through July 2006, on Link Satellite TV, found on DirecTV channel 375 and Dish Network channel 9410.

When two powerful politicians paved the way to drill for oil and gas in the Gulf Islands National Seashore off the coast of Mississippi, they did not expect opposition from a coalition of unlikely environmentalists who prefer a lasting tourist trade and pristine beach to temporary gain.

Boy were they ever surprised!

This amazing David-versus-Goliath tale is just one of the seven true stories told in "Sierra Club Chronicles", a new monthly television series to be launched on Jan. 12 on Link TV.

Produced by award-winning filmmaker Robert Greenwald ("Wal-Mart: The High Price of Low Cost", "Outfoxed") in association with Sierra Club Productions, "Chronicles" captures the extraordinary efforts of people across America: ranchers in New Mexico, emergency medical technicians in New York City, fishers in Alaska, neighbors of a chemical plant in Mississippi - all united in common cause - to protect their families, their communities, and the lands and livelihoods they love from pollution, corporate greed, and short-sighted government policies.

For more information on the episodes and ways to take action and get involved, visit the series web site at www.sierraclubtv.org

"We're encouraging Sierra Club chapters and groups to hold house parties and screenings of each episode so that more members of our local communities can be made aware of the work we're doing around the country," said Adrienne Bramhall of Sierra Club Productions. "If they keep an eye on the web site, they'll soon find all the materials they need to hold a successful event."

For information on hosting a screening, or to find out about other Sierra Club Productions films available for screenings and house parties, visit http://clubhouse.sierraclub.org/scp/ or call Adrienne Bramhall at (805) 955-9374.