The Yodeler, newspaper of the San Francisco Bay Chapter Sierra Club

May - June 2009

Vol. 72 No. 3

Feature Story:
Local energy and global climate change

Mandala by Cody Chancellor (www.chancellor.net)

Working in the Bay Area and California for greener energy.

	Special Feature: Party for the Planet (and the Bay Chapter) Everyone loves a party - food, drink, meeting new people, and laughing with old friends.

Priority Campaign Update: Reduce your carbon footprint: Say no to bottled water!

The bottled water industry - led by Nestlé, Coke, and Pepsi - aggressively promotes bottled water through sexy marketing campaigns that undermine people's trust in public water systems.

Conservation News:

Fee proposal would move towards privatizing Arboretum
Mirkarimi appointed to Coastal Commission
Good news for clean air at California ports
Patterson Ranch update
It's time for San Francisco to charge more for short-term parking
Attaining the strongest protections for Marin's shoreline areas
more conservation news..

Volunteer of the Month: Ed Mainland

Global to local - Ed Mainland is an activist at all levels.

Chapter Elections Your chance to help extend Club's tradition of democratic leadership

The Sierra Club has a unique tradition of volunteer leadership.