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The Quinnehtukqut
Summer 2024
 A Note From Our Chapter ChairWe’re back from our summer break! We’ve got some good news on clean energy and grants coming into our state and lots of great events in store. Plus, some reminders on how to get the most out of your Sierra Club membership. |  The Future is HereOffshore wind developments are now in process in our state and region! Let these new clean energy projects encourage us and give us hope for addressing climate change. Learn more about the great impact this will have on our electric grid, economy, and environment. |  The Urgent Need: Protecting Our Old and Mature Forests & The Imperative to Protect Urban ForestsDid you know that old-growth forests on our federal lands are still not protected from logging even though they are loved and cherished across the country? Learn more about the importance of old and mature-growth forests and help us push for a National Old-Growth Amendment that could protect old-growth forests from logging |
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 Stop Project Maple Campaign at Actions, Events and Educational PresentationsSierra Club Connecticut’s Stop Project Maple campaign has been extremely busy this summer. Our four state coalition has given presentations, supported actions, and attended events in the states that are threatened by Enbridge’s methane gas expansion work. Learn more about the projects we’ve planned, and join us for our next actions! |  Latest News in the Fight Against Connecticut’s Fracked Gas ExpansionWhile our campaign to stop Connecticut’s fracked gas expansion is successfully building community support, proposals are going forward despite public opposition. Learn more about our Beyond Gas campaign’s continued fight against the expansion of fracked fossil gas use and transport. |  Summer Strategies: Staying Cool and Protecting your Mental HealthSummers are getting hotter and record high temperatures are hitting more and more often. You may have considered how the heat can impact us physically, but it also has an impact on our emotional and mental health. Learn more about how the heat affects our mental health and make a plan to stay cool! |
 Yoga Summer SeriesBack by popular demand, our Yoga Series will continue on through the rest of the summer! Sierra Club Connecticut has been able to connect to a more diverse community within Hartford through this yoga series, and we would love for you to join us! |  Click for Climate: Sierra Club CT's Social Media Team Needs You!If you are looking for a way to support climate action and enjoy using social media, we have a new way for you to help! One of the ways our chapter educates and mobilizes our members and supporters is through social media. Help us amplify our messages! |  Executive Committee NominationsThe Sierra Club is unusual in the nonprofit realm in that much of the work is volunteer driven, including our volunteer leadership board called the Executive Committee (ExCom). Learn more about the ExCom, the nomination process, and help us pick our next ExCom members! |
 Photo Journal – Summer 2024See what we’ve been up to this last month, from events to outings to rallies! Come get involved and send in your own photos of Sierra Club events and campaigns you’re supporting! |  Campaign HighlightsTake a look at all the highlights from Sierra Club Connecticut’s current campaigns and what we’ve been working on this last month. As always, thank you to all of our volunteers — we couldn’t do this without you! |
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