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2012
January 2012
• New Outings Initiative
• General Membership Meetings
• Sustainable Building
• The Whole Earth
• Badgering Lake Michigan
• Politics
• From The Chair
• Detroit Incinerator
• Green Cruise
• Nuclear-Free Great Lakes
• ABE Fundraiser
• Michigan Fracking Debate
• Michigan Infructure Debate
• Island Lake Hike
• Outings
• Beer Tasting Fundraiser
2011
August 2011
• Kids to Grow Up Green
• Detroit Community's ZIP 48217
• Obituary
• Run for SEMG Executive Committee
• Lobbyists Training
• Political Activism
• Beer Tasting Fundraising Event
• Green Cruise
• Biking the Lower Huron Metropark
• Non-Nuclear Future
• Rain Gardens
• Detroit Recycling
• Children Learn About Earth Day
• SEMG Outreach
• Outings
January 2011
• Detroit Incinerator Update
• General Information & Meetings
• Schedule of Programs
• Hydraulic Fracturing in Michigan
• Thoughts from Your Chair
• Walking Paths of the Keweenaw
• SEMG: Moving Forward!
• News from Blue Water
• Helping the spread of native plants
• Green Cruise Recap
• Nukes will hit the fan in 2011
• Fundrasing at Arts, Beats and Eats
• Going Native in the Garden
• Backpacking in Isle Royale
• State Election Results
• A Greener Transition
• SEMG Election Results Are In!
• Outings
2010
August 2010
• General Information & Meetings
• Schedule of Programs
• Royal Oak office to Close
• Radioactive Waste Shipments
• Thoughts from Your Chair
• Oil Spill Anger
• Detroit—A New Life for the Land
• Michigan Jobs
• March for Clean Air?
• Green Cruise
• Humbug Marsh
• Landscaping in Oakland County
• Blue Water Sierra Club
• Beyond Coal — Good News
• Receive your activist electronically
• Green Politics
• After Death Home Care
• Outings
January 2010
• Reinventing Recycling
• Green Politics
• SEMG Tree at Detroit Zoo
• Green Cruise Recap
• SEMG Executive Committee
• Love Your Lawn
• Blue Water Sierra Club
• Fermi 3 up-date
• Are two bridges better than one?
• Energy efficiency jobs
• The US Social Forum II
• Garden Musings
• Northville Township votes
• 2009 Annual Fundraiser
• Weekend Backpacking
• Westland Environmental Group
• Thoughts from Your Chair
• Outings
2009
August 2009
• All Aboard for a Good (Green) Cause!
• Will Michigan Get More Nuclear?
• Welcome Cool Cities Staffer Michelle Martinez!
• For Love Of Water, Rochester ECOs
• Feed-in Tariff Equals Energy Democracy
• Get Involved in Electing Green Leaders
• Sarnia Ontario’s Chemical Valley
• Musings from a Gardener in
N. Oakland County
• Westland rises from the ashes, of the old incinerator
• Green Thumbs up for Costco’s Trade-In & Recycle Program
•
Detroit Incinerator: Mayor Opts for More Incineration
• Outings
February
2009 - June 2009
• New nuclear proposals impact Michigan and the Great Lakes
• Organizing in St. Clair County to Protect Our Environment
• Rochester ECOs - Effective and Fun
• Green politics: unprecedented success with endorsements
• Fund Raising Paradox
• Green Cruising Join Us!
• An Invite to Explore Downriver in the Winter
• Aging Water Infrastructure Pollutes and Can Result In Shut-offs
• Musings of a master gardener
• Outings
• 2009 New Faces on Our
SEMG Executive Committee
•
Detroit Incineration: Still the Burning Question
• Eating out? Enjoy, and help restaurants use energy more efficiently
2008
Feb.
2008 - Aug. 2008
• Clean
Energy - No More Nukes for the Great Lakes,
By Ed McArdle
• Committee Chairs and meetings,
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
• Energy
Efficiency Programs
• Neighbors
Opposed to Developers’ Plans
• Our
State Legislators Need to Hear
• The
Sierra Club and Political Action
• Bluebirds
- A Tale of Stewardship
• Night
Migrants Need “Safe Passage” -
The
Detroit Audobon Society
• Outings
• Tiffany
Hartung, new BEC organizer
•
3rd Annual Earth Day Expo, Saturday April 19, 2008
•
Sierra Club & Beer - put April 24 on your calendar
7th
Annual Fundraising Dinner, Fri., Sept. 19, 2008
• And more ...
Sep
2007 - Feb 2008
THE ACTIVIST -Sustainable Issue-
• Communities are Going Green, By Ed McArdle
• Committee Chairs and meetings,
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
• Thoughts from Your Chair
• Make our air clean - A Carbon Tax for Michigan
• Recycling in Detroit’s Solid Waste Future
• Suburban Sprawl - Saving wetlands, woods
• DTE’s Green Currents Program -Does it contribute
to Renewable Energy? by David Wright
• Properly disposing of CFLs
• Outings
• Green Politics
• And more ...
2007
Feb
2007 - Aug 2007
THE ACTIVIST -Energy Issue-
• The Green Ride - Testing some of
the most popular hybrid vehicles
• Thermal Solar Activism Going On By Hal Newnan
• COULD TRANSIT GET A RAPID START By Ed McArdle
• The new state legislative session By Lydia Fischer
• The new state legislative session By Lydia Fischer
• GREEN POLITICS, GREEN HEARTS AND
GREEN HEADS By Mitch Mitchell
• Energy Star - Saving energy can save you money
• Westland, Wayne and Canton Residents Come Together
to Save Wetlands
• MICHIGAN ROAD BUILDER THREATENS LAKE SUPERIOR
• p. 9 Growing and Eating Organic, By Mary LaFrance
• Outings
• The Dusty Boot Award by Phil Crookshank, SEMG
Outings Chair
• And more ...
2006
Sep
06 - Dec 06
• MOTOR CITY OR TRANSIT TOWN? By Ed McArdle
SEMG Conservation Chair
• Lace up and Gear up - 2nd Annual Green Cruise
• Energy High at Workshop on Smart Energy Solutions
for Michigan
• GREEN POLITICS: Think Lansing - Act Local
• OUTINGS & Outings PHILOSOPHY 101
• Green Politics
• And more ...
March
2006 - June 2006
• SEMG's 5th and a ½ Mostly Annual Fundraising
Dinner with Guest Speaker Dave Dempsey
• Farmington Smart System
• Hamtramck Autoclave
• Mass Transit
• Outings
• Green Politics
• And more ...
December
2005 - February 2006
• Hamtramck Medical Waste Proposal: New Wine in
an Old Bottle?
• Mass Transit and the Power of Positive Thinking
• Chapter Lobby Day Keeps Growing
• Recycling in Detroit
• Architectural Outings
• Outings
• And more ...
2005
September
2005 - November 2005
• Finding Common Ground for a Better Environment
• Nash resigns; political, work obligations
• Detroit Trash Incinerator - Money to Burn!
• The Great Train Ride: Pontiac to Kalamazoo, Local
Sierrans go on Board to Save Amtrack
• Thanks from Maybury - The Living Farm
• Outings
• Green Politics
• And more ...
April
2005 - June 2005
• SEMG: Working Together for a Better Environment
• Good News from Sibley Prairie: Development Plans
on Hold
• Public Transit Becomes Top Priority
• Closing the Hamtramck Incinerator - Public Speaks
Out One More Time
• Dog Sledding - A Sport for the Brave
• Earth Day - Continuing 35 Years of Hard Work
• Outings
• And more ...
December
2004 - March 2005
• Environmental Justice Policy: MI Lags Behind Other
States
• SEMG Election Time: Vote for Executive Committee
Members
• Traveling the Manistique
• SEMG's 4th Annual Fundraising Dinner
• Mackinac Action Network
• Outings
• And more ...
2004
August
2004 - November 2004
• David Bonior Visits SEMG and Discusses Politics
• Protecting Our Great Lakes
• Guest Column: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Threatened by Mining
• Great Turnout from SEMG at Spring Lobby Day
• Central Wayne Incinerators Will Tip Over
• Green Politics
• Outings
• And more ...
April
2004 - July 2004
• Southeast Michigan Group is Building Environmental
Communities: Getting the Word out on Environmental Misdeeds
of the Bush Administration
• A Message from the Chair
• Will the Detroit Region Ever Get Mass Transit?
• A Dinner that Rocked: Reflecting on the 2003 Fundraising
Dinner
• Spring & Summer Outings
• Outings Adventure: Exploring Winter Wildflowers
• SEMG Revs Up the Central Wayne Incinerator Campaign
• Guest Column: Clinton River Pathway
• Attention - Detroit Riverfront Watchers: Planning
season for Detroit's west riverfront development is underway!
December
2003 - March 2004
• Let Us Now Praise Famous Men and Women: SEMG Heroes
Making a Difference in Michigan's Environment
• Let's Nail the Coffin Shut on the Central Wayne
Incinerator
• A Message from the Chair
• It's SEMG Election Time - Vote for Executive Committee
Members
• Outings Journal - Rewards of a Fleece
• Winter Outings Schedule
• Green Politics
• And more ...
2003
September
2003 - November 2003
• Shape the Future of Medical Waste in Michigan:
Keep the Hamtramck Incinerator Closed!
• Is the Central Wayne Incinerator Ready to Tip
Over?
• We'll Miss Barb Yarrow - A Huge Thanks
• A Message from the Chair
• Remembering Sam Haynes
• Outings
• Green Politics
• ExCom Elections
April
2003 - August 2003
• The World of Water
• Our Sierra Club Chapter Strategizes for the Future
• Northwind: Jim Nash, SEMG's New Chair
• Volunteer Shares Bounty of the Earth
• Bringing it into balance: your help needed
• Outings
• Green Politics
• Lead poisoning Detroit’s children
• Wilderness Preparedness
• West Nile Virus: Is Spraying Warranted?
2002
September
2002 - November 2002
• Membership Challenge
• What's Going On: Chair's Report
• Sibley Prairie
• Detroit Office Hosts Festive Open House
• Executive Committee Nominations Open
• Outings
• Green Politics
• Backpacking North Manitou Island: Discovering
a Wonderful Wilderness
• Sibley Prairie: The Last Frontier in Southeast
Michigan
• Seminar Kicks off Backpacking Program
• Volunteer's Needed
March
2002 - August 2002
• Detroit Residents Air Concerns About Incinerator
Pollution and Health Risks
• Comments Sought in FDA Review of the Risks of
Genetically Engineered Fish
• What's Going On : Chair's Report
• Hikers and Stargazers Explore Mystery of Maybury's
Nighttime Aura
• SEMG Elects ExCom Members
• Green Politics: Let's Get Involved
• Outings
• Explore Your Backyard Ecology at SEMG's May Monthly
Meeting
• Learn Beginning Backpacking Skills
• Spring Events to Motivate You
2001
September
2001 - November 2001
• Help Raise Funds, Celebrate ... Join Us for Autumnfest
2001
• View from the Chair's Desk
• Outings
• SEMG Nominations
• Green Politics
• Be a Champ: Support Your Local Sierra Club
• Hamtramck Happenings
• CSA ... A Healthy Alternative to GE Food
2000
December
2000 - February 2001
• Toronto Trash: Just Say No!
• Coalition = Power by Numbers
• Outings Leader Tours Alaska
• Green Politics: It's Been Quite a Year
• Vote for Executive Committee Members
• Executive Committee Candidate Statements
• Outings
• Take Action: Gene Engineered
• Mackinac Chapter Awards Celebrate and Recognize
Our Volunteers and Other Friends of the Environment
• Autumnfest 2000
September
2000 - November 2000
• Genetic Engineering
• It Starts When You Care to Act
• Election Fever? Contact Your SEMG Nominations
Committee
• Medical Incinerator Fight Heating
• Autumnfest
• Green Politics
• Environmental Justice Organizer Joins Chapter
Leadership
• Green Politics
• Outings
• Help Save Michigan Forests
1999
September
1999
• Take a Second Step ... to Southeast Michigan's
New Member Meeting
• Let's Talk About Money
• Fall 1999 Special Events Calendar
• Green Politics: Keeping the Heat On
• Book Reviews
• Outings
• Coalition Asks Henry Ford Health System to Stop
Incineration
• Wetlands and Water Conservation Issues
• SUWA Seeks Support for Redrock Wilderness Act
• Web Site Debut
• SEMG Autumn Extravaganza
1998
September
• Turning Rouge River Parklands into Wetlands
• On November 3, Remember the Environment
• Well, Come! to New Members Meeting
• The Voice of the SEMG Sierra Club
• Troy Wetlands in Danger of Disappearing
• Thanks to Volunteers
• Membership Committee News
• In Memoriam: Mr. Joel Briggs and Mr. William Clark
• Outings
• SEMG Joins the "Health Care Without Harm"
Coalition
• From the Outings Committe