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Get informed and get involved, read on!
First we have a sample of an article from our Newsletter,
The Activist. Then we have some
good starting points for getting active. After reading this
column please also make a point to explore our Outings
and other links on the left.
We
Invite You to Attend:
[PDF] The
Seventh Annual Fundraising Dinner
In Support of Grassroots Environmental Activism
Friday, September 19, 2008
Boarding begins at 6:30pm
Detroit River Dinner Cruise
Lasagna Buffet and Cash Bar
Departing from Bishop Park in Wyandotte
Please print
the Fundraising
Dinner form and include with check. Make checks
payable to "SEMG
Sierra Club".
Contributions are not tax-deductible...we do political work!
Mail to: Gloria
Scicli, 2301 W Lincoln, Birmingham, MI 48009.
Marathon
Crude
The Bottom of the Barrel
By Ed McArdle,
SEMG Conservation Committee Chair
In the debate over record high gas prices, there are strong
arguments (including those of the International Energy Agency
in Paris) pointing to the likelihood that world demand is
close to overtaking production, partly because Saudi Arabia
and Kuwait have overestimated their oil reserves by a wide
margin. Other experts stress lack of refinery capacity in
the U.S.
Marathon Oil, located in southwest Detroit at Fort St. and
Schaefer, is Michigan’s only oil refinery. In a recent
speech to the Detroit Economic Club, Marathon’s CEO
Clarence P. Cazalot announced salvation from higher oil prices
through an increase of 15 percent in production at the Detroit
refinery, to 400,000 gallons per day. The expansion will come
from processing heavier crude oil extracted from the Canadian
tar sands in northern Alberta, where Marathon is planning
a $6 billion investment....
<The above is an excerpt from the Feb
2008 - Aug 2008 issue of The
Activist, SEMG's newsletter. To read the entire article,
click here.>
Announcements
- SEMG
General Meeting and Program
Make sure to join us on the first Thursday of the month
for the SEMG general meeting and program. Go to our Programs
page to see what Carol Izant has planned for next month.
- Check out the Sierra
Club SEMG Blog. SEMG leaders may use this blog to chat,
rant, and rave about all things environmental in Southeast
Michigan (and beyond).
Southeast Michigan Conservation
Get
Involved!
Volunteer
with the SEMG
SEMG is looking for volunteers with strong leadership
skills and/or a passion for environmental issues to participate
in its various committees. For more information, or to join
a committee, contact Carol Izant at 248-352-6137 or
e-mail her at cogknot@yahoo.com.
Building Environmental Communities (BEC)
Are you frustrated by the way the Bush Administration is weakening
our nation’s environmental laws? Then join us for an
invigorating workshop designed to help turn frustration into
action to benefit the environment!
For more information, visit the Oakland County Building
Environmental Communities web site.
Become a Legislative
District Watchdog
For more information, click here.
Subscribe to RAW
RAW is a twice-weekly e-mail update on the Bush administration's
assault on the environment. To subscribe,
click the following link and follow the directions: http://www.sierraclub.org/raw.
Join a committee
Did we say...? Click here
for information about SEMG's committees. Check out the Group
Directory to contact our Chairs and Executive Committee
members directly about the committees and their work.
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