Meet other local Environmental activists to discuss environmental issues both on a global and local level. There will be lots of opportunities to get involved with the Sierra Club's activities!

The EU Crisis, the Arab Spring and its consequences, China's economy, Myanmar's apparent democratization, Mali, miners revolting in Peru, Putin, Iran,  the Eurovision song competition (just kidding) are not exactly the subjects of water-cooler talks. We will meet and discuss a chosen topic at a restaurant (or park) with Wi-Fi access as people will be encouraged to bring their laptops, tablets, or smartphones to the event. Members are are also encouraged to contribute links on the chosen topic be …

In the early months of 1998 a single individual challenged Secretary of State Madeleine Albright about the Clinton administration's saber rattling with Iraq at a CNN televised "town hall meeting." At the time Clinton was attempting to persuade the American public to support his intentions of bombing Iraq. Albright not only wouldn't answer the question, but she fled the scene once the event was officially over! This public relations fiasco stopped the Clinton White House's plans for war in the …