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Current News: 2011


Read what the Prairie Group Excom is doing!
Accounts from February 9, March 13, May 10, July 10, and September 18 have been posted on our Meetings Page 

The December edition of our ePrairie Flyer has been emailed to members and is available at
Prairie Flyer December 2011 (pdf format)
The previous 2011 editions are also available:
Prairie Flyer August 2011 (pdf format)
Prairie Flyer April 2011 (pdf format)



Upcoming Outings, Events and Opportunities


The Revenge of the Electric Car
See and learn about electric vehicles on Thursday, January 26. The film The Revenge of the Electric Car will be shown at the Normal Theater, 7:00 -- 8:30 pm, 209 North St., Normal, IL. It will be followed by a panel discussion in the theater, 8:35 -- 9:15 pm.

Before and throughout the evening, from 5:30 -- 9:45 pm, there will be an electric vehicle showcase at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel, in the Marriott Ballroom, 210 Broadway St., Normal, IL:

Mitsubishi "I"
Nissan Leaf
Chevrolet Volt
Tesla Roadster
Fisker Karma
1976 Vanguard Citicar
and more!

Encore screening: Revenge of the Electric Car
Friday, January 27, 7:00 pm, Normal Theater


Know of a local event other Sierra Club members might be interested in? Let Rachel Vellenga know at rlvellenga@yahoo.com.
What else is on this Web site?:
  •      This Home page: announcements of coming meetings and other events
  •      Calendar :
    links to other pages and sites
  •      Committees :
    standing committees of the Prairie Group and some links concerning them
  •      Meetings :
    descriptions of previous meetings of the Prairie Group -- back several years
  •      Newsletter :
    links to older issues of the Prairie Flyer
  •      Chapter eNewsletter -- Prairie State Protector 
    signup for the email newsletter of the Illinois Chapter
  •      Reports :
    The Environmental Almanac continues on WILL-AM; the current URL is
    http://environmentalalmanac.blogspot.com/
    Out-of-date reports have been deleted.
  •      Contacts :
    a list of who runs the Prairie Group -- the Executive Committee -- links to emailing them, designated positions, phone numbers, biographies
  •      Links :
    links to many local, state, and national environmental organizations
  •      Outings:
    this page has been discontinued until opportunity for a good outing comes
  •      By-Laws :
    the Prairie Group By-Laws in PDF format


Sierra Club Radio
WEFT, 90.1 FM, Tuesdays 5:30-6:00pm

Sierra Club Radio is now on local community radio station WEFT, 90.1 FM in Champaign, every Tuesday afternoon from 5:30 to 6:00pm. Sierra Club Radio is a nationally produced half-hour radio show about the environment with a focus on what each of us can do to make our world better. Each week host Orli Cotel has in-depth interviews with politicians, authors, celebrities, artists, businesspeople, and activists inspired by nature. There is advice from "Mr. Green", lifestyle tips, and occasional commentary from former Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope.

So listen each week on your radio to WEFT, 90.1 FM on Tuesdays at 5:30 pm as Sierra Club turns the airwaves green.



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Revision of this Web page by assistant webmaster Dick Bishop, January, 2012.