if you have sierra club calendars and books from the 60s and 70s. you've got some hide porter and adams photographs in your collection and two of his books. i at the point raised peninsula island in time published in 1962 and later. the wild cascades are forgotten parkland published in 1965 were instrumental in the establishment of the point race national seashore and north cascades national park. now the one elder that's still actively working is david munch often called the ansel adams of color photography vivid beautiful landscapes principally of the american west but iconic beautiful images if you've subscribe to arizona highways you have seen a lot of david munch's photography and his father joseph muntz was a renowned photographer as is david's son mark well, six years after our introduction to george grant in august of 2012. we returned to the photo archives to learn more about george grant and to determine if there was enough information to write a book about him. we were pleased to learn of the interest and a book about george grant and we

they're using friends in the sierra club's photographs. adams before he becomes ansel adams has a few photographs in these reports and they don't want to do it. they want to avoid copyright issues, they want more freedom, they want more flexibility. the park service also was into developing his own landscape architects, engineers and photographers. so the parks service wanted to have all this in-service capability. >> we go back and forth. >> in the last couple of days in the "washington post, " independent of what the funding realities are today and considering the susceptibility of the american people for jingles and advertising and corporate names, there is any way to head this off, to get the nps to reject the idea of corporate naming? >> that's your question. >> no comment. that's way above my pay grade. >> i would tend to concur with your concern, let me put it that way. >> who would want to celebrate the taco bell liberty bell. i have a question. first off, let me thank you for bringing to our attention the wonderful photographer. w

all times peak that speak to karen kennedy about this she's a deputy legislative director of the sierra club which is a major u.s. environmental organization she's live from washington good to have you with us on al-jazeera so so far just little sign that the walls coal consumption is going to decline substantially in the coming year what are your thoughts about this for us and how big of a challenge will this be for efforts to reduce carbon emissions and reaching climate and energy goals. yeah that's a that's a great question and thank you for having me on. you know i i view this as some aspect of a setback but what we know trending wise is that the e.u. and the ek in the united states are largely divesting from coal and in an increasing number of cements into clean energy sectors and part of that especially from you know the sierra club's perspective is that you know coal whether it's deep mining like what we're seeing proposed in cumbria or surface mount temple of all the other types of mining practices are is really really expensive. and so what better way than to protect air water and a

. >> this is carol, chair of sierra club water committee. thank you for your service to the committee that is needed for decision making during this time. our committee has three counties south of san francisco. we are seeing one obstruction in managing demand as utilities desire to preserve billable units of water as stated by the board of directors. this explains the emphasize on expensive pipe solutions as alternatives, not the end of the pipe, not potable reuse and stormwater and so forth. please note san mateo uses 96 gals per day 85 residential. hayward 50 the,. [indiscernable] irrigation is the first target. water committee is asking you to create a forum or body of task force to share information and more importantly create implementation channels, topics could be alternative supply, local flows like stormwater and big gray water, local storage, alternatives to volumeetric. community-based solutions or another organization could be created. now there aren't enough channels for information sharing and implementation. this should be ad

stop line 3, last december, honor the earth joined the white earth and red lake nations, and the sierra club, in filing a federal lawsuit against the u.s. army corps of engineers. the lawsuit argues that the army corps didn't adequately assess the potential for exacerbating climate ange when it approved the permit, nor its impacts on indigenous treaty land rights. tara houska is couchiching first nation anishinaabe and the founder of the indigenous-led giniw collective. >> treaties are in the u.s. constitution as the supreme law of the land. you know, it's time to honor the treaties in a different way. >> reporter: she says the replacement pipeline opens up new areas of the state to potential spills that could pollute fragile waterways and other ecosystems in treaty territories. >> we've got a president that maybe, maybe actually respects treaty rights. that maybe actually respects the environment. and is calling himself a climate president. if he's going to call himself that, then we need the action. not just the words, we need the action. >> reporter: beginning in 1979, the old line 3 pipe

to be made from killing us all a new report by a coalition of environmental groups including the sierra cluband the indigenous environmental network has found that in the 5 years since the paris agreement the world 60 biggest banks have financed fossil fuels to the tune of $3.00 trillion dollars. so it appears my friends that despite all of the cute green and blue colored commercials and dramatic heartfelt statements and speeches the rule of greed still trumps the needs of the environment and that is why we always need to be watching the hawks. if you want to know what's going on on a cd you streets you want to see. them so you like to see the grass is always stay i'll see you sliced grapes see this least systemic deception is at least show which would be so but you'll. welcome everyone watching the hawks i am heartbroken for and i'm a nice across and joining us today to discuss the threat of endless summers the financing of fossil fuels and the threat of climate changes can gail host of eco logic on pacifica radio thank you so much for joining us today. thanks for having me so ken i got to

to be made from killing us all a new report by a coalition of environmental groups including the sierra club and the indigenous environmental network has found that in the 5 years since the paris agreement the world's 60 biggest banks have financed fossil fuels to the tune of $3.00 trillion dollars. so it appears my friends that despite all of the cute green and blue colored commercials and dramatic heartfelt statements and speeches the rule of greed still trumps the needs of the environment and that is why we always need to be watching the hawks. if you want to know what's going on on a cd you st you want to be there so you like to see the prices you always stay i'll see you always. great seeing this least systemic deception is to late show which i will so when you feel. welcome aboard watching the hawks i am heartbroken for and i'm a nice across and joining us today to discuss the threat of endless summers the financing of fossil fuels and the threat of climate changes can gail a host of eco logic on pacifica radio thank you so much for joining us today. thanks for having me so can i got t

catherine howard, sierra club.rra club appreciates the efforts of the board of supervisors who came to a compromise on the length of time that the observation wheel is allowed to remain in golden gate park. although we prefer that the wheel be removed immediately, we agree to a one-year extension. we urge that the lights should be turned off at sunset, and the diesel generator should be replaced with solar power. thank you for your consideration. >> clerk: thank you for your comment. i understand we have six callers in the few and not 40. so operations, can we hear from the next caller, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. ozzie reaume with noe neighborhood council and san francisco land use coalition. first of all, i would like to thank supervisors chan and peskin for calling this resolution. i would also like to further express our opposition to this ghastly ferris wheel. so why do we oppose this service wheel? because golden gate park is not some county fair in some suburban or urban output. you don't need to

kathrin howard, sierra club. the sierra club asks the wheel be removed immediately. a year is the longest this imposing structure should be allowed to remain. is it disturbs birds and -- it disturbs birds and other wildlife in the park, and we ask that it be removed from golden gate park, san francisco's premier park and historic landscape. thank you. >> thank you. >> hi, commissioners. my name is is anna mccarthy [inaudible] the 150 anniversary celebrations, and many of those celebrations couldn't happen. i'm there almost every day. the impact has been nothing but positive, and i just want to emphasize my full support. thanks. >> thank you. >> hi, commissioners. jean natoli with greater richmond, speaking in support. i just want today say i added a couple hundred signatures, so over 1200 of my neighbors supporting the wheel would love to see it extended four more years. thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is david miles. i own the church of eight wheels roller disco. i am in the park, i am there, and the people want to keep the ferris

kathrin howard, sierra club. the sierra club asks the wheel be removed immediately. a year is the longest this imposing structure should be allowed to remain. is it disturbs birds and -- it disturbs birds and other wildlife in the park, and we ask that it be removed from golden gate park, san francisco's premier park and historic landscape. thank you. >> thank you. >> hi, commissioners. my name is is anna mccarthy [inaudible] the 150 anniversary celebrations, and many of those celebrations couldn't happen. i'm there almost every day. the impact has been nothing but positive, and i just want to emphasize my full support. thanks. >> thank you. >> hi, commissioners. jean natoli with greater richmond, speaking in support. i just want today say i added a couple hundred signatures, so over 1200 of my neighbors supporting the wheel would love to see it extended four more years. thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is david miles. i own the church of eight wheels roller disco. i am in the park, i am there, and the people want to keep the ferris

catherine howard, sierra club.rra club appreciates the efforts of the board of supervisors who came to a compromise on the length of time that the observation wheel is allowed to remain in golden gate park. although we prefer that the wheel be removed immediately, we agree to a one-year extension. we urge that the lights should be turned off at sunset, and the diesel generator should be replaced with solar power. thank you for your consideration. >> clerk: thank you for your comment. i understand we have six callers in the few and not 40. so operations, can we hear from the next caller, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. ozzie reaume with noe neighborhood council and san francisco land use coalition. first of all, i would like to thank supervisors chan and peskin for calling this resolution. i would also like to further express our opposition to this ghastly ferris wheel. so why do we oppose this service wheel? because golden gate park is not some county fair in some suburban or urban output. you don't need to

all of them have chimed in about how this wheel will hurt the very land for the birds, the sierra club. i think it's a fair compromise, the one year as that satisfies all parties and i think it's sad that we have to argue with the leaders of our parks to keep out things like this or put real grass in the ground in the parks and we're going more and more into those kinds of arguments rather than being on the same side on things. thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am kelly nice. i'm a resident of district 2 and i own a business in district 3. i'm a proud board member where i have served for over 20 years on the parks alliance which helps make san francisco a more livable space and have for over 50 years. for the last 20 years, we've helped raise over $20 million to improve san francisco parks and open spaces. supervisor chan is a former parks and rec employee and knows well this contract was improved. i'm absolutely in favor of the four-year extension for the wheel. we need the tourism, the entertainment options, the j

all of them have chimed in about how this wheel will hurt the very land for the birds, the sierra club. i think it's a fair compromise, the one year as that satisfies all parties and i think it's sad that we have to argue with the leaders of our parks to keep out things like this or put real grass in the ground in the parks and we're going more and more into those kinds of arguments rather than being on the same side on things. thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am kelly nice. i'm a resident of district 2 and i own a business in district 3. i'm a proud board member where i have served for over 20 years on the parks alliance which helps make san francisco a more livable space and have for over 50 years. for the last 20 years, we've helped raise over $20 million to improve san francisco parks and open spaces. supervisor chan is a former parks and rec employee and knows well this contract was improved. i'm absolutely in favor of the four-year extension for the wheel. we need the tourism, the entertainment options, the j

common clause, the leadership conference on civil rights, the league of conservation voters, the sierra club. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. lofgren: i'd like to ask unanimous consent to put into the record a letter from the united methodist church in support of h.r. 1. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. lofgren: a letter from the franciscan action network in favor of h.r. 1. a letter from the friends committee on national legislation, the quakers, in favor of h.r. 1. a letter from the network for catholic social justice in favor of h.r. 1. a letter from the leadership conference on civil and human rights in favor of h.r. 1. a letter from the former leaders of the american civil liberties union and concerned first amendment scholars in favor of h.r. 1. and finally, a letter from attorney generals around the united states, the attorney generals of maryland, colorado, connecticut, delaware, the district of columbia, illinois, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, new york, oregon, pennsylvania, rho

all of them have chimed in about how this wheel will hurt the very land for the birds, the sierra club. i think it's a fair compromise, the one year as that satisfies all parties and i think it's sad that we have to argue with the leaders of our parks to keep out things like this or put real grass in the ground in the parks and we're going more and more into those kinds of arguments rather than being on the same side on things. thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am kelly nice. i'm a resident of district 2 and i own a business in district 3. i'm a proud board member where i have served for over 20 years on the parks alliance which helps make san francisco a more livable space and have for over 50 years. for the last 20 years, we've helped raise over $20 million to improve san francisco parks and open spaces. supervisor chan is a former parks and rec employee and knows well this contract was improved. i'm absolutely in favor of the four-year extension for the wheel. we need the tourism, the entertainment options, the j

of support from environmental groupsd, defenders of wildlife, natural resource defense council, sierra club and many others and across administrations these groups are frequently adverse to the environment division which you would oversee specifically your environmentalist supporters complained that president trump's justice department quote, actively applied a restrictive view of the standing documents and they seem to be confident that you will not do that so why do environmental activists thank you will support a less restrictive standing document? >> senator, i have appreciated and i saw that letter and appreciate that support and i want to be clear that i am beholden if confirmed to no single organization. to no prejudgments about this. my sole guide, if confirmed as associate attorney general has to be the federal laws that the body has enacted in the constitution. as nominee i'm not privy to all the documents and changes in things like that but you have my word that i will go into this position if confirmed without prejudgments and beholden to no particular group or preset agenda. >>

if you have sierra club calendars, you have got some of their photographs and their collection. two of his books, published in 1962, and later the wild cascades of forgotten parkland, were instrumental in this establishment of the national seashore, and north cascades national park. the one elder that is still actively working is david much. vivid, beautiful landscapes.