Hello,

I am the chair of the Sierra Club Sustainable Consumption Committee (SCC),
which has been working for a couple of years, under the Sustainable Planet
Strategy Team (SPST).  Our aim is to provide information on the ways that
individual and collective consumption are part of the environmental
problems which the Sierra Club wants to address and to encourage club
leaders, activists, and members to work for more sustainable kinds and
levels of consumption, as a crucial part of the Sierra Club's goal of
protecting and preserving our natural areas and resources.

To achieve these goals, we work at local, chapter, and national levels.
Some of the specific projects in which we've been involved have included
work with local consumption committees; presentations at local and chapter
meetings; creation of a newsletter, fact sheets, report, and other
materials; and discussions with national campaign volunteers and staff
about ways we can collaborate.  We hope to increase our activity level,
especially at the national level, in the coming months.

In order to accomplish this, we want to communicate more effectively with
national leaders, including members of the CGC.  We would like to know what
you think about the relationship between consumption and environmental
problems, which consumption-related issues you think we should focus on,
which campaigns and programs you would like to see addressing consumption
issues, and the strategies and projects you think will be most effective in
achieving our goals.

Please visit our website, which includes fact sheets, links, and other
information.  The website is  www.sierraclub.org/sustainable_consumption.
We also have print copies available of fact sheets, reports, and other
materials.

Our members are Anna Peterson (FL) (chair), Kevin Finney (CA), Tom Ransburg
(IN), Kristin Reed (CA), and Gordon Labedz (CA).  We are currently seeking
two new members, since Tom Ransburg is stepping down.  Liaisons are Carol
Holst (Seeds ofSimplicity; CA); David Tilford (Washington D.C., Center for
a New AmericanDream); Alex Veitch (Global Warming/Energy staff; D.C.); Todd
Larsen (Coop America, D.C.); and Faith Teitelbaum (SPST; Virginia)

Thanks for your time.  We hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely,
Anna Peterson


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Anna Peterson
Department of Religion
107 Anderson Hall
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL  32611-7410
tel. 352/392-1625
fax  352/392-7395


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