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DESCRIPTION:Believe it or not, the Sierra Club has sued to demand deforestation of the 
 East Bay Hills, followed by the use of pesticides!  East Bay Regional Park 
 District, UC Berkeley, and the City of Oakland will use FEMA dollars to 
 raze hundreds of thousands of healthy trees in a plan to convert public 
 lands to hot, dry “grasslands with islands of shrubs.”  Driven by the 
 Sierra Club, this project will WORSEN CLIMATE CHANGE by releasing vast 
 amounts of carbon.  It will also SHATTER A COMPLEX ECOSYSTEM, destroying 
 precious habitat for millions of creatures.  Finally, according to fire 
 experts and the US Forest Service, it will WORSEN FIRE DANGER:\n•	By 
 eliminating shade and fog drip provided by living trees, which retain 
 moisture and serve as natural fire retardants;\n•	By destroying 
 windbreaks that provide barriers to wind-driven fires typical of California 
 wildfires;\n•	By replacing trees with highly flammable grass on unshaded 
 ground.  Most California wildfires start in grass.\nAfter cutting the 
 trees, they will apply thousands of gallons of toxic pesticides, Including 
 Monsanto’s RoundUp and Dow’s Garlon.  The World Health Organization has 
 classified RoundUp as a probable human carcinogen.\nOver 1,800 members of 
 the local Sierra Club Chapter have signed a petition in opposition to the 
 Sierra Club’s support for this project.  The Club’s by-laws now 
 obligate the Club to conduct an official vote of the membership on this 
 issue.  The Club must change its policy if the membership votes against 
 it.\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/05/28/18787018.php
SUMMARY:Protest at Sierra Club
LOCATION:2100 Franklin St, downtown Oakland, very near 19th St BART
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/05/28/18787018.php
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