Sierra Club

Pierce County Councilmember Calvin Goings added another environmental group's backing today in his campaign for Pierce County executive when he gained the sole endorsement of the local Sierra Club.

"We believe Calvin Goings best understands the environmental challenges in Pierce County and will provide the leadership necessary to meet them head-on," said Bliss Moore, Chair of the Sierra Club Tatoosh Group.

Goings was also endorsed by the Washington Conservation Voters in July, and remains the only candidate in the executive race with the support of an environmental advocacy group.

The Sierra Club, having effectively killed what was a broad compromise to build roads and transit last year, have now decided that they shall deliver the son of Proposition 1.  read more »

A visit from national League of Conservation Voters president Gene Karpinski is expected next week. Sources hope he can talk some sense into the Washington environmental movement.  read more »

Sound Transit is hard at work trying to convince King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties to expand light rail by ballot measure in 2008 - they've hired not one but two public relations firms to push poll the issue, while willfully ignoring the results of last year's Proposition 1.  read more »