Foothills Group

Letter From the Chair - Dec 2008/Jan 2009

New Era’s Resolutions The November elections brought about a dramatic shift in the political landscape, and pressing environmental problems that have been ignored at a high cost should get serious attention beginning soon. For our part as concerned citizens of Planet Earth, let’s resolve to support and encourage the changes that we know must be made. Let’s make a pact with ourselves: When the debates are joined in Washington or elsewhere, we will take the time to make our opinions heard by the decision makers. Let’s also renew a determination to step up when the opportunity arises to make a difference in Upstate South Carolina. Those individual chances to make the planet a little better, acted on by caring persons, will collectively make it a lot better. They could arise in Columbia, your county seat, or your town hall. Or at work or home. Or right in the Foothills Group of the Sierra Club. The realization of a “sustainable” tomorrow is dependent on what we do with today. -- Tom Manning, Group Chair