Passed December 12, 2007. We oppose giving any park land to a private developer. In addition, any attempt to do so should follow all the necessary legal steps for the alienation procedure as required by the state.

Passed September 21, 2007. Whereas it makes environmental sense for water to be used primarily for the plants, animals and people close to that source of water rather than transporting it long distances, and; whereas harmful consequences can result from drawing too much water from an aquifer (such as depletion of household wells), and; whereas taking a natural resource that is essential for life and making it into a profit-making commodity is unjust, and; whereas drawing water from an aquifer in order to bottle it involves large expenditures of natural resources (such as, petroleum to make plastic bottles and fuel to transport it), and; whereas most water bottles end up in landfills or incinerators, adding to the solid waste problem: Therefore, be it resolved that the Iroquois Group of the Sierra Club opposes the proposed Nestle bottling facility at Orwell in Oswego County, which would draw water from the Tug Hill Aquifer. See the Sierra Club policy.

Atlantic Chapter Resolution on Voting Integrity - passed November 2007. The Atlantic Chapter (the statewide entity of the Sierra Club) is in support of a voting system consisting of paper ballots marked by hand (or by ballot-marking devices for voters with disabilities or lack of proficiency in English) and counted by hand or by precinct-based optical scanners. The Chapter is opposed to DREs (direct recording electronic devices), which are computer voting machines. DREs are easily hacked. Even when a paper component is used on a DRE, the vote shown on the paper can be different from the vote being recorded in the "black box" of the machine. DRE systems are, initially and over time, more expensive than the other system as well because more machines are needed, and maintenance, storage and transportation costs are higher.

The Iroquois Group has been sharing this information at our public programs, and working with other voting integrity activists. Updates can be found at the website of New Yorkers for Verified Voting.

Passed March 14, 2007. The Sierra Club Iroquois Group (as well as the Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter) opposes the proposed coal gasification plant in Jamesville, New York.

Passed June 6, 2006. Since the construction and operation of the proposed New York Regional Interconnect, Inc. electric power line project will produce negative environmental, social and economic consequences along its projected 200 mile-long route; since a need for the Project has not been established as described in the NYS Public Service Commission application; since no demand-side management alternatives have been evaluated; and, since no good-faith effort has been made to evaluate alternate routes if a new power line is needed at all, it is therefore resolved that the Iroquois Group of the Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter opposes the New York Regional Interconnect, Inc. power line project.

Passed January 16, 2002.The Sierra Club Iroquois Group opposes the construction of DestiNY USA. A mall of this size would be environmentally unsound. It would overtax our water, sewage and transportation systems, create air pollution from traffic, and be wasteful of natural resources. The Group opposes the creation of an artificial "natural" all-season environment when we live in a region with abundant natural resources to enjoy.

Passed March 2000.The Sierra Club Iroquois Group opposes the Midland Sewage treatment plant proposal because it is environmentally unjust.

Passed November 8, 1999. The Sierra Club Iroquois Group opposes further development (including trail paving) of the West Shore of Onondaga Lake.