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The Sierra Club's stated mission is "To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth; To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives."
He said Sierra Club leaders weren’t adequately pursuing the environmental justice objectives the organization set for itself in its 2030 Strategic Framework, which identifies "goals to address ...
Carl Pope is the former executive director of the Sierra Club, an American environmental organization founded by conservationist John Muir in 1892. Pope was appointed to his position as executive director in 1992, and served until January 20, 2010, when he was succeeded by Michael Brune. [1]
The Beyond Coal movement is a campaign by environmental group the Sierra Club to promote renewable energy instead of coal. [1] Their primary objective is to close coal power plants in the United States, including at least one-third of the country's more than 500 coal plants by 2020, and to replace them with renewable energy sources.
Earthjustice (originally Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund) is a nonprofit public interest organization based in the United States dedicated to litigating environmental issues. Headquartered in San Francisco , they have an international program, a communications team, and a policy and legislation team in Washington, D.C. , [ 3 ] along with 14 ...
The Sierra Club experienced a boost in fundraising and increased staffing significantly when former President Trump was in office as it and other groups positioned themselves as a line of defense ...
Aaron Mair is an epidemiological-spatial analyst, environmentalist, and past president of the Sierra Club, an American environmental organization founded by preservationist John Muir in 1892. He is involved in the environmental justice movement. [1] Mair was elected president of the Sierra Club on May 16
In 2014, the Sierra Club Foundation announced it would be joining the Divest-Invest philanthropic campaign to more fully align its investment strategy with its mission. Having started to divest in fossil fuel stocks four years prior, the charity pledged to sell its remaining fossil fuel company investments, which it estimated as being less than ...