By 2011, however, it had become a $100-million-per-year entity with declining membership and reliance on at least one multi-million-dollar deal with the corporate world.
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The '''Sierra Club''' is a liberal [[United States of America|American]] [[Environmentalism|environmental]] organization founded in 1892 by [[John Muir]]. The Sierra Club is a coalition partner of the [[liberal]] coalition [[America Votes]]. <ref>[http://www.americavotes.org/site/partner_summaries/ America Votes - Partners]</ref>
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The '''Sierra Club''' is a liberal [[United States of America|American]] [[Environmentalism|environmental]] organization founded in 1892 by [[John Muir]]. The Sierra Club is a coalition partner of the [[liberal]] coalition [[America Votes]].<ref>[http://www.americavotes.org/site/partner_summaries/ America Votes - Partners]</ref>
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Their mission is to:<ref>http://www.sierraclub.org/inside/</ref>
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Their stated mission is to:<ref>http://www.sierraclub.org/inside/</ref>
# Explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth.
# Explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth.
# Practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources.
# Practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources.
# Educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment.
# Educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment.
# Use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
# Use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
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By 2011, however, it had become a $100-million-per-year entity with declining membership and reliance on at least one multi-million-dollar deal with the corporate world.