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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> | + | 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> |
| − | Their mission is to:<ref>http://www.sierraclub.org/inside/</ref> | + | 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. | ||
== Further Information == | == Further Information == | ||
Revision as of 21:23, November 18, 2011
The Sierra Club is a liberal American environmental organization founded in 1892 by John Muir. The Sierra Club is a coalition partner of the liberal coalition America Votes.[1]
Their stated mission is to:[2]
- Explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth.
- 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.
- Use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
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.