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Sierra Club
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President: Michael Brune
Chairman: David Scott
Year created: 1892
Website: http://www.sierraclub.org/

The Sierra Club is a national political system. Information technology is an environmental organization and is "the oldest, largest, and almost influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States."[1] They have a strong belief that humans must share the finite resources on world with all other living things. They fight to help sustain wild animals ecosystems, facilitate species survival, create and protect natural reserves, decrease the bear upon of growing human populations, acquire and educate about nature, create ecosystem friendly technologies and encourage social responsibility.[2] The Sierra Lodge has chapters all over the United States and fifty-fifty in Canada.[3]

History

The Sierra Club was founded in 1892 by John Muir. The group's starting time initiative was to fight a reduction to the boundaries of Yosemite National Park.[4] The outset office opened a year later where they planned various national environmental and preservation campaigns. The Order'southward efforts helped establish or overstate Mr. Rainier National Park, Glacier National Park, Sequoia National Park, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Kings Canyon National Park, Anza Land Park, Olympic National Park, Point Reyes, Redwood National Park, North Cascades National Park, Large Cypress Preserve and Chiliad Canyon National Park, among others. They also backed ecology legislation including the Clean Air Act in , opposition to a pipeline through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline.[4]

Mission Statement

"To explore, savour, and protect the wild places of the world; To practice and promote the responsible use of the world's ecosystems and resources; To brainwash and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environs; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives."[5]

Leadership

The Sierra Club is led by their Board of Directors. Board members are nominated by the nomination committee and so elected. V members of the xv member Board face election each year.[6]

Problems

Priority campaigns

The Sierra Order's iv "priority campaigns" are:[7]

  • Beyond Coal is an initiative to supervene upon coal with clean energy.[eight]
  • Beyond Oil is an initiative to supersede oil with clean energy.[ix]
  • Beyond Natural Gas is an initiative to supplant natural gas with clean energy.[10]
  • Our Wild America is an initiative to create a network of connected wild lands to "preserve America'southward natural, cultural, and recreational heritage."[11]

Other programs

Other initiatives of the Sierra Club include:[7]

  • Borderlands Campaign
  • Chill the Drills! Protect America'due south Arctic
  • Ecocentro
  • Electric Vehicles
  • Environmental Justice
  • Environmental Law
  • Genetic Engineering Program
  • Global Population and the Environment
  • International Climate Campaign
  • Mission Outdoors
  • Nuclear Complimentary Campaign
  • Responsible Trade
  • Toxics

Presidential preference

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ The Sierra Guild endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Autonomous primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[12]

Run across also: Endorsements for Hillary Clinton

2014 elections

Equally of December 9, 2013, Sierra Club had $0 spending for the 2014 elections.[13]

2012 elections

Programs supported

The Sierra Club supported the passage of California'southward Proposition 39, the Make clean Energy Jobs Deed, which passed. The group also supported the "Michigan Energy, Michigan Jobs" election initiative, which failed.[14]

Candidates endorsed

The Sierra Club Independent Activeness Super PAC supported four candidates in the 2012 election, spending $286,286.[xv]

Sierra Social club supported candidates[fifteen]
Candidate Party State Role Total Desired Result
Tulsi Gabbard Democratic Party Howdy Business firm $147,728

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Pete Gallego Democratic Party TX House $126,558

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Angus King Independent ME House $95,521

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Eric Griego Democratic Party NM House $12,000

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Incumbents targeted

The Sierra Social club Independent Action Super PAC targeted six Republican representatives in the 2012 election with the "Toxic Money, Toxic Votes" entrada, spending $812,266.[15]

Toxic Money, Toxic Votes targets[fifteen]
Candidate Party State Office Total Desired Result
Dan Lundgren Republican Party CA Business firm $625,801

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Quico Canseco Republican Party TX House $126,709

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Jim Renacci Republican Party OH House $57,058

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Bobby Schilling Republican Party IL Firm $1,722

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Mike Coffman (Colorado) Republican Party CO Firm $778

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Chris Gibson Republican Party NY Business firm $198

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Campaign ads

"Oily Politics"

"Ca-Ching"

"La Mascara"

Donors

Organizations

The height v donors to the Sierra Club Independent Action Super PAC in the 2012 election cycle were:[16]

Height v Donors to Sierra Club Independent Activity, 2012[16]
Donor Total
Sierra Guild $702,702
Service Employees International Wedlock (SEIU) $120,000
America Votes $fifty,000
American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees $50,000
Missionpoint Capital Partners $30,000

Industries

The top v industries that donated to the Sierra Club Independent Activity Super PAC during the 2012 ballot cycle were:[17]

Top 5 Donors to Sierra Society Independent Activeness, 2012[17]
Industry Total
Surroundings $703,702
Misc. Finance $150,000
Misc. Unions $120,000
Business Services $105,000
Autonomous/Liberal $50,000

Contact information

National Headquarters
85 Second Street, second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415-977-5500
Fax: 415-977-5799

Recent news

The link below is to the virtually recent stories in a Google news search for "Sierra + Lodge"

All stories may not be relevant to this organization due to the nature of the search engine.

External links

  • Sierra Order official website
  • Sierra Guild on Facebook
  • Sierra Guild on Twitter

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Welcome to the Sierra Guild
  2. ↑ Sierra Order, "Goals pdf," accessed December 9, 2013
  3. ↑ Sierra Club, "Chapters," accessed December 9, 2013
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.i Sierra Club, "History: Sierra Club Timeline," accessed December 9, 2013
  5. ↑ Sierra Lodge, "Sierra Order Policies," accessed December 9, 2013
  6. ↑ Sierra Order, "Board of Directors: Meet the Lath," accessed Dec nine, 2013
  7. ↑ 7.0 vii.one Sierra Club, "Sierra Club Programs," accessed Dec 9, 2013
  8. ↑ Beyond Coal, "Almost Us," accessed Dec ix, 2013
  9. ↑ Beyond Oil, "What We Exercise," accessed Dec 9, 2013
  10. ↑ Beyond Natural Gas, "What We Practise," accessed Dec 9, 2013
  11. ↑ Our Wild America, "About," accessed December 9, 2013
  12. ↑ Sierra Order, "Press Release: Sierra Guild Endorses Hillary Clinton for President," June ix, 2016
  13. ↑ OpenSecrets, "Outside Spending Summary 2014," accessed December ix, 2013
  14. ↑ Sierra Social club, "Impact of the 2012 elections," accessed December nine, 2013
  15. ↑ 15.0 xv.1 15.ii 15.three OpenSecrets, "Sierra Club Independent Action," accessed Dec 9, 2013
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.one OpenSecrets, "Sierra Club Independent Action: Donors," accessed December nine, 2013
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 OpenSecrets, "Sierra Club Independent Action: Industries," accessed December nine, 2013

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