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Sierra Club faces gas-cash fallout

Politico -- Last week's revelations about the organization’s hushed financial marriage to the natural gas industry — and its just-as-secretive divorce — have left some long-time supporters feeling angry, betrayed or misled. The news cut especially deep for activists who have spent years fighting the spread of shale gas drilling in states like New York and Pennsylvania.

The Sierra Club quietly accepted $26 million in donations from gas industry interests from 2007 to 2010 — years when the group’s national leaders were talking up gas as a cleaner, greener “bridge fuel” alternative to coal.

“The Sierra Club is saying we cannot go down the road of a gas-powered future,” Fox said. He added, “It would be great if our government followed suit & politicians stopped taking money from gas companies"

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BobBG Veteran Author Albany Posts:447 Points:581,400 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 3:12:28 PM Ignore BobBG Report Abuse You can't trust anyone!
MontanaMac Champion Author Washington Posts:1,078 Points:278,775 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 5:41:09 AM Ignore MontanaMac Report Abuse The Sierra Club jumped the shark years ago, though being caught in a $26 million dollar cash shuffle is the height of hypocrisy. There are a number of great groups out there that will walk the walk, though not the SC.
NGC4565 Champion Author Reading Posts:1,939 Points:389,140 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 3:57:55 AM Ignore NGC4565 Report Abuse I'll bet they are in favor of destroying the environment by putting a big wind turbine on every hilltop.
ReddevilNO Champion Author New Orleans Posts:1,364 Points:245,330 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 3:06:24 AM Ignore ReddevilNO Report Abuse Oh My!
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:4,809 Points:1,504,295 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 12:58:07 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse The Sierra Club is a bunch of Wackos. When my daughter was 5 years old, she put salt on a slug which totally pissed off a Sierra Club member !!!!
djgunrunner Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:8,154 Points:1,991,645 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 11:44:07 PM Ignore djgunrunner Report Abuse Hypocrites come at us from all angles.
runout9 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:3,240 Points:978,145 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 9:59:50 PM Ignore runout9 Report Abuse The left. A sham!
JohnofGB Champion Author Flint Posts:3,617 Points:738,120 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 9:46:38 PM Ignore JohnofGB Report Abuse You sow what you reap.
ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:2,252 Points:436,515 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 9:39:10 PM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse This is interesting as they sure have put on the eco face for a lot of years. Just a scam and now that the truth is out I hope the Sierra Club is washed up for good.
Batdan Rookie Author Atlanta Posts:66 Points:18,300 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 9:33:11 PM Ignore Batdan Report Abuse “Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man? Hobbes: I'm not sure that man needs the help” Maybe they should try to right this wrong by investing the money for a trust fund for the people suffering illnesses from hydro fracking and coal mining.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:17,358 Points:2,010,295 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 8:10:26 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse oh those trecherous liberals.........
bigmoo63 All-Star Author Kalamazoo Posts:884 Points:56,610 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 7:53:09 PM Ignore bigmoo63 Report Abuse Smells like hypocrasy to me. We say one thing, and get our palms greased by the other. Give me a break.
edgarCA Champion Author Oakland Posts:1,541 Points:233,445 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 7:45:32 PM Ignore edgarCA Report Abuse Thanks for the post.
livable1 Champion Author New York Posts:2,323 Points:283,265 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 7:27:54 PM Ignore livable1 Report Abuse Get serious
roadrunnin Champion Author Richmond Posts:1,317 Points:370,240 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 7:26:24 PM Ignore roadrunnin Report Abuse their money is still green.
davenles Champion Author Texas Posts:1,391 Points:358,510 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 7:02:49 PM Ignore davenles Report Abuse Sold out.
listerone Champion Author Boston Posts:1,805 Points:538,170 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 6:52:05 PM Ignore listerone Report Abuse They're surprised because they think that "progressive" organizations have principles.
GT3186 Champion Author Salem Posts:1,270 Points:270,030 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 6:48:17 PM Ignore GT3186 Report Abuse And here we were told that the eco-socialists and greenies were above reproach and couldn't be bought. Now, I wonder just how principled they REALLY are... let's see them give the money back! [Edited by: GT3186 at 2/8/2012 9:48:57 PM EST]
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,826 Points:511,175 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 6:32:45 PM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse So the truth is revealed about the eco left terrorist organization known as the Sierra Club.
bandannaman Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,149 Points:224,645 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 6:31:03 PM Ignore bandannaman Report Abuse Woops.
rbrk02 Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:3,032 Points:456,155 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 5:35:58 PM Ignore rbrk02 Report Abuse BuckyTJones, so true! Good comment.
MINIWINI598 Champion Author Washington Posts:1,038 Points:159,375 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 5:18:44 PM Ignore MINIWINI598 Report Abuse Interesting...
BuckyTJones Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:3,127 Points:689,210 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 5:15:16 PM Ignore BuckyTJones Report Abuse Nothing is sacred anymore. Call a Wah-balance.
Jeff1944 Champion Author South Dakota Posts:3,484 Points:775,305 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 4:59:20 PM Ignore Jeff1944 Report Abuse The Sierra Club is one of those greenie organizations that stalls, stalls and stalls some more to prevent mining, drilling, logging, hydroelectric or farming projects from becoming a reality.
36_ACRES_4_SALE All-Star Author Appleton Posts:633 Points:165,545 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 4:48:02 PM Ignore 36_ACRES_4_SALE Report Abuse Ouch
esq262 Champion Author Asheville Posts:1,196 Points:298,565 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 4:30:15 PM Ignore esq262 Report Abuse This is going to be a big problem.
aquarinut Champion Author British Columbia Posts:1,214 Points:278,025 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 4:18:52 PM Ignore aquarinut Report Abuse Embarrassing for an organization as big and old the Sierra Club to say: "we have been accepting funds from and supporting organizations that our members have fighting for years prior!!" I wonder what kind of skeletons are in some of the other greenie groups?
paguy2012 Sophomore Author Pennsylvania Posts:109 Points:21,885 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 4:09:09 PM Ignore paguy2012 Report Abuse Quietly accepted huh................. hypercritical
VomVom Champion Author Calgary Posts:2,459 Points:1,293,525 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 4:03:08 PM Ignore VomVom Report Abuse At the end, money talks!!
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:11,756 Points:1,759,660 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 3:56:20 PM Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse sierra club is just as corrupt as the businesses and politicians they speak out against. does anyone trust them?
Venzadriver Champion Author Florida Posts:1,028 Points:290,150 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 3:05:38 PM Ignore Venzadriver Report Abuse Why not switch to algae-based bio-fuels?
johnnyg1200 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,508 Points:304,485 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 2:56:25 PM Ignore johnnyg1200 Report Abuse No matter what you do the greenies will find a reason to complain, unless you pay them.
carpenter4u Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,212 Points:286,415 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 2:38:43 PM Ignore carpenter4u Report Abuse I believe that Oil was paying a brbe to the Sierra Club