AR-News: (US UT) Save the environmentalists

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Monday, February 09, 2004 - 12:00 AM 
The Associated Press  | 
>From the Philadelphia Inquirer, Feb. 5, 2004
America's oldest, most respected conservation group may fracture, just as its 
power and influence are needed most to fight the worst assault on 
environmental laws in 30 years.
Even as the Bush administration hammers away protections, an unusual alliance 
of anti-immigration and animal-rights activists is trying to hijack theSierra 
Club's agenda by taking over its board of directors.
Americans who care about the environment, not just Sierra Club members, 
should be concerned. A takeover would undermine the group's clout at a time when 
nongovernmental organizations are an essential check on bad government policies.
The Sierra Club brand was built up through grass-roots volunteerism, dating 
to naturalist John Muir in 1892. Sierra Club is big business these days, with 
750,000 members, 300 employees, a $95 million budget, and national offices in 
San Francisco and Washington. Politicians and products covet its green seal of 
approval.
Traditionally, lobbying has focused on clean air, clean water and land 
preservation. Members who pay $25 expect the funds to go toward the stated mission 
of "exploring, enjoying and protecting the wild places of the Earth," not to 
extremists' narrow views.





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