2016 Postmortem

99th_Monkey

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7. The Sierra Club has been subsumed by big money interests

Sat Aug 1, 2015, 02:20 PM

Aug 2015

Many would argue that Sierra Club has sold-out to the point
that it's part of the problem, not the solution. So I guess it
makes sense they might lean towards Hillary.

Why The Sierra Club No Longer Deserves Your Trust
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-hamsher/why-the-sierra-club-no-lo_b_611447.html

How the Sierra Club Took Millions From the Natural Gas Industry
http://science.time.com/2012/02/02/exclusive-how-the-sierra-club-took-millions-from-the-natural-gas-industry-and-why-they-stopped/

Sierra Club (between 2007 and 2010) clandestinely accepted $25 million from the fracking industry, with most of the donations coming from Chesapeake Energy.
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2012/03/26/breaking-sierra-club

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Major Environmental Group Endorses Bernie [View all] azmom Aug 2015 OP

The Sierra Club is a thousand times bigger and is already leaning towards Hillary. onehandle Aug 2015 #1

That's from April HerbChestnut Aug 2015 #3

'Long before most people had knew about Sanders' onehandle Aug 2015 #5

He announced his presidential campaign on April 30th... HerbChestnut Aug 2015 #6

The article WAS dated April 1st, and in any case, you didn't Divernan Aug 2015 #20

Hi there, and appreciated... HerbChestnut Aug 2015 #26

April 30th: "The Sierra Club has not yet begun any endorsement process for the 2016 Presidential..." bananas Aug 2015 #36

Well that is excellent HerbChestnut Aug 2015 #37

+1000 MissDeeds Aug 2015 #27

"Bernie is running on his record. Their candidate is trying to run from hers." beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #39

Absolutely! MissDeeds Aug 2015 #40

Thanks! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #41

Not only is it a valid point, but it applies to large numbers of other groups and voters who GoneFishin Aug 2015 #49

Your lack of comprehension is hilarious. bluedigger Aug 2015 #28

The Sierra Club has been subsumed by big money interests 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #7

Well ...no wonder they are for Hillary. L0oniX Aug 2015 #9

Look at what Friends of the Earth says about elections azmom Aug 2015 #34

I've been a long time contributer, but I've been thinking about dropping them. rwsanders Aug 2015 #10

Most likely the leadership has been co opted. Stay and fight for a environmentally friendly rhett o rick Aug 2015 #44

Me too - I'm calling them next week. Divernan Aug 2015 #46

Aren't they anti-immigration also? CanadaexPat Aug 2015 #51

He announced April 29th artislife Aug 2015 #14

*snort* Cleita Aug 2015 #16

The Sierra Club has long ago been co opted by corporations. Of course they would rhett o rick Aug 2015 #45

Awesomeness! "a more-steadfast environmental champion" <- That's Bernie! nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #2

Friends of the Earth is an important endorsement. Scruffy1 Aug 2015 #4

I can't wait for the Hillarious Clintonistas to call Bernie an eco terrorist. L0oniX Aug 2015 #8

Oh ya...3, 2, 1, zero. SoapBox Aug 2015 #11

I never heard of them. George II Aug 2015 #12

And??? artislife Aug 2015 #15

Not surprised. bluedigger Aug 2015 #29

If I was pretending to care about the environment I wouldn't brag about that. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #42

Here's the Washington Post article on the endorsement kenn3d Aug 2015 #13

I guess they don't read much. elleng Aug 2015 #17

I don't hate MoM angrychair Aug 2015 #30

I'm glad you don't hate him.We have/had the best public schools in the country when he was governor, elleng Aug 2015 #33

O'Malley's record on the environment is pretty good. But when he says that Vattel Aug 2015 #50

LOL. JaneyVee Aug 2015 #18

Cap and trade is a scam for Wall Street to make money by trading carbon credits. Cheese Sandwich Aug 2015 #19

Keep in mind: Bernie supports it as well. JaneyVee Aug 2015 #21

You are wrong. Bernie Sanders is against cap and trade. Cheese Sandwich Aug 2015 #22

That must be why he voted YES on it... JaneyVee Aug 2015 #24

I would say maybe he voted for it as part of an overall package Cheese Sandwich Aug 2015 #25

Thank you dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #47

I'm not sure how major FOE really is but... Cheese Sandwich Aug 2015 #23

Thanks azmom saidsimplesimon Aug 2015 #31

As a latina, I appreciate Friends of the Earth azmom Aug 2015 #32

I'm shocked! ..., NOT!! Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #35

Kicking and highly recommending. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #38

I find something missing here dsc Aug 2015 #43

An environmental group is not very similar to a labor union dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #48

they did get a say dsc Aug 2015 #52

Not really dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #55

what agreed upon date? dsc Aug 2015 #56

Exactly, no contests happen, only campaigning dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #57

you seem to have no problem at all with the enviromental group having endorsed now dsc Aug 2015 #58

I made the point that an environmental group is not like the teacher's union dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #59

your argument might have some validity as to whether members should be polled dsc Aug 2015 #60

Why the hell not? Disagree. - eom dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #61

Bernie has always been the best on the Environment, he has a fantastic record sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #53

Good to know. nt LWolf Aug 2015 #54