Comments on: Greenwash Of The Week: Sierra Club & The Natural Gas Industry. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/01/27/greenwash-of-the-week-sierra-club-the-natural-gas-industry/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brenna http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/01/27/greenwash-of-the-week-sierra-club-the-natural-gas-industry/#comment-25029 Brenna Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:12:43 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2692#comment-25029 I agree with all the commenters that lament the loss of what the the Sierra Club used to be. It has been a long time since it was the grassroots environmental organization inspried by John Muir and wilderness, but sad all the same. I agree with all the commenters that lament the loss of what the the Sierra Club used to be. It has been a long time since it was the grassroots environmental organization inspried by John Muir and wilderness, but sad all the same.

]]> By: Holly http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/01/27/greenwash-of-the-week-sierra-club-the-natural-gas-industry/#comment-23174 Holly Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:15:50 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2692#comment-23174 Its sick and wrong. period. The Sierra Club took a serious wrong turn when they decided to join forces with the PIRGS (who I used to work with) in the late 90's. After that, its all been politics and partisanship. Fuck them. They do not carry John Muir's pristine sensibilities any longer. And will not ever get one cent from my hard-earned cash. Its sick and wrong. period.
The Sierra Club took a serious wrong turn when they decided to join forces with the PIRGS (who I used to work with) in the late 90′s. After that, its all been politics and partisanship.
Fuck them.
They do not carry John Muir’s pristine sensibilities any longer.
And will not ever get one cent from my hard-earned cash.

]]> By: david http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/01/27/greenwash-of-the-week-sierra-club-the-natural-gas-industry/#comment-23171 david Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:56:35 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2692#comment-23171 I totally agree Michael - it often seems like there isn't anywhere we can escape the "big guys". But we can, if we look hard enough. Just a shame to see a once great enviro-org go down the tubes like this. I won't support them as I don't want my money going to the stuff they are involved in now! I totally agree Michael – it often seems like there isn’t anywhere we can escape the “big guys”. But we can, if we look hard enough. Just a shame to see a once great enviro-org go down the tubes like this. I won’t support them as I don’t want my money going to the stuff they are involved in now!

]]> By: Michael Janzen http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/01/27/greenwash-of-the-week-sierra-club-the-natural-gas-industry/#comment-23170 Michael Janzen Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:42:50 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2692#comment-23170 I suspect this is an example of an organization that is suffering from the economic downturn. They have two choices, downsize and survive - or - take on a benefactor and continue to try to do more good than harm. The trouble of course is that by taking door number 2, as the Sierra Club has done, and sucking up to big business, you come out on the other end with compromised values and a tarnished reputation. The real question for all of us is... are we all doing something similar when we shop big box stores and feed the giant corporate machines? I think this is the underlying problem of our civilization. Do we feed the big guys or each other? If we don't downsize everything aren't we essentially voting with our wallets for the big guys to continue to dominate. Doesn't that tarnish our reputation and compromise our values? So... back the The Sierra Club... The Sierra Club is probably a lost cause (sob), for now. But there are many other small local businesses and non-profits still out there that could use our support. I suspect this is an example of an organization that is suffering from the economic downturn. They have two choices, downsize and survive – or – take on a benefactor and continue to try to do more good than harm.

The trouble of course is that by taking door number 2, as the Sierra Club has done, and sucking up to big business, you come out on the other end with compromised values and a tarnished reputation.

The real question for all of us is… are we all doing something similar when we shop big box stores and feed the giant corporate machines?

I think this is the underlying problem of our civilization. Do we feed the big guys or each other? If we don’t downsize everything aren’t we essentially voting with our wallets for the big guys to continue to dominate. Doesn’t that tarnish our reputation and compromise our values?

So… back the The Sierra Club… The Sierra Club is probably a lost cause (sob), for now. But there are many other small local businesses and non-profits still out there that could use our support.

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