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Carl Pope is the former Executive Director of the Sierra Club. Pope was appointed to his position as Executive Director in 1992, and served until January 20, 2010. Pope then served as chairman of the Sierra Club until stepping down from that position in November 2011.
Pope worked with the Sierra Club for more than 30 years, and has served as a board member for other organizations, including the National Clean Air Coalition, California Common Cause, and Public Interest Economics Inc. He has served as Political Director for Zero Population Growth. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in India from 1967 to 1969.
In 2004 he published a book with Paul Rauber called Strategic Ignorance: "Why the Bush Administration Is Recklessly Destroying a Century of Environmental Progress."
Recent Posts by Carl Pope
Recent Comments by Carl Pope
- "We are one nation, with one economy, and we are mutually interdependent. The idea that Texas is an island, and that it can shape its own fate independ"
Texas’ Freeze, Energy Foresight, and Preparedness - "The core message of the Texas energy crisis – with the additional knowledge from the earlier
Enron crisis in California and California’s rolling black"
Texas’ Freeze, Energy Foresight, and Preparedness - "Well, having a large number of principles lowers the value of each, because they tend to eliminate, rather than focusing, approaches. And some are obv"
Guiding Principles for Sound Energy Policy - "3) Both nuclear power and wind and solar, at the end of their useful life, leave behind toxic metals. Those embodied in the nacelles of wind turbines,"
Climate Perspectives and The Future of Energy - "2) Land-use management is critical — as the Western fires and community flooding in the heartland demonstrate. But the consumption of land for generat"
Climate Perspectives and The Future of Energy - "1) I’m sure some writings on climate change have exaggerated. But the consensus view — among climate protection advocates– is if anything understated."
Climate Perspectives and The Future of Energy - "Like the other respondents, I really think these are the wrong questions. Most Americans are energy consumers, not producers, and most of the America"
A Pandemic, a Price War, and the Future of America’s Oil Industry - "This conversation is critical, but it is important to ground it in empirical history. The short answer to the questions is, " 1) Yes, we need carbon "
Time for a Price on Carbon - "With great respect for Dr. Moniz, there is piece of short-hand contained in his summary -- and in the underlying document -- that I think is likely to"
A Framework for The Green Real Deal - "I've received several queries off line and am using this forum to respond. First, I think that while all of my comments are consistent with the Congr"
Principles for National Climate Action