1. Sierra Club
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2. To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth;
Mission Statement
To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth;
To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources;
To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.

3. History Started in California
Founded by May 28th 1892 with 182 members
1st president: John Muir
Surpassed 1000 members in 1908
"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike." -- John Muir, The Yosemite (1912)

4. Acheivments Protect land Support or oppose legislature
Club encourages Congress to pass a Renewable Energy Standard that requires utilities to produce 15% of their power from clean, renewable energy by
Club continued its string of successes, stopping construction of 68 new coal fired power plants
Helped pass Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act.
John Muir standing beside the Merced River, Yosemite (c. 1908)

5. Projects Beyond Coal Beyond Natural Gas Beyond Oil Borderlands
Our wild America
Get outside

6. Membership Information
Fee of $15-100
Donation
Monthly Gift
Ranging in $5-84

7. Sources http://sierraclub.org/

8. Sierra Club
Travis Biely