Experts
Carl Pope
Executive Director, The Sierra Club
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Why was the '06 election the most successful in the movement's history?
Taking Congress back from people whose attitude was "the earth is on fire sale." Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Environment
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How do we live a greener life?
Tread a little bit more gently, Carl Pope advises. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Environment
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Is nuclear power a good alternative?
Nuclear power is a huge distraction, says Pope. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Environment
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Are development and environmentalism compatible?
Pope believes that the environment is essential to a country's development. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Environment
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Climate Change: Are we at a tipping point?
We have to fix it really, really fast. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Environment
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What forces have shaped humanity most?
We should start acting like we live here, Pope says. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Environment
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You would't last long without nature, says Pope. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Belief
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Religion and the Environmental Movement
The environmental movement has made a big mistake severing its ties to religious organizations, Pope says. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Environment
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Pope says the Sierra Club has accomplished a lot, but has a long way to go. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Environment
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How is technology changing the environmental movement?
Increasing access to information is a significant new development. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Science & Tech
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Now that environmentalism is hip, who is and is not advancing the cause?
This is a period to watch closely, listen carefully, and learn very, very fast, says Pope. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Environment
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Is the environment a human rights issue?
Pope sometimes has to remind people that, in the Old West, if you poisoned the well, you'd be strung up. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Environment
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Lobbying and the American Political System
"Lobbying," says Pope, is a word that describes two very different phenomena. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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What is the biggest misconception about environmentalism?
A lot of Americans share the Sierra Club's beliefs, but don't like the Club very much, says Pope. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Environment
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The Sierra Club's members share the core values of taking responsibility over the environment and making a difference. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Environment
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Directing the Sierra Club is a bit like driving an elephant, says Carl Pope. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Environment
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Pope never bought the McCarthy era civics lessons. Instead, he organized a hospital union in Arkansas. Read More
March 4, 2008 | In Identity
Carl Pope is Executive Director of the Sierra Club. Since Pope’s appointment in 1992, Sierra Club has added 150,000 new members, bringing the total membership to 700,000. Pope has a distinguished record of environmental activism and leadership.
Prior to his work with the Sierra Club, Pope served on the Boards of the California League of Conservation Voters, Public Voice, National Clean Air Coalition, California Common Cause and Public Interest Economics, Inc. He is the co-author of Strategic Ignorance: Why the Bush Administration Is Recklessly Destroying a Century of Environmental Progress, and other books including Hazardous Waste in America and Sahib, an American Misadventure in India. Pope was educated at Harvard University and spent two years in the Peace Corps in India on graduation.
