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Sierra Club

Sierra Club National Headquarters
85 Second Street, 2nd floor
San Francisco, CA
94105
Phone: (415) 977-5500
http://www.sierraclub.org/

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Since 1892, the Sierra Club has been working to protect communities, wild places, and the planet itself. We are the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. And our founder, John Muir, appears on the back of the California quarter.

Our 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.

The Sierra Club is working to achieve the following:
- Curb Carbon: To avoid climate catastrophe, greenhouse gas emissions must peak and then decline steadily to a level close to zero by mid-century. In addition, the U.S. should help developing countries cut carbon and cope with the effects of global warming.

Environmental Commitment

The Sierra Club is working to achieve the following:
- Resilient Habitats: For the world's wildlife and native plants to survive in a changing climate, we must help them adapt by protecting critical habitat and creating corridors that will allow for migration as temperatures rise.
- An interconnected continental network of large, protected areas and corridors to serve as "climate adaptation refuges" to ensure optimal survival of species and habitats at risk due to climate change.
- Eestablish five to seven major ecosystem resiliency reserves.
- Limit or eliminate stresses including habitat fragmentation, over-harvesting, invasive species, and disruptive human activities like oil drilling, logging and pollution.
- Where necessary, help species adapt by reintroducing native species, assisting in migration, controlling pests or disease outbreaks, or other tactics.

Social Commitment

The Sierra Club is working to achieve the following:
- Move Beyond Coal: Coal-fired power plants are one of our nation's largest and dirtiest sources of energy. There are readily available alternatives to that can meet our energy needs and save consumers money, boost the economy, create jobs, improve public health, and combat global warming.
- Clean Energy Solutions: Fixing our economy, transforming our energy future, slowing and ultimately reversing climate change will require a clear agenda and aggressive timetable.
- Green Cars, Fuels, and Transportation for the 21st Century: Transportation contributes approximately one-third of all U.S. carbon emissions.
- Safeguarding Communities: Protecting nature protects people. Strengthening and restoring natural defense systems such as wetlands, forests, and barrier islands, will reduce the effects of climate change on human beings.

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