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Sierra Club is a grassroots environmental organization.

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Sierra Club
stated on February 22, 2016 in a letter from Tampa Bay Group chairman Kent Bailey to Hillsborough County commissioners:

"Our community (Tampa Bay) is one of the 10 most threatened by the sea level rise in the world."

By Joshua Gillin • February 26, 2016
Sierra Club
stated on November 4, 2010 in a news release issued by the group's John Muir chapter in Wisconsin:

If the state turns down money for high-speed rail, it will "kill nearly 10,000 permanent Wisconsin jobs."

By James B. Nelson • November 15, 2010
Sierra Club
stated on October 13, 2010 in a TV ad:

Robert Hurt supported a bill that helped the uranium industry after taking contributions from the industry and because his father had a stake in it.

By Michael Martz • November 1, 2010
Sierra Club
stated on February 23, 2008 in a letter from Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope to supporters:

John McCain has "a consistent pattern of ducking important environmental votes."

By Shawn Zeller • March 4, 2008

Jerry Patterson
stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth:

Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but "we won" and "the turtles are fine."

By Sue Owen • September 12, 2012
Barney Bishop
stated on August 26, 2009 in a press release:

"There's no evidence anywhere that offshore drilling has hurt tourism in any area where it has been allowed."

By Aaron Sharockman • October 5, 2009

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