Carl Pope’s Posts

• Original sin

  The Clean Air Act story: back to the beginning 2

  Posted 3 months ago

  In David Roberts' story about Henry Waxman's long struggle to strengthen the Clean Air Act (part one, two), some important lessons were unavoidably overlooked, because Waxman inherited, struggled with, and never did manage to remedy a serious architectural flaw embedded in the original 1970 version of the law.

• Finding common ground in green

  Sierra Club and Clorox celebrate their partnership 10

  Posted 1 year, 5 months ago

  This year, Earth Day was bigger than ever, which prompted some hand-wringing over whether too many people were jumping on the green bandwagon. Wait a minute: Earth Day, too big? Didn't we want everyone on this bandwagon?

  Sustainability is a challenge we all face; our response to it could well define the 21st century. If we are going to succeed, it will take more than a "business as usual" approach. In fact, we believe the whole definition of "business as usual" needs to be upended. Business can no longer afford to ignore environmental warnings; environmentalists can no longer demonize business.… Read More

• And Now for Something Completely Different

  An in-depth response to "The Death of Environmentalism" 0

  Posted 4 years, 10 months ago

  In December 2004, Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope distributed this response to the essay "The Death of Environmentalism." Get the backstory here.

  There Is Something Different About Global Warming

  Dear Environmental Grant-Maker:

  You may have recently received a memorandum entitled "The Death of Environmentalism" by Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus.

  

  Carl Pope.

  I was one of the twenty-five people interviewed for this piece. While I personally was treated fairly, I am still deeply disappointed and angered by it. I share the thesis that some fundamental changes are needed… Read More

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