Experts
Carl Pope
Executive Director, The Sierra Club
Taking Congress back from people whose attitude was "the earth is on fire sale." Read More
Tread a little bit more gently, Carl Pope advises. Read More
Nuclear power is a huge distraction, says Pope. Read More
Pope believes that the environment is essential to a country's development. Read More
We have to fix it really, really fast. Read More
We should start acting like we live here, Pope says. Read More
You would't last long without nature, says Pope. Read More
The environmental movement has made a big mistake severing its ties to religious organizations, Pope says. Read More
Pope says the Sierra Club has accomplished a lot, but has a long way to go. Read More
Increasing access to information is a significant new development. Read More
This is a period to watch closely, listen carefully, and learn very, very fast, says Pope. Read More
Carl Pope sometimes has to remind people that, in the Old West, if you poisoned the well, you'd be strung up. Read More
"Lobbying," says Pope, is a word that describes two very different phenomena. Read More
A lot of Americans share the Sierra Club's beliefs, but don't like the Club very much, says Pope. Read More
The Sierra Club's members share the core values of taking responsibility over the environment and making a difference. Read More
Directing the Sierra Club is a bit like driving an elephant, says Carl Pope. Read More
Carl Pope never bought the McCarthy era civics lessons. Instead, he organized a hospital union in Arkansas. Read More
About Carl Pope
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.