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Top Dog At Sierra Club Jettisoned After Lefty Staff Revolt
Daily Caller ^ | August 12, 2025 | Audrey Streb DCNF Energy Reporter

Posted on 08/12/2025 9:55:33 AM PDT by Red Badger

The Sierra Club’s board of directors voted to fire Ben Jealous, its executive director, on Monday, according to multiple reports.

Jealous began to helm the environmental nonprofit in early 2023 and was reportedly on leave for several weeks before he was let go after an “extensive” review of his behavior, according to multiple reports. Jealous reportedly made several staff cuts during his tenure and had a contentious relationship with some of the staff, according to Politico.

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“[Sierra Club’s board] unanimously voted to terminate Mr. Jealous’ employment with the Sierra Club for cause following extensive evaluation of his conduct,” the group’s spokesperson Jonathon Berman told Politico on Monday. “The Sierra Club values all of its employees, members, and volunteers, not just those holding influence and power. The Sierra Club will continue to look into concerns raised regarding misconduct irrespective of who they are raised against in furtherance of our policies, the law, and our mission.” (RELATED: Legacy Green Group Reportedly Axes More Staff As Trump Takes Torch To Climate Agenda)

The group’s specific reasons for firing Jealous are not known, though Sierra Club Board President Patrick Murphy reportedly said in an email that the board “made a difficult but principled decision to uphold our values and commitment to accountability, which will be carried forward by the leadership team,” according to Politico.

Volunteers and staff were reportedly dissatisfied with Jealous’ leadership, which saw multiple rounds of layoffs, according to E&E News. Erica Dodt, president of the Progressive Workers Union that represents Sierra Club employees, celebrated when Jealous was put on leave in July.

“We are heartened to see the Sierra Club take action to terminate Ben Jealous for cause,” Dodt said. “Over a year ago, our union members overwhelmingly voted no confidence in Jealous’ leadership, citing his mismanagement of our organization’s strategy and budget and his ongoing attacks on our union. We hope that his departure will open the door for a stronger relationship between workers and management, and allow the Sierra Club to better focus our efforts on fighting the Trump administration and protecting the environment.”

Founded in 1892, the Sierra Club has a long history of political and environmental activism. The nonprofit tallies its list of its achievements on its website, listing the closures of 382 coal plants among its victories.

The group lists its core values as “anti-racism, balance, collaboration, justice, and transformation” on its site, and has demonstrated these principles by publicly denouncing cofounder John Muir’s century-old “racist” remarks and partnering with other activist organizations to file lawsuits against major energy projects.

Sierra Club was among several major environmental nonprofits to downsize this year, as the Rocky Mountain Institute and the Ocean Conservancy also reportedly announced layoffs, indicating a broader shift in the climate activism space as the Trump administration reverses many Biden-era policy wins for the environmentalist lobby and pulls taxpayer money from green groups.

The Sierra Club and Jealous did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.


TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Society; Weather
KEYWORDS: benjealous; ericadodt; jonathonberman; patrickmurphy; politico; pollutico; sierraclub
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To: Red Badger

USAID money stopped coming in.


21 posted on 08/12/2025 10:23:01 AM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: Red Badger

The Sierra Cub needs to be investigated as much as Act Blue. They have been laundering political money for decades and decades... They are a front for Communist China...


22 posted on 08/12/2025 10:24:58 AM PDT by Openurmind (AI - An Illusion for Aptitude Intrusion to Alter Intellect. )
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To: Red Badger

The Sierra Club should be listed as a terrorist organization.


23 posted on 08/12/2025 10:26:05 AM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: x

racism. Elite whites do not like having a black boss no matter what they say.


24 posted on 08/12/2025 10:26:10 AM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: Ann Archy

“They FIRED a BLACK GUY??????”

Not only that, a radical leftist nutzoid socialist black guy.

How far to the left must the Sierra Club be, if Ben Jealous isn’t sufficiently lunatic for their purposes?


25 posted on 08/12/2025 10:27:18 AM PDT by PermaRag (Facts, context, and more facts)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

> I can just imagine what the work environment is among a bunch of woke lefties. <

It’s probably a less dangerous version of working in a government office under Stalin. Back then, everyone tried to be #1 at praising the dictator. And woe to the person who accidentally said something wrong.

Today, it’s not praising Stalin. It’s trying to be as woke as possible.


26 posted on 08/12/2025 10:27:55 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: Red Badger

We have a bench mark. 382 coal mines need reopening.


27 posted on 08/12/2025 10:28:24 AM PDT by Cold Heart (Democrats protect criminals and prosecute innocents)
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To: Red Badger; SaveFerris

28 posted on 08/12/2025 10:30:33 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Billthedrill

Yep, the “Progressive Workers” Union wasn’t getting enough slop at the trough.

“Erica Dodt, president of the Progressive Workers Union that represents Sierra Club employees, celebrated when Jealous was put on leave in July.”


29 posted on 08/12/2025 10:35:07 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they. control you. )
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To: Noumenon

+1000!


30 posted on 08/12/2025 10:42:17 AM PDT by sauropod
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To: SaveFerris

No, just envy...LOL


31 posted on 08/12/2025 10:46:37 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: plain talk

USAID gone, and they downsize............coincidence?.........I think not!.............


32 posted on 08/12/2025 10:48:08 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: bray

It is interesting how far they went.
Founded by John Muir, they advocated for hiking, building trails, shelters, etc.
Something I would tend to support.
But not, they deteriorated into hard core leftist organization.
They seemed to forget environment and just stepped up their anticapitalistic activities.

Their main activity - promoting solar and wind, is destroying the environment!


33 posted on 08/12/2025 10:49:50 AM PDT by AZJeep (sane )
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To: Red Badger

What an absolute den of lefty nitwits and lunatics.


34 posted on 08/12/2025 11:01:46 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation amp?)
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To: Red Badger

The Sierra Club The Club for Morons that come up with the dumbest ideas ever


35 posted on 08/12/2025 11:05:27 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: AZJeep

The Sierra Club is proud of destroying American electric energy .

As the cartoonists observed decades ago: we have met the enemy,and it is us.Stupid,deluded,well meaning but too lazy to think and investigate; these are the people that contribute to non-profits whose goal is destroying our formerly grwat U.S.


36 posted on 08/12/2025 11:17:29 AM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isnt free)
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To: Red Badger
Was President and CEO of the NAACP from 2008-2013. Does this look like the head of the NAACP?


37 posted on 08/12/2025 11:24:41 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: mikey_hates_everything

He could be Shawn King’s bro..................


38 posted on 08/12/2025 11:26:42 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Sounds like someone was Jealous there.


39 posted on 08/12/2025 11:43:32 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: plain talk

How odd that the USAID slush fund was shut down and suddenly all these Global Socialist Watermelon organizations are running short of cash.


40 posted on 08/12/2025 12:00:13 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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