The Sierra Club was a tool of the Soviets back in the ‘80s.
The Sierra Club is a tool of Putin and the Russians today.
US gas exports have the potential to cut into GAZPROM’s lucrative European gas contracts, costing the Russians trillions of dollars and breaking European dependence on Russian energy sources. The Russians are highly motivated to make sure that no gas gets shipped out of the East Coast of the United States.
And along comes the Sierra Club to make sure that does not happen. How convenient.
Congressional Democrats have proposed legislation that would ban new LNG exports. Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., who is pushing a ban, said the expert terminals would mean sending U.S. natural gas to China and Europe 00 and “exporting our manufacturing jobs abroad along with the fuel.”
“America should exploit her competitive advantage with lower natural gas prices to create jobs in the United States, not export natural gas to create more profits for oil and gas companies,” Markey said.
They wrap their export objections in the flag, while simultaneously opposing extraction through fracing as dangerous, etc.
Stop exploring, stop producing, stop exporting ... their objective is simply to bring the country to its knees.
The following is from the Sierra Club of Canada, at http://www.sierraclub.ca/en/node/244
President Putin happy birthday and a ratification too!
Ottawa – The Sierra Club of Canada will present a birthday cake to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Russian Embassy, 285 Charlotte St., 11 a.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2003. The presentation is being made in conjunction with a world-wide action sending Mr. Putin birthday cards by email.
Canadians can send a eCard at www.foeeurope.org/happy birthday_putin.
Environmentalists around the world are urging Mr. Putin to ratify the Kyoto Protocol and thereby put the climate change treaty into force.
“We want Mr. Putin to know we wish him well and remind him how important it is for Russia to ratify the Kyoto Protocol,“ said Elizabeth May, Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada.
The world is waiting for Russia to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, the only international treaty to tackle dangerous climate change. Despite its ratification by 117 countries in the absence of a commitment by the United States, Entry into Force of the Protocol depends entirely on Russia. While Putin has declared on several occasions that Russia will ratify the treaty, its failure to do so is delaying desperately needed action to cut global greenhouse gas emissions. For the Kyoto Protocol to come into force at least 55 countries representing 55% of global emissions must ratify. At present, the emissions from the 117 countries that have ratified amount to only 42% of global emissions. Russia’s 1990 emissions were 17% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Sierra Club of Canada members will present a cake featuring a map of Russia complete with melting cap of ice cream symbolizing the impact the rapid increase in global temperatures is having in the Arctic of both Canada and Russia.
“We hope Mr. Putin will follow the lead of Prime Minister Chrétein and the leaders of Europe and take responsibility for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The time for negotiations is long passed and now it’s time for action!” said Andrew Dumbrille.