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the group i want a talk about its the sierra club, it was found in 1892 the sierra club is the oldest grassroots environmental organization in the united states. the organization was founded in may 28, 1892 by a san francisco group of proffersors, businessmen and other professional led by john muir, john muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States, the sierra club serves to protect land primarily in the united states, but its concerned with the world environment as well, today the sierra club has over 700,000 members nationwide. its mission its to :" to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth; to practice and protect the wild places of the earth; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural an human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives" basically, the sierra club sees it purpose as preservation, protection and enhancement of the natural environment.

the Sierra Club is working on improving the waters and preserving the forests. Sierra Club is trying to eliminate pollution in lakes, rivers, and oceans. Ever since the Clean Water Act was passed in 1972 there has been significant improvements, but still America is a long way away from cleaning all the waterways (Sierra Club). The water campaign focuses on water quality, wetlands, and factory farms. To improve our water, individuals need to stop illegal pollution, reduce polluted runoff, and provide the community with better information of the consistent standards of the water quality, All the members of the Sierra Club are pro-environmentalist. Also members of the Sierra Club tend to be democratic liberals.t he members of the are strong supporters of the environment; such as, clean water, global population, human rights, protections of national forest, stopping global warming, genetic engineering, nuclear waste, and transportation. From the

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