For several years, ending a couple of years ago, Sierra Club annual board elections were sharply contested in part based on whether or not the club should take an official stance on population control in the United States.
Practically, of course, that meant taking, or not taking, an official stance on illegal aliens and illegal immigration, and what to do about that.
Well, Executive Director Carl Pope, ironically or hypocritically, himself a former political director for Zero Population Growth (see his Wiki bio), got the board he wanted, got Sierra governance changed, and kept population growth worriers from being easily nominated to run for board positions.
Imagine my surprise when I got my July/August issue of Sierra magazine (I’m going to keep the subscription until my Sierra Club membership officially expires, had an article touting birth control in Ethiopia.
The subhead is even explicit: “Ethiopia, the cradle of humanity, faces up to family planning.”
So, Carl Pope, why is it OK to talk about family planning there, in your mag, but not about population issues here on your board?
If you’re wondering the same thing, shoot Carl an e-mail.
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