{"id":5262,"date":"2012-06-27T14:16:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T22:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/?p=5262"},"modified":"2012-06-27T14:16:50","modified_gmt":"2012-06-27T22:16:50","slug":"from-nytimes-the-sierra-club-answering-for-taking-a-drillers-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/27\/from-nytimes-the-sierra-club-answering-for-taking-a-drillers-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"(from NYTimes) “(The Sierra Club) Answering for Taking a Driller\u2019s Cash’"},"content":{"rendered":"

AN EXCERPT:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> The recent disclosure of the Sierra Club<\/a>\u2019s secret acceptance of $26 million in donations from people associated with a natural gas<\/a> company has revived an uncomfortable debate among environmental groups about corporate donations and transparency….The gifts from the company, Chesapeake Energy, have drawn criticism from some environmentalists. \u201cSleeping with the enemy\u201d was a comment much forwarded on Twitter posts about the undisclosed arrangement.<\/p>\n

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Carl Pope was the Sierra Club executive director when the group accepted $26 million in gifts from Chesapeake Energy.<\/p><\/div>\n

ZEPHYR COMMENT:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 So if this blatant hypocrisy makes the New York Times, why don’t gifts from venture capitalists like DAVID BONDERMAN\u00a0 to grassroots green groups like the Grand Canyon Trust and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance cause concern with the mainstream media, even on the local and regional level?<\/p>\n

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