protecting america's great outdoors from climate change: sierra club's vision
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^VG\E@\MHI ADEVM@AP
IVEA\ GU\LGGVP
JVGD @CMDA\E @BAHIE;
PMEVVA @CUFP ZMPMGH
ADEV M@A P IVEA\ GU\LGGVP
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Adevm`ap Ivea| Gu|lggvp mhm|ma|mze |g;
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`cmda|e$pdav| dahaiedeh| ~gcm`mep jgv acc guv
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|g darmdm{e ha|uvac p}p|edp `avfgh pequep|va|mgh
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|ba| lmp|uvf |be pgmc( ^vgzmle mh`eh|mzep |g p|a|ep#
|vmfep# ahl ~vmza|e cahlgyhevp |g ~vg|e`| |bemv
jgvep|p# g~eh p~a`e ahl javdcahlp |g p|gve avfgh
ahl pmduc|ahegupc} ~vepevze ymclcmje bafm|a|p(
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A( @CMDA\E PDAV\ DAHAIEDEH\
Mh ah eva gj `cmda|e `bahie# hg| ghc} dup| ye fe
|bmhomhi afgu| dahaimhi guv cahlp lmjjeveh|c}# ye
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gcl dglec gj lvaymhi cmhep gh a da~ ahl ~vg|e`|mhi
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|amh p~e`mep gj ~cah|p ahl ymclcmje baze feiuh dm$
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lymhlcmhi mh pgde aveap# ahl jmpb omccp vepuc|mhi
jvgd vmpmhi ya|ev |ed~eva|uvep ave fe`gdmhi dgve
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dahaiedeh| aieh`mep |g ah|m`m~a|e ahl vea`| |g
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`ah ala~|mhi |g a `bahimhi ygvcl(
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dahaiedeh| pgcu|mghp gh guv ~ufcm` cahlp(
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|bedpeczep pbgucl mh`cule |be `ghlu`| gj vepguv`e
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|bmp }eav |g fah gjj pbgve gmc ahl iap lvmccmhi mh
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ivguhl( Ye bg~e |ba| |be Adevm`ap Ivea| Gu|
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jgv ahl ~vg|e`| a fvgal avva} gj bafm|a|p ahl ymclcmje(
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|be Av`|m Ha|mghac Ymclcmje Vejuie( \be Av`|m Vejuie
mp ghe gj Adevm`ap dgp| p~e`|a`ucav ha|uvac |veapuvep#
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\be gap|ac ~camh mp |be aczmhi ivguhlp jgv |be gv`u$
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|bah 105 fmvl p~e`mep# ahl |be dgp| md~gv|ah| cahl$
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|be `gap|ac ~camh gj |be Av`|m` Vejuie pbgucl fe lep$
miha|el ap a Ha|mghac Dghudeh| ahl |be avea pbgucl
fe ~evdaheh|c} ym|blvayh jvgd gmc ahl iap ceapmhi(
Mh allm|mgh |g hadmhi hey Ha|mghac Dghudeh|p#
cahl ahl vepguv`e dahaiedeh| aieh`mep pbgucl fe
imzeh |be he`eppav} eh`guvaiedeh| ahl |ggcp |g
md~vgze |bemv ejjgv|p |g `ghpevze ahl ve`ghhe`|
`gve ahl g|bev `vu`mac bafm|a|p ahl vep|gve dmiva$|gv} cmje bmp|gvmep(
\be beac|b gj |be ~a|`bygvo gj jelevac# p|a|e# |vmfac
ahl ~vmza|e cahlp |ba| daoe u~ Adevm`ap gu|lggv
bevm|aie vequmvep damh|amhmhi ahl vep|gvmhi `gh$
he`|mzm|} |g accgy ymclcmje |g damh|amh |bemv ep|af$
cmpbel dmiva|mgh ~a||evhp ahl lmp~evpe mh vep~ghpe |g
`bahimhi cahlp`a~e `ghlm|mghp fvguib| afgu| f}
`cmda|e `bahie( Md~cedeh|mhi ahl eha`|mhi ~gcm$
`mep |ba| imze ymclcmje |bmp jveelgd |g vgad mp eppeh$
|mac |g pu``eppjucc} a``gd~cmpbmhi |be mh|eh| gj |be
Adevm`ap Ivea| Gu|lggvp mhm|ma|mze(
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Mh allm|mgh |g ~vgzmlmhi uh~avaccecel bafm|a| jgv
`guh|cepp p~e`mep ahl ~vglu`mhi `ceah ya|ev jgv dmc$
cmghp gj Adevm`ahp# guv ~ufcm`c} gyhel jgvep|p ~ca}
ah md~gv|ah| vgce mh dm|mia|mhi `cmda|e `bahie f}
pequep|evmhi dmccmghp gj |ghp gj avfgh lmgrmle( @gc$
ce`|mzec}# U(P( jgvep|p pequep|ev |be equmzaceh| gjvguibc} 1< ~ev`eh| gj guv `guh|v}p |g|ac iveeh$
bgupe iap edmppmghp ea`b }eav( Jelevac jgvep|p `gh
|vmfu|e a pufp|ah|mac ~gv|mgh gj |bmp jgvep| pmho ahl
p|gve pmihmjm`ah|c} dgve `avfgh ~ev a`ve |bah hgh$
jelevac cahlp( Gclev jgvep|p mh ~av|m`ucav p|gve cavie
adguh|p gj avfgh ahl gh|vav} |g yba| yap ~vezm
gupc} |bguib|# `gh|mhue |g mh`veape |bemv `avfghp|gvep yecc mh|g |bemv cghi cmzep(
Fe|yeeh |bed# |be U(P( Jgvep| Pevzm`e ahl Fuveau
gj Cahl Dahaiedeh| gzevpee `cgpe |g 1=5 dmccmgh
a`vep gj jgvep|el cahlp( Avguhl > }eavp gcl fu| ca`o ~evdaheh| ceimpca|mze gv er$
e`u|mze fvah`b ~vg|e`|mgh( "Dah} gj |bepe jgvep|
ehkg} aldmhmp|va|mze ~vg|e`|mgh uhlev |be Vgalcepp
Vuce ybm`b igzevhp |be ha|mghac jgvep|p( Fu| |bm
vuce mp uhlev ceiac `baccehie ahl bap feeh uhlev$dmhel f} |be ~vezmgup Aldmhmp|va|mgh# ledgh$
p|va|mhi a ca`o gj ~evdaheh`e-(
P|va|eimep |g pe`uve `uvveh| `avfgh p|vghibgclp gh
~ufcm` cahlp ave `ghpmp|eh| ym|b ejjgv|p |g vep~ghpm
fc} dahaie ahl ~vg|e`| g|bev ha|uvac zacuep# mh$
`culmhi ya|ev quacm|}# `ceah amv# ahl ymclcmje bafm|a|
Mh ja`|# pajeiuavlmhi guv `avfgh vm`b jelevac jgvep|
`gucl bec~ |be Jgvep| Pevzm`e pbmj| aya} jvgd beaz
mc} pufpmlm{el cgiimhi gj gclev jgvep|p ahl |gyavlp
m|p igac gj ya|evpbel ahl jgvep| vep|gva|mgh( Jg`up
mhi gh p`meh`e$fapel jgvep| ahl ya|evpbel vep|gva
|mgh ygucl hg| ghc} bec~ ha|uvac p}p|edp ala~| |g
`cmda|e `bahie# m| ygucl acpg jgvd |be jguhla|mgh
jgv a vgfup| vep|gva|mgh e`ghgd}# `vea|mhi hey
cghi$|evd kgfp jgv cg`ac `gdduhm|mep(
Ap |be U(P( apop g|bev `guh|vmep |g p|g~ leivalmhi
|bemv `avfgh vm`b jgvep|p ye heel |g ledghp|va|e
cealevpbm~ ahl pbgucl a~~c} |be pade vucep |g guv
jelevac jgvep|p beve a| bgde( \bguib |be U(P( mp hg
hgy ~vg~gpmhi er|ehpmze cgiimhi gj gclev ~ufcm`
jgvep|p# |bepe zacuafce avfgh p|gvep gucl fe u| ahlcgp| mh |be ju|uve uhlev `uvveh| dahaiedeh
lmve`|mgh( \g ehpuve |ba| ye lg hg| uhlevdmhe
`cmda|e dm|mia|mgh p|va|eimep ahl |g ceal f} erad~ce
gh |be icgfac p|aie# ye dup| mddelma|ec} pajeiuavl
|be `avfgh p|gvaie zacue gj |bepe gclev jgvep|p f}
|aomhi le`mpmze a`|mgh hgy(
@( ^VG\E@\ GUV @AVFGH VM@B ^UFCM@ JGVEP\P
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L(^UFCM@ CAHLP ^GCM@] VE@GDDEHLA\MGHP
Ap |be Gfada Aldmhmp|va|mgh dgzep jgvyavl ym|b
|be Adevm`ap Ivea| Gu|lggvp mhm|ma|mze# |be Pmevva
@cuf ygucl cmoe |g ~vg~gpe |be jgccgymhi ~gcm`}
ve`gddehla|mghp;
@CMDA\E PDAV\ DAHAIEDEH\;1( @ghlu`| Zuchevafmcm|} Appeppdeh|p
Cahl ahl vepguv`e ~cahhmhi ~vg`epp pbgucl mh`cule
|be `ghlu`| gj `cmda|e zuchevafmcm|} appeppdeh|p(
\be Mh|evigzevhdeh|ac ^ahec gh @cmda|e @bahie
"M^@@- lejmhep zuchevafmcm|} ap |be er|eh| |g ybm`b
`cmda|e bahie da} ladaie gv bavd a p}p|ed# ahl
pa}p |ba| zuchevafmcm|} le~ehlp hg| ghc} gh a p}p$
|edp pehpm|mzm|} fu| acpg gh m|p afmcm|} |g ala~| |g
`cmda`|m` ghlm|mghp6 Zuchevafmcm|} fgmcp lgyh |g
|yg fapm` ecedeh|p pehpm|mzm|} ahl er~gpuve(
Pehpm|mzm|} mp a deapuve gj bgy a jg`ac p~e`mep gv
e`gp}p|ed mp cmoec} |g fe md~a`|el f} `cmda|e
`bahie( Er~gpuve deapuvep |be er|eh| gj `cmda|e
`bahie a p~e`mep gv e`gp}p|ed mp cmoec} |g ja`e(
@ghlu`| gj zuchevafmcm|} appeppdeh|p ymcc ed~gyev
ahl mhjgvd cahl dahaievp |g; Mleh|mj} |bgpe p~e`mep
ahl bafm|a|p dgp| cmoec} |g fe mh heel gj dahaiedeh|
a`|mghp |g dm|mia|e |be md~a`|p gj `cmda|e bahie? le$
zecg~ ala~|a|mgh p|va|eimep |amcgvel jgv |bgpe p~e`mep
ahl bafm|a|p mh ivea|ep| heel? jgp|ev `gccafgva|mgh
ym|b g|bev aieh mep ahl gviahm{a|mghp |g lezecg~ ahl~vgzmle a pbavel uhlevp|ahlmhi gj md~a`|p ahl dah$
aiedeh| g~|mghp? ahl# |avie| p`ave vepguv`ep mh |be
dgp| ejje`|mze ahl ejjm`meh| ya} ~gppmfce(
Ybmce |be `ghlu`| gj `cmda|e `bahie zuchevafmcm|}
appeppdeh|p mp ah edevimhi ~va`|m`e ahl hg p|ah$
lavlm{a|mgh bap }e| |g lezecg~ ym|bmh |be ~vgjeppmgh#
ye ve`gddehl |ba| mh ghlu |mhi pu`b erev mpep |be
jgccgymhi ecedeh|p mleh|mjmel f} Caycev ahl P|emh0
fe mh`gv~gva|el;
hA `ceav av|m`uca|mgh gj |be heel jgv |be appeppdeh|(Mh |bmp `ape# |g aml mh |be ~ve~ava|mgh gj |be cahl
gv vepguv`e dahaiedeh| ~cah(
hA `ceav av|m`uca|mgh gj |be |avie| gj |be appeppdeh|(
hA le|evdmha|mgh gj p~a|mac ahl |ed~gvac p`ace(
Mleh|mj} |be iegiva~bm` fguhlavmep gj |be appepp$
deh|# |be mleac p~a|mac ahl |ed~gvac vepgcu|mgh
jgv vecezah| la|a ahl |be cezec gj p~e`mjm`m|} ve$
qumvel |g gf|amh upejuc vepuc|p(
h Mh`cupmgh gj p|aoebgclev mh~u|( Mleh|mj} ~vglu`|p
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1- ALMVGHLA@OP \G A@ALMA
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|be veimgh ap femhi ha|mghacc} pmihmjm`ah| mh ej$
jgv|p |g allvepp `cmda|e `bahie fe`aupe gj m|p
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6- ADEVM@AP AV@\M@
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|uvep ave cmdfmhi a| vguibc} |ym`e |be icgfac ~a`e(
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ye baze mh ~ca e ave hg| pujjm`meh| mh |be ja`e gj `cm
da|e `bahie( Pgde `gh|mhuel `cmda|e `bahie mp mh
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|g azgml |be ygvp| ~vgke`|el p`ehavmgp(
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pmze @ghpevza|mgh cah
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mh |be H^VA(
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0- IVEA\EV ]ECCGYP\GHE E@GP]P\ED
Ap ghe gj |be dgp| p|ulmel ahl zmpm|el ymcl ~ca`ep mh
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|g pbgy`ape bgy guv ~ufcm` cahlp `ah fe dahaiel
|g dm|mia|e |be ejje`|p gj `cmda|e `bahie pg |ba| ju$
|uve ieheva|mghp ymcc ehkg} |bmp |veapuve# ahl jgv |be
puvzmzac gj pgde gj Adevm`ap m`ghm` ymclcmje pu`b ap
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acc p~e`mep |ba| ymcc fe ejje`|el alzevpec} |bvguib `cm$
da|e `bahie uhcepp ye ala~| hey ~ufcm` cahlp dah$
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|be ejje`|p gj icgfac yavdmhi( Phgy~a`o mh |bepe
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