I was recently at a job interview in North Dakota and was questioned about
my involvement with Sierra Club. The person apparently had the impression
that Sierra Club was closely related to Earth Liberation Front or Earth
First and tolerant of membership involvement in eco-terrorism (sometimes
called monkey-wrenching or ecotage) techniques like spiking trees. Since
the interview I've heard that Sierra Club Minnesota and North Dakota have
developed this reputation. Personally, I find the activities of
eco-terrorism abhorrent and am curious if any of you have heard that our
colleagues to the north are involved in eco-terrorism or know the origin of
this rumor. Is this something that Sierra Club needs to address since, I
believe, developing such a reputation would be fatal to the effectiveness
of our organization.

Any thoughts?

Eric G. Hurley
Ames

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