Sierra Club's new Ex. Director:

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"New Sierra Club chief brings confrontational style to the job 6

20 Jan 2010 6:16 PM

The group announced on Wednesday that Michael Brune, 38, currently head of Rainforest Action Network (RAN), will replace Carl Pope as executive director as of March 15. Brune honed RAN’s strategy of negotiating politely with corporate heavyweights such as Bank of America, Citigroup, and General Motors—and then, if they don’t clean up their acts, campaigning mercilessly against them. The two-pronged approach earned results that belie RAN’s modest size—it helped convince Home Depot to stop selling wood from endangered forests, for example...."

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http://www.grist.org/article/2010-01-20-new-sierra-club-chief-brings-confrontational-style-to-job/