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Michael Brune

Michael Brune

Michael Brune is the executive director of The Sierra Club. His book "Coming Clean: Breaking America's Addiction to Oil and Coal "was published by Sierra Club Books in September 2008.

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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks on November job numbers at the Queen Theater December 4, 2020 Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

To Combat the Climate Crisis, We Need a Government-Wide Mobilization

Hopefully Biden will nominate leaders who understand the severity of the climate crisis and the environmental injustices that burden communities of color and low-income communities.

Michael Brune ·

This assault on our democracy must end. (Photo: Shutterstock)

To Clean Up the Planet, Clean Up Washington

We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect our democracy—and our planet

John Sarbanes ·

Why the Oil Export Ban Must Stay

Don’t double down on dirty fuels from the 19th century

Michael Brune ·

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