The fact that you lump the Sierra Club (SC) together with Greenpeace shows you know nothing about its actual mission. Greenpeace is a fringe group with perhaps good intentions, but horrible execution and little results. SC is mainstream, moderate environmental organization dedicated to conservation. Yes, SC (non-profit, but not a charity) does spend money on lawyers and lobbyists, but it is a grassroots group run by volunteers at the local level. Buying land may be a nice idea but frequently not an option.
To give an example, there is a very unique area in California called the "Gaviota Coast" (north of Santa Barbara). Most of the land is currently owned by ranchers and farmers. Financial pressure from Orange county/LA developers and taxes have led some owners to sell. Value of the whole area is roughly half a billion dollars! Millions of $$$ have already been spent protecting bits and pieces but there are not enough resources for everything. Therefore, lawyers are needed to ensure development restrictions are properly followed. Lobbyists try to convince state reps and senators the coast is worth protecting. SC works within the system and its members are passionate not "beligerent".
You are confusing two completely different things. First the "morning after pill" does not cause abortion, it is simply a higher dose of the "the pill" (just female hormones). Therefore it only works up to 72 hours after sex (prevents release of an egg, exactly like when "the pill" is taken on a regular basis). The so-called "abortion pill" is RU-486 which does induce abortion in combination with other drugs.
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The fact that you lump the Sierra Club (SC) together with Greenpeace shows you know nothing about its actual mission. Greenpeace is a fringe group with perhaps good intentions, but horrible execution and little results. SC is mainstream, moderate environmental organization dedicated to conservation. Yes, SC (non-profit, but not a charity) does spend money on lawyers and lobbyists, but it is a grassroots group run by volunteers at the local level. Buying land may be a nice idea but frequently not an option.
To give an example, there is a very unique area in California called the "Gaviota Coast" (north of Santa Barbara). Most of the land is currently owned by ranchers and farmers. Financial pressure from Orange county/LA developers and taxes have led some owners to sell. Value of the whole area is roughly half a billion dollars! Millions of $$$ have already been spent protecting bits and pieces but there are not enough resources for everything. Therefore, lawyers are needed to ensure development restrictions are properly followed. Lobbyists try to convince state reps and senators the coast is worth protecting. SC works within the system and its members are passionate not "beligerent".
You are confusing two completely different things. First the "morning after pill" does not cause abortion, it is simply a higher dose of the "the pill" (just female hormones). Therefore it only works up to 72 hours after sex (prevents release of an egg, exactly like when "the pill" is taken on a regular basis). The so-called "abortion pill" is RU-486 which does induce abortion in combination with other drugs.