As son as we asked the right question - about in the past - we got an honest answer from Mike Brune - he and SC came completely clean about misguided donation acceptance in the past.
To be clear, Mike told us that the Club does not and will not accept money from Chesapeake or any other gas company. This omitted a reference to the past, so could be considered misleading, but he did not lie. Then he called and clarified the full story. The Club turned down an additional $30 million that was part of the original deal the Carl Pope made when he was gallivanting around with Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake CEO.
From: ec-bounces@osenergy.org [mailto:ec-bounces@osenergy.org] On Behalf Of Paul Wilson
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 2:01 PM
To: WV Chapter Energy Committee
Subject: [EC] Fwd: Sierra Club and fracking money article
See the article at the link below. WV SC Leaders Jim Sconyers and Beth Little were told by Michael Brune that SC did NOT receive donations from Chesapeake Energy. fyi, paul w
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From: David Dow <ddow420@comcast.net>fyi- an alternative perspective on the Club's fracking gate controversy
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From: Patricia Matejcek <patachek3@gmail.com>
Date: February 3, 2012 9:58:27 PM EST
Subject: Sierra Club and fracking money article
since I sent out M. Brune's post, I thought you should have this one, too ~
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