An Olive Branch
The Sierra Club’s climate campaigner, Dan Becker, routinely bashes the auto companies. Here’s a typical outburst, from PBS: "They churn out more and more gas-guzzling SUVs, so now we’re producing less-efficient cars on average than we were in 1980." Given his background, it was surprising to hear his kind words in a press release dated July 11: "For years," he said, "the Sierra Club has pressured Ford to make more fuel-efficient cars and trucks. They are now beginning to do that, and we want to help them succeed."