Peter, thanks for that vociferous ejaculation of overstated generalisations and opinion. I did wish that the writer in the example was not so bent on ethinc disparagement, but was intending only to give you a sample of what has had a huge impact on the traditional "conservation" lobbyists in this country, in line with your current issue. The most interesting point, to my mind, was that "Only 7% of the Sierra Club's 550,000 members are minorities of any kind."   Take from it what you will, or nothing, at your preference.