Phillip S. Berry

Phillip S. Berry (1937–2013) was national President of the Sierra Club.

Biography

Born January 30, 1937 in Berkeley, California, he graduated from Berkeley High (1954), Stanford University (1958) and Stanford Law (1961). He began his law career with his father Samuel Berry's firm, before they formed the Law Offices of Berry & Berry in Oakland, California. He died September 22, 2013 in Lafayette, CA.

Sierra Club

In addition to becoming President of the Sierra Club, he had been National Board Member, Co-founder of Sierra Club Legal Defense later Earth Justice, and a John Muir Award Winner. He served as the Sierra Club's National President twice, first from 1969-1971, then later from 1991-1992. He served on the Sierra Club's National Board for 30 years. In 1971, he co-founded Sierra Club Legal Defense later Earth Justice along with Fred Fisher and Don Harris. He was awarded the Sierra Club John Muir Award, its highest honor, in 1978.

References

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  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FRANYKxYEo&feature=share
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  16. Wellock, Thomas Raymond (1998). Critical Masses: Opposition to Nuclear Power in California, 1958-1978. ISBN 9780299158545.
  17. Turner, Tom (October 2015). David Brower: The Making of the Environmental Movement. ISBN 9780520278363.
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