Melissa - my understanding is that there is the National Organization and then the State organizations. Same name but the State's can do a bit of their own thing. You can join just the State Org specifically I think. The National Org told me they don't weigh in on a State's own issues. I told them sorry - that didn't work for me. If they were the national org they should have some control since I believe a portion of their national fundraising trickles down to the states. I said I'd just join my State's Sierra Club until the National reigned in their California chapter. Mary in MI [Posted in FML issue 2962]