The fact is, we cannot drill our way to oil independence.

He was a Peace Corps volunteer in India from 1967 to 1969. In January 2009 Pope had announced his intention to step down from the post of Executive Director effective upon the hiring of a successor. He has served as Political Director for Zero Population Growth.

In 2004 he publiCarl Poped a book with Paul Rauber called Strategic Ignorance: Why the Bush Administration Is Recklessly Destroying a Century of Environmental Progress. Pope was appointed to his position as Executive Director in 1992 and served until January 20 2010 when he was succeeded by Michael Brune. In January 2009 Pope had announced his intention to step down from the post of Executive Director effective upon the hiring of a successor.