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Wed, Aug 27, 2008
Schweitzer Electrifies Convention with Energy Speechby Nithin Coca
This post is from Sierra Club Deputy Press Secretary Josh Dorner, who is also in Denver for the Democratic National Convention. While most of the excitement ...
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Denver Dispatch: August 27, 2008by Claire Silberman
There are thousands of stories happening in this city right now. I was at the Pepsi Center last night, way up high, sitting with folks from New York, ...
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Mon, Aug 25, 2008
Denver 2008 -- The Economy IS Energy, Stupidby Carl Pope
Denver -- That's clearly the underlying message as this convention opens. The coal industry has "clean coal" billboards everywhere. Last night's ...
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Download: The Sierra Club's CFL Guidelines

Many chapters and groups of the Sierra Club plan to or have engaged in community-based programs to distribute energy-efficient lightbulbs. This spring, Club activists will be giving away CFLs across the country. Here are guidelines for selecting, distributing, and recycling environmentally-preferable lightbulbs during mass giveaways. (PDF)

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