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Thu, Jul 03, 2008
Renewable Energy Tax Credit Extension Urgently Neededby Kate Johnson
My name is Eliza Berry and I am interning in the Sierra Club’s D.C. office this summer.  I am very much looking forward to periodically posting throughout ...
Read More @ Compass
Wed, Jul 02, 2008
Green Onionby Josie Garthwaite
It's time for "The Obligatory Green Issue" over at The Onion, and they've pulled some goodies out of the archives (maybe the writers are out ...
Read More @ Green Life
Tue, Jul 01, 2008
Send fuel economy comments by 5pm today!by Heather Moyer
**UPDATE** Phew, 5pm EDT is here and gone. We did great, folks! Not only did we inspire lots of you to submit comments on your own - we also got a total ...
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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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