News release from National on 8/16/08:
 
CONTACT: Josh Dorner, 202.679.7570 (m)                  Sierra Club Comments on Pelosi Radio Address                      and Upcoming Energy Legislation  Washington, D.C.--The Sierra Club offered the following comments inresponse to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Saturday radio address concerningupcoming energy legislation.            Statement of Carl Pope, Sierra Club Executive Director  "No one is more committed to clean energy solutions than Nancy Pelosi.  "The upcoming debate in Congress will allow the truth to come out -- thatoffshore drilling won't lower gas prices today, tomorrow, or a even adecade from now and will simply benefit Big Oil's bottom line instead ofhelping hardworking Americans.  "The new legislation that Speaker Pelosi has outlined includes crucialclean energy solutions and other important measures that will make Americamore energy independent, offer consumers relief at the pump, and will forcedrilling supporters to admit whether they really want to move Americaforward or simply want to continue helping the oil companies."                                     # # #
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