News release from National on 8/16/08:
 
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               Sierra Club Comments on Pelosi Radio Address
                      and Upcoming Energy Legislation


Washington, D.C.--The Sierra Club offered the following comments in
response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Saturday radio address concerning
upcoming 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 -- that
offshore drilling won't lower gas prices today, tomorrow, or a even a
decade from now and will simply benefit Big Oil's bottom line instead of
helping hardworking Americans.


"The new legislation that Speaker Pelosi has outlined includes crucial
clean energy solutions and other important measures that will make America
more energy independent, offer consumers relief at the pump, and will force
drilling supporters to admit whether they really want to move America
forward or simply want to continue helping the oil companies."


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