MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact:
Virginia Cramer, 202-675-6279
Sierra Club Launches Major New National Effort: Clean up Dynegy Campaign
The Sierra Club will be announcing a major new grassroots campaign to urge coal giant Dynegy to abandon its six new proposed coal-fired power plants and instead move its investments into cleaner energy solutions. Dynegy, also known as LS Power in some parts of the
The new campaign, which in addition to the teleconference will be kicked off with a nationwide call-in day to Dynegy headquarters in
WHAT: Teleconference (with Question and Answer session) to announce the new Clean Up Dynegy campaign. Speakers on the will address the latest coal industry trends, the financial risks of coal and the economic benefits of investing in green energy.
WHO: Bruce Nilles, director, National Coal Campaign, Sierra Club
Don Shatzer, retired UAW member and farmer,
Robert Cervenka, coal activist,
Rebecca Tarbotton, Global Finance Campaign Director, Rainforest Action Network
Alex Levinson, director, Transition to Clean Energy Campaign, Sierra Club
WHEN:
CALL-IN NUMBER: 1 (800) 860-2442 Ask for the “Clean up Dynegy” news event.
Can’t participate? A streaming audio replay of the Clean Up Dynegy news event will be available on the Web at http://www.CleanUpDynegy.org as of
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