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Thu, May 08, 2008
Hawaii Gets Even Better With Solarby Kate Johnson
Just in case you needed one more reason to want to live in the island paradise, yesterday Hawaii became the first state in the U.S. to require that solar ...
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Arizona Adopts Clean Car Standardsby Tom Valtin
By a 5-2 vote, the Arizona Governor's Regulatory Review Council on May 6 approved adoption of the California Low Emission Vehicle program, or Clean ...
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Wed, May 07, 2008
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Arizona goes for clean carsby Heather Moyer
Yesterday Arizona became the 14th state to adopt California's clean car emission standards despite fierce opposition from the auto industry (which fights ...
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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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