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New Hampshire: Sierra Club

March 10, 2009 - 02:21 pm
NEWS FEED: New Hampshire Presidential Watch

Group says EFCA would benefit Granite State

By lawsonbri@gmail.com (Cosmo)

A New Hampshire health care group says that the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) would help the state’s economy and workers.

“The bill could provide a major boost to the economy by helping workers share in the prosperity that they help create,” the group NH for Healthcare wrote in a press release. “A report released last month from the Center for American Progress showed that if even 5% more of New Hampshire’s workers joined unions, $82 million would be pumped into the state’s economy each year.”

According to the group, The Employee Free Choice Act “restores the option of ‘majority sign-up,’ in addition to elections, to ensure that workers, not employers decide how to form a union.

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Sat, 10/04/2008 - 17:25

Sierra Club endorses Democrats for major state offices

By James W. Pindell, Politicker.com Editor

The New Hampshire Sierra Club endorsed a slate of Democrats for the offices of governor, executive council and state senate.

They did not endorse in all of the races up this year, however. They only endorsed in 2 of 5 executive council races and 14 of 24 state senate races.

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Thu, 08/21/2008 - 13:42

Sierra Club develops presidential scorecard

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

The Sierra Club will begin distributing a card to its New Hampshire members that compares the energy plans of presumptive presidential nominees U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).

The club focused on whether the plans would take on oil companies, fight global warming, increase fuel economy standards and invest in renewable energy sources.

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Thu, 07/31/2008 - 11:13

Sierra Club releases TV ad

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

The National Sierra Club has begun airing a television ad that criticizes U.S. Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) energy plan. The ad buy was first reported by PolitickerNH.com earlier this week.

The Sierra Club has also been airing a radio ad that defends U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester).

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Sun, 07/27/2008 - 14:47

Sierra Club defends Shea-Porter in new radio spot

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

The environmental group Sierra Club is launching a radio advertisement Monday praising several freshmen congressional Democrats who are engaged in competitive re-election races this fall for what the organization says has been their aggressive stance against oil companies. Amongst those members the Sierra Club is defending is U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester).

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Thu, 04/24/2008 - 16:49

Shaheen endorsed by Sierra Club

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Former governor, and Senatorial candidate, Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) has been endorsed by the Sierra Club.

The endorsement came at a Concord event at the State Library and was immediately criticized by Shaheen's expected rival, U.S. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley).

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