Sierra Club, Mayor Bloomberg partner in fight against coal power in Virginia
Rep. Jim Moran, D-VA, Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (L to R) hold a news conference announcing a partnership between Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Sierra Club to push for shutting down coal-fired powerplants and replace them with more environmentally friendly options aboard the Nina Dandy across from the GenOn coal-fired powerplant in Alexandria, Virginia, on July 21, 2011. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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