SIERRA CLUB BOOSTS GRASSROOTS ENERGY EFFORT WITH NEW LABOR PACT

The Sierra Club has taken another step in its effort to refocus its activism outside the Beltway on clean energy and climate change, announcing a new strategic alliance with the nation's largest private-sector manufacturing union aimed at influencing policymaking on issues such as global warming and toxic pollution. The alliance also bolsters a grassroots infrastructure that environmentalists say could ultimately boost debate on environmental issues in upcoming elections, including the 2008 presidential contest, with one source familiar with previous collaborations...