TELEPHONE SOLICITATION PRACTICES

Whereas the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Sierra Club uses telephone
solicitation to recruit new members and raise money to support Chapter
projects and activities; and

Recognizing that telephone solicitation is an inherently intrusive activity
to which many people object;

It is resolved by the Rocky Mountain Chapter Executive Committee that

1. The Rocky Mountain Chapter will take appropriate steps to assure that its
members are protected from unwanted solicitation calls that may arise from
the use of the Rocky Mountain Chapter's list(s);

2. When involved in telephone solicitation activities, the Rocky Mountain
Chapter and its Groups and committees will make a concerted effort to locate
and use preferentially those lists which have been purged of the names and
telephone numbers of people who object to receiving solicitation calls;

3. The Rocky Mountain Chapter supports legislation and regulation that
effectively protects all telephone consumers from unwanted solicitation calls
and urges the United States Congress, the Federal Communications Commission,
the Colorado General Assembly, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission and
other appropriate governmental bodies to take action that assures this
protection at the earliest possible date; and

4. The Rocky Mountain Chapter urges the Board of Directors of the Sierra Club
to adopt a similar policy at the national level.