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Frederick A. 0. Schwdrz, Jr.

Chair

Stephen P. Duggan

Founding; Chair

Adrian W. DeWind

Chair Emeritus

Adam Albright

.Vice Chair

Alan Horn

Vice Chair

Burks B. Lapham

Vice Chair

Dr. George M. •Woodwell

Vice Chair

Henry R. Breck

Treasurer

Dr. Dean E. Abrahamson

Richard E. Ayres

Robert 0. Blake

Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky

Robert E. Denham

Dr. Sylvia Earle

John Echohawk

Robert' J. Fisher

David Hahn-Baker

Francis W. Hatch, Jr.'

Hamilton F. Kean

Charles E. Koob

Ruben Kraiem

Jonathan Z. Larsen

Peter A, Morton

Carol R; Noyes

John B. Oakes

Adebayo Ogunlesi

Dr. Frederica Perera

.Robert Redford .

Nathaniel P. Reed

Cruz Reynoso

John R. Robinson

Laurance Rockefeller

Dr. Thomas. W. Roush

`Christine H. Russell

Dr. Nan Schaffer

John Sheehan

James Taylor

Frederick A. Terry, Jr.

Thomas A. Troyer

Kirby Walker

Jacqueline B. Weld

Phyllis M. Wyeth

John H. Adams

Executive Director

Boris Bittker

Joan K. Davidson .

Beatrice Abbott Duggan -

James B.. Frankel

Michael McIntosh

Franklin E. Parker

James Gustave Speth

David Sive

Thomas B. Stoel

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• The- Honorable Federico Pena

Secretary, Department of Energy

1000 independen e Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20585

I have written you previously on behalf of NRDC and the Green Group to request that

DOE adopt refrigerator standards at the Option 1 level.. We are profoundly grateful to

you for supporting our recommendation.. We believe that your steadfast adherence to

the levels originally negotiated placed DOE in the.position of being able to obtain

stakeholder agreement on the standards promulgated on April 23rd

NRDC is fully supportive of the standards adopted by DOE. We wish to thank you

personally for supporting economically justified levels of energy efficiency, which

enabled' DOE and the Administration to. gain support from all parties for the standards

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

Frederick A. O. Schwdrz, Jr: 

Chair 

. Stephen P. D¥ggan 

Founding. Chair 

Adrian W. DeWind 

Chair Emeritus 

Adam Albright ' 

Vice Chair 

·Alan Hom 

Vice Chair 

Burks B. Lapham 

Vice Chair' 

Dr. George M, Woodwell 

Vice Chair 

H~nry R .. Breck 

Treasurer 

Dr. Dean E. Abrahamson , , Richard E. Ayres 

Robert O. Blake 

Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky' 

Robert E. Denham 

Dr. Sylvia Earle 

John Echohawk 

Rober{ J. Fisher 

David Hahn-Baker 

Francis W. Hatch, Jr. ' 

Hamilton F: Kean 

Charles E. Kooh ' 

'Ruben Kraiem 

Jonathan Z. Larsen 

Peier A, Morton 

Car;1 R: Noyes 

Jolm E. Oakes 

Adebayo Og¥nlesi 

Dr. Frederica Perera 

,RQbert Redford . Nathaniel P. Reed 

Cruz Reynoso 

John R. Robinson 

Laurance Rockefeller 

Dr. Thomas, W. Roush 

'Christine H. Russell 

Dr. Nan Schaffer 

John Sheehan . James Taylor Fred~rick A. Terry, Jr. . Thomas A. Troyer 

Kirby Walker 

Jacqueline B. Weld 

Phyllis M. Wyeth 

John H. Adams 

Executive Director 

Honorary Trustees 

B;ris Bittker 

Joan K. Davidson . Beairice Abbott· Duggan· 

James B.. Frankel 

Michael McIntosh 

Franklin E. Parker 

James Gustave Speth 

David Sive 

Thomas B. Stoel 

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'The Honorable,Federico Pefia 

. Secretary, Department of Energy 

1000 Independeilce Avenue, SVI 

Washington, DC 20585 

Dear Secretary Pefia: . 

I have written you previously on behalf ofNRD~ and the Green Group to request that 

DOE adopt refrigerator standards at the Option 1 level.. We are profoundly grateful to 

you for supporting our recommendation .. We believe that your steadfast adherence to 

the ltwels originally n~gotiated placed DOE in the. position of being able to obtain 

stakeholder agreement on the standards promulgated On April 23fd; 

NRDC is fully supportive ofthe standards adopted by DOE.' We wish'to thank you 

personally for supporting economically justified levels of energy efficiency, which 

enabled DOE and the Administration to: gain support from all parties for the standards 

that were finally adopted. 

Sincerely, 

'k~~ (jJ~ H. Adams . 

Executive Director 

1350 NeUi York Ave., N. W. 

Washington, DC 20005 

202 783-7800 

Fax 202 783-5917 

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San Francisco, CA 94105 

415 777-0220 

Fax 415 495-5996 

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Los Angeles, CA 900.48 

213 934-6900 

Fax 213 934-1210.