[Texgreen] Green Party Membership Surges in Ireland

Fri, 2 Mar 2007 13:43:39 -0800 (PST)

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=0AGreen Party membership booms=0A02/03/2007 - 11:22:56  =0A=0AThe Green Pa=
rty has enjoyed a ten-fold surge in membership since its biggest-ever natio=
nal conference, it was revealed today.=0A=0AIt received 48 email requests f=
or membership and 10 via the telephone during the first three days of this =
week.=0A=0AA spokesman said today: =93This is well in excess of the usual u=
psurge in demand we would experience following a conference.=94=0A=0AHeadqu=
arters staff usually receive five email requests in the average week throug=
hout the year.=0AThe party is riding at 8% in national opinion polls and cl=
aims it is ready to implement its policies in government.=0A=0APractical bu=
gbears like rising energy prices and unseasonal weather patterns are forcin=
g many people to think about the future of the planet.=0A=0AParty leader Tr=
evor Sargent told a record 500 conference delegates last weekend that Green=
s=92 policies on climate change, public transport and sustainable living ar=
e beginning to capture the mood of floating voters.=0A=0AAn Inconvenient Tr=
uth, the controversial film on global warming fronted by former US vice pre=
sident Al Gore, won an Oscar for best documentary on the final day of the G=
reens conference in Salthill, Co Galway.=0A=0AMr Sargent is targeting 10 or=
 more seats in the General Election, expected in May.=0A=0AThe Greens in No=
rthern Ireland are also targeting gains in the Assembly elections next week=
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reen Party membership booms<BR></FONT></STRONG><FONT size=3D1><I>02/03/2007=
 - 11:22:56</I></FONT></FONT>&nbsp; <BR><BR><FONT face=3D"Verdana, Arial, H=
elvetica, sans-serif" size=3D2><SPAN class=3Dstorybody>The Green Party has =
enjoyed a ten-fold surge in membership since its biggest-ever national conf=
erence, it was revealed today.<BR><BR>It received 48 email requests for mem=
bership and 10 via the telephone during the first three days of this week.<=
BR><BR>A spokesman said today: =93This is well in excess of the usual upsur=
ge in demand we would experience following a conference.=94<BR><BR>Headquar=
ters staff usually receive five email requests in the average week througho=
ut the year.<BR>The party is riding at 8% in national opinion polls and cla=
ims it is ready to implement its policies in government.<BR><BR>Practical b=
ugbears like rising energy prices and unseasonal weather patterns are forci=
ng many people to think about the future of the
 planet.<BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helve=
tica, sans-serif" size=3D2><SPAN class=3Dstorybody>Party leader Trevor Sarg=
ent told a record 500 conference delegates last weekend that Greens=92 poli=
cies on climate change, public transport and sustainable living are beginni=
ng to capture the mood of floating voters.<BR><BR>An Inconvenient Truth, th=
e controversial film on global warming fronted by former US vice president =
Al Gore, won an Oscar for best documentary on the final day of the Greens c=
onference in Salthill, Co Galway.<BR><BR>Mr Sargent is targeting 10 or more=
 seats in the General Election, expected in May.<BR><BR>The Greens in North=
ern Ireland are also targeting gains in the Assembly elections next week. <=
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