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05/05/2008
Leading Connecticut environmental organizations joined legislators in celebrating the final passage in the Senate of An Act Concerning Connecticut Global Warming Solutions (HB 5600) today.
04/25/2008
SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has postponed a plan to spray pesticides over several heavily populated counties this summer to fight the light brown apple moth, an unwelcome émigré that threatens California’s critical agriculture industry.
04/03/2008
In a collective effort to reduce the negative impact of bottled water, Cambridge, Somerville, and a handful of local restaurants have joined Boston in pledging to switch to tap water for their public drinking supplies.
4/2/2008
Environmental groups oppose Dynegy's coal-fueled plants under development in Texas, Arkansas and Georgia as out of step with efforts to cut emissions of so-called greenhouse gases linked to global warming. The Sierra Club organized a protest in February outside Dynegy's headquarters in Houston.
03/18/2008
Opponents of proposed new coal-powered plants in Marshalltown and Waterloo today pressured Gov. Chet Culver to prohibit the plants' construction.
2/13/2008
The Dogwood Alliance, a forest conservation group in Asheville, wants the world's largest fast-food company to clean up its wrappers.
2/21/2008
Drawing coal's battle lines Dynegy, Sierra Club state cases over power needs vs. a cleaner environment
2/7/2008
The Dogwood Alliance is seeking help for the organization's latest push to protect southeastern swamplands from industry waste.
1/24/2008
We have Glenn Hurowitz's "Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party" to see us through the 2008 campaign season. This is a smart book by a smart man who cares deeply about the Democratic Party and recognizes that its dismal track record in recent years -- both out of power and in -- is less about specific stands on issues than it is about a deep and unrelenting ignorance of what matters, and what works, in politics.
01/24/2008
Nevada will benefit from the election of one of the three leading Democratic candidates for president because of their commitment to renewable energy, environmentalists say.
01/17/2008
After negative media reports on the environmental cost of bottled water, the industry responds with greener strategies.
12/22/2005
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 - In a chaotic conclusion to the Congressional year, the Senate blocked an effort on Wednesday to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling and struck a last-minute accord to extend the antiterrorism law known as the USA Patriot Act for six months.
12/29/2007
Group wants clean energy pledges
01/11/2008
MYRTLE BEACH — They came to wave banners for their favorite presidential candidates. They came to raise awareness about issues like education and climate change. And they came to raise a little you-know-what with candidates who, they say, aren’t talking enough about the most important issues to them during this election season.
10/10/2007
A group of Maryland college students want the University System of Maryland to reduce pollution and offset the schools’ impact on the environment.
11/14/2007
**Editor's Note: For the next year the Mirror will chronicle the lives of three recent Drury graduates as they move from college life into the real world. This week's story was written by Josh Jones who graduated in May 2007 with a degree in Marketing. Jones is now working for the Green Corps as a campaign organizer.**
11/02/2007
Environmental activists held an old-car show yesterday across from the Byrd Theatre in Carytown to draw attention to a bill in Congress to raise U.S. fuel-economy standards.
11/18/2007
NORFOLK — - Jay Taylor isn't worried about people inventing a way to protect themselves from the effects of global climate change. He just wants them to pick up the tools to do it. He fears what could happen if the problem goes on. Taylor and other experts predict that over the next century the sea level might rise 2 to 3 feet in Hampton Roads.
11/27/2007
November 20, 2007 By: Heather Smith
08/30/2006
Ballot issue a chance to save open space
Starbucks holds the hormones - The Chicago Tribune
08/24/2007
After two years of pressure, Starbucks has agreed to stop using milk from cows given artificial growth hormones by December 31, according to Food & Water Watch, a consumer rights group.
08/28/2007
Calgary-based Energy Alberta revealed plans for what could become the province’s first nuclear power plant today but remained tight-lipped on a consumer who would absorb the majority of its energy.
08/08/2007
OCEANA APPLAUDS ERCO WORLDWIDE'S DECISION TO ELIMINATE MERCURY USE FROM PORT EDWARDS PLANT Number One Source of Mercury Air Pollution in Wisconsin Commits to Switch
06/28/2007
It's aqua, but is it fina? Pepsi's bottled water same as tap
01/20/2007
Green Corps Graduate Aaron Sanger Confronts Chile's Forestry Industry
01/18/2007
Green Corps Graduate Frank Gorke Helps Massachusetts Join Regional Global Warming Pact
05/17/2007
Russia: Island on the Edge
06/17/2007
Home on the Rainforest
05/22/2007
Laying waste to the rain forest
06/22/2007
Mayor to cut off flow of city money for bottled water