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Environment America endorses Obama
Exclude: Another green group backs the Democratic presidential candidate |
Kate Sheppard |
20 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Environment America today became the latest green group to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. 'Sen. Obama has publicly committed to fully addressing the pressing problem of global warming and moving the United States toward a new energy future,' said Margie Alt, executive director of Environment America. 'He has made clean energy one of the top issues of his campaign, and as a public servant representing Illinois at the state and federal level ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, environmental movement, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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The Art of ELF Defense
Convicted eco-vandal sentenced to six years in prison |
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20 Jun 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:28 AM on 20 Jun 2008 Convicted eco-vandal Briana Waters has been sentenced to six years in federal prison and was ordered to pay $6 million in restitution for her role in the 2001 blaze that destroyed a University of Washington horticulture center. Waters was a student at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., at the time and allegedly acted as a lookout for members of the Earth Liberation Front who ... |
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| Topics: eco-terrorism, environmental movement, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Flock Together
New climate campaign aimed at U.S. consumers |
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05 Jun 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 3:30 PM on 05 Jun 2008 A European campaign to raise consumer awareness of climate change has made its U.S. debut. The Together campaign -- not to be confused with the similarly named-and-agendaed "we" campaign -- was initiated by the nonprofit Climate Group and kicked off in the U.S. by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. Var ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, climate, consumerism, environmental movement, green living, messaging, news (all these topics) |
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Just Forget All the Bad Stuff for a Day
World Environment Day is June 5 |
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04 Jun 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:55 PM on 04 Jun 2008 Thursday is World Environment Day, and you will no doubt celebrate by donating to Grist. (Thank you!) Once you've got that out of the way, you can also help out our dear environment by packing a lighter suitcase when you travel, jogging in the park instead of on the treadmill, using a wind-up alarm clock, and ditching your electric toothbrush, says a 202-page United Nations report called &qu ... |
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| Topics: environmental movement, grassroots activism, holiday, New Zealand, news, United Nations (all these topics) |
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Lieberman-Warner gets corporate support
Industry & green groups join up to back climate bill |
Kate Sheppard |
31 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| A coalition of corporations, green groups, and unions issued a joint statement to senators yesterday declaring their support for the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act, which will hit the Senate floor on Monday. Among the endorsers is General Electric, one of the five largest companies in the world -- definitely a big pick-up for the legislation. 'This is a very important vote on a bipartisan plan to address climate change,' reads the statement. '[T]he bill prot ... |
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| Topics: climate, environmental movement, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Now We've Heard Udall
Green groups announce support for Senate campaigns |
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24 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:00 PM on 24 Apr 2008 A coalition of large green groups has pledged to support Mark Udall, Tom Udall, and Jeanne Shaheen in their campaigns to become senators in 2008. Colorado Representative Mark Udall and his cousin, New Mexico Representative Tom Udall, will run for Senate seats in their respective states; Shaheen is the former governor of New Hampshire, and will run there. All three are Democrats. The green g ... |
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| Topics: Colorado, elections, environmental movement, League of Conservation Voters, New Hampshire, New Mexico, news, politics, Sierra Club, state politics, US Senate (all these topics) |
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Know Thy ELF
'Eco-terrorism' suspected in Seattle-area arson |
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03 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:18 AM on 03 Mar 2008 Four unoccupied multimillion-dollar homes burned in a Seattle suburb Monday in what officials have reason to believe was eco-related arson. Explosives were found in the homes, and a spray-painted sign out front -- "Built green? Nope black! McMansions in RCDs r not green" -- bore the initials of radical environmental group the Earth Liberation Front. The Woodinville, Wash., homes were built wi ... |
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| Topics: Earth Liberation Front, eco-terrorism, environmental movement, grassroots activism, news, placemaking, Seattle (all these topics) |
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Focus Group
More than 1,500 schools participate in Focus the Nation events |
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01 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:58 AM on 01 Feb 2008 As part of a national teach-in called Focus the Nation, more than 1,500 colleges and universities across the country yesterday put together panel discussions, workshops, and other events to build eco-action momentum among the yoots. Professors agreed to work climate change into their biology, politics, philosophy, and everything-else classes, and some schools brought local politicians in ... |
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| Topics: climate, education, environmental movement, news (all these topics) |
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One Step Forward, Two Missteps Back
Conservation work will potentially be undone by climate change |
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29 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:53 PM on 29 Jan 2008 Habitat preservation is a noble cause -- so it's really too bad that many conservation efforts may end up rendered moot by climate change. For example, restoration of Pacific Northwest salmon runs won't do much good if warming makes streams unlivable; restoring fresh water flow in the Everglades will be somewhat pointless if sea-level rise swamps the wetlands. &quo ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, environmental movement, habitat protection, news (all these topics) |
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The Skin We're In
U.S. green movement is decidedly white |
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29 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:03 AM on 29 Jan 2008 Photo: iStockphoto When it comes to race, the actual color of the green movement is decidedly white. According to a survey conducted from 2004 to 2006, more than one-third of U.S. mainstream green groups and one-fifth of eco-related government agencies have no nonwhite staff members. Minorities tend to join up with grassroots environmental-justice groups, leaving mainstream groups open to the consistent cr ... |
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Family Matters
Vicious attack ends up undermining Russian environmental movement |
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29 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 10:20 AM on 29 Oct 2007 A vicious attack on anti-nuclear protesters in Russia this summer has had the unexpected outcome of undermining the country's environmental movement, after the son of a high-profile green leader confessed to having a role in the melee. Marina Rikhvanova had been successful at inspiring grassroots activism in Russia -- particularly against the government's plans to build oil pipeline ... |
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| Topics: environmental movement, news, Russia (all these topics) |
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The Tête Offensive
French eco-groups get face time with new president |
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22 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Tête Offensive French eco-groups get face time with new president Nicolas Sarkozy is better known as a friend to big business than as a friend to the environment, but the newly elected French president is reaching out nonetheless. Yesterday, three days after taking office, he gathered representatives from nine green groups -- along with the head of the newly created ministry of sustainable development, Al ... |
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| Topics: climate, environmental movement, France, news (all these topics) |
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And 92 Percent Think Heather Mills Is a Real Trouper
New poll declares environmental movement still around |
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20 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| And 92 Percent Think Heather Mills Is a Real Trouper New poll declares environmental movement still around Just in time for Earth Day, a USA Today/Gallup poll has hit the scene to tell Americans how they feel about the environment. To wit: 60 percent of us believe that global warming is happening now, and even more of us think it will, uh, continue to happen. In true bootstrap form, most U.S. folk believe that they sh ... |
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| Topics: climate, environmental movement, news (all these topics) |
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He Covers the Hotter Front
Schwarzenegger says sexy greens are successful -- and he should know |
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12 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| He Covers the Hotter Front Schwarzenegger says sexy greens are successful -- and he should know In a speech at Georgetown University yesterday, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said environmentalists need to get hip and sexy to counter their image as "prohibitionists at a fraternity party." Brandishing a batch of recent green-themed magazines -- some featuring h ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, environmental movement, green living, news (all these topics) |
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