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Ranch Blessing
Greens and developer come to agreement in SoCal |
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08 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:58 PM on 08 May 2008 A long-running disagreement over what should be done with the largest swath of privately owned wilderness in southern California has been settled by a deal between green groups and a developer. Ninety percent of the 270,000-acre Tejon Ranch will be conserved, while 26,000 homes will be permitted on the remaining 10 percent. The Center for Biological Diversity, which was not involved in the truce, exp ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, endangered species, grassroots activism, news, NRDC, Sierra Club, sprawl, wilderness (all these topics) |
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CCS gets slammed
Hawkins to industry: 'deal with it' |
Ted Nace |
07 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: carbon sequestration, climate, grassroots activism, Greenpeace (all these topics) |
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Lipstick Bungle
An interview with Stacy Malkan, co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics |
Katharine Wroth |
02 May 2008 |
Grist Feature |
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| Topics: consumerism, grassroots activism, green living, health, interview, shopping, toxics (all these topics) |
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Raise hell, not corn
Contact your legislators and take action on the sorry state of the industrial food system |
Jim Goodman |
25 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: industrial ag, agriculture, health, environmental justice, grassroots activism (all these topics) |
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Notable quotable
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David Roberts |
23 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: grassroots activism, Al Gore, politics, quotables (all these topics) |
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Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars
New Sundance doc tells the story of the TXU coal fight in Texas |
David Roberts |
22 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: coal, energy, grassroots activism, movies, state politics, Texas (all these topics) |
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Fortune Brainstorm Green
Da yoots! |
David Roberts |
21 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: energy, energy at home, environmental movement, grassroots activism (all these topics) |
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Kennedy clan vs. clean power
Your last chance to be heard about Cape Wind |
Charles Komanoff |
19 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: energy, grassroots activism, Massachusetts, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics) |
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350 sense
McKibben kicks off 350.org, a new international grassroots climate campaign |
Guest author |
18 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Bill McKibben, climate, climate change impacts, climate change mitigation, grassroots activism (all these topics) |
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Goldman videos
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Adam Browning |
17 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: environmental movement, grassroots activism, heroes (all these topics) |
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If loving the earth isn't enough, hating Chevron will do
Chevron runs ad attacking Goldman Prize winner |
Adam Browning |
15 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Big Oil, grassroots activism, heroes, jackassery, litigation, oil (all these topics) |
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Cries on the Prize
Chevron throws hissy fit that anti-Chevron activists received award |
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15 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:48 AM on 15 Apr 2008 Chevron is throwing a hissy fit over the Goldman Environmental Prize awarded to two Ecuadorian activists who want the oil company to clean up pollution in the Amazon rain forest. Texaco, which was acquired by Chevron in 2001, dumped 18.5 billion gallons of petrochemical waste in the Amazon between 1972 and 1992. Lawyer Pablo Fajardo and community organizer Luis Yanza won the G ... |
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| Topics: Amazon, Big Oil, Ecuador, energy, grassroots activism, heroes, litigation, news, oil, rainforests, water pollution (all these topics) |
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When the Blubber Hits the Road
Hunting season ends with Japan catching fewer whales than planned |
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14 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 12:54 PM on 14 Apr 2008 Japanese whalers had a quota of 850 minke whales for the just-ended hunting season but are heading home having caught only 551, which the country's Fisheries Agency blames on "sabotage by activists." The militant Sea Shepherd Society had been all up in whalers' biz throughout the season. Anti-whalers were quick to point out that hunters admitted to catching ... |
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| Topics: grassroots activism, Japan, news, whaling (all these topics) |
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They're the Tops
Meet the global activists who won this year's Goldman Environmental Prize |
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13 Apr 2008 |
Grist Feature |
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| Topics: environmental justice, environmental movement, grassroots activism, heroes, progress (all these topics) |
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May the truth force be with you
Gandhi, King, and climate change |
Guest author |
11 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, environmental movement, grassroots activism, greenhouse-gas emissions, politics (all these topics) |
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Perchance to Dream
The green-collar jobs movement tests its voice in Memphis |
Pat Walters |
11 Apr 2008 |
Dispatches |
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| Topics: environmental justice, grassroots activism, green jobs, green living, Van Jones (all these topics) |
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Superfund365
A toxic tour, coming to a city near you |
Maywa Montenegro |
10 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: grassroots activism, politics, toxics, waste, websites (all these topics) |
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The faces of green
The Dream Reborn: diverse speakers and audience with a common vision |
Erik Hoffner |
10 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, environmental justice, environmental movement, grassroots activism, green jobs (all these topics) |
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Al Gore at TED
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David Roberts |
09 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change impacts, climate science, grassroots activism, politics (all these topics) |
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Out of the frying pan ...
Dynegy targeted by Sierra Club in new anti-coal campaign |
Ted Nace |
08 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, coal, energy, grassroots activism, Sierra Club (all these topics) |
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Steel Yourself
Labor and enviros join up for green-jobs campaign |
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08 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 12:40 PM on 08 Apr 2008 A new green-jobs campaign has been launched by the Sierra Club, NRDC, the United Steelworkers, and the Blue Green Alliance (itself a project of the Sierra Club and the steelworkers union). The Green Jobs for America campaign, moving forward on the momentum of last month's Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference, will be focused in 12 states and will aim to raise public awareness, encourage private investm ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, grassroots activism, green jobs, news, NRDC, renewable energy, Sierra Club (all these topics) |
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Seal of Disapproval
Militant activists charged in seal protest |
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07 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:15 AM on 07 Apr 2008 Two members of the militant Sea Shepherd Conservation Society have been charged with sailing too close to a Canadian vessel while protesting the country's annual seal hunt. Capt. Alexander Cornelissen and First Officer Peter Hammarstedt face up to nearly $100,000 and a year in prison if convicted. Sea Shepherd sailors say the hunters were the antagonists; Canada's Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans say ... |
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| Topics: Canada, grassroots activism, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Enough with the 'children are our future' already
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Gar Lipow |
07 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: grassroots activism, politics (all these topics) |
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Three green jobs questions, three green jobs answers
Day two at The Dream Reborn conference |
Pat Walters |
06 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, grassroots activism, green jobs, green living (all these topics) |
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Getting together for green jobs
The Dream Reborn conference hits Memphis this weekend |
Pat Walters |
05 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: environmental justice, grassroots activism, green jobs, green living (all these topics) |
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