Dirty St. Louis Coal Plant to be Retired
Dirty St. Louis Coal Plant to be Retired July 18, 2014 The Sierra Club’s Missouri Beyond Coal campaign achieved a prized goal this month when Ameren Energy announced that it would phase out its...
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Sierra & Tierra: A Monumental Symphony
Sierra & Tierra: A Monumental Symphony July 18, 2014 By Javier Sierra When President Obama signed the proclamation to designate the Organ Mountains/Desert Peaks National Monument in May, it was the last stitch...
Grand Rapids Business Owner, Tami VandenBerg, Goes Bold on Solar
Grand Rapids, MI – Local business owner and community leader, Tami VandenBerg, is going bold in sustainability with the installation of solar panels this summer at both of her co-owned businesses, The Meanwhile Bar...
Taking a stand against a proposed coal export terminal in Louisiana
Taking a stand against a proposed coal export terminal in Louisiana July 17, 2014 FB TW EM
Welcoming Michael Brune and His Family to Oregon
Welcoming Michael Brune and His Family to Oregon July 17, 2014 In case you’ve missed the news lately, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune and his family are touring some beautiful wilderness sites in...
If We Went 50% Solar, Just Think of the Impact on Climate Change
Washington, D.C. – One of the things people often hear from environmental activists is a phrase that goes something like this: “Let’s say we all do ‘such and such’, we would reduce carbon emmissions...
This Ain’t No Picnic: Your Punk Rock Vegan Cookbook
Published by Microcosm Publishing, purveyor of DIY publications from health guides to left-leaning political zines, This Ain’t No Picnic is “Your Punk Rock Vegan Cookbook.” With pierced tongue in cheek, this awesome looking recipe...
44 Greenpeace Activists Arrested Obstructing Arctic Oil Shipment (Video)
Ten armed Dutch anti-terror police boarded Greenpeace International’s flagship outside a Rotterdam port Thursday, arresting 44 activists attempting to obstruct a Russian tanker from mooring in order to unload Arctic oil. Activists used paragliders,...
Wildlife: A New Chapter in Zimbabwe’s Land Grab
Zimbabwe – A report commissioned by animal advocacy group, Born Free USA and released by C4ADS, a nonprofit organization dedicated to data-driven analysis and evidence-based reporting of conflict and security issues worldwide, has revealed...
The Netherlands Home to the World’s First ‘Smart Highway’
Netherlands – Dutch designer and innovator Daan Roosegaarde teamed up with Heijmans Infrastructure to create plans for the ‘Route 66 of the Future’, ultimately winning ‘Best Future Concept’ in the Dutch Design Awards. One...
