Credit crisis putting the brakes on recycling

Recycling prices are crashing and that's putting municipal recycling at risk."The city of Anchorage is blaming the market for a decision to stop accepting glass for recycling. Donna Mears of the Solid Waste...

NYFW goes green with Be EcoChic

The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York featured a green fashion show this year hosted by Be EcoChic, which aimed to promote green fashion and living - without sacrificing glamour and style."The...

Clorox and Sierra Club

Back in April of this year, Clorox Chairman and CEO and Sierra Club’s  Executive Director visited the New York Stock Exchange to kick off Earth Week while promoting Clorox’s new Green Works...

Sierra Club: A New Era in Humboldt County:

Read about management strategies for California's great National Forests here: http://www.wildcalifornia.org/pages/page-25 –For Immediate Release:     June 6, 2008 A New Era in Humboldt...

Trial Program Allowing Mexicans To Freely Haul Cargo Anywhere In States To Go...

In what is certain to incite continued controversy, a federal appeals court gave Mexican trucking companies carte blance to roll on America's highways. Despite suits from the Sierra Club, the Teamsters Union and...

My Memoriam to Glen W.Davis

Opinion Barry Artiste Now Public Contributor May 21, 2007 My Memoriam to Glen W. Davis Glen, was an unassuming Canadian, quiet, reserved and certainly not flashy, a semi-retired businessman who, if you...

US Election Fruit Still Green

I have always argued that the key to beating the Republicans (or anyone who sides with careless industry, the Dems included) is a strong stand on the side of the environment. The issue transcends everything,...

Elizabeth May's Catholic Ideology

"Politique Canadienne has a wonderful collection of quotes from Elizabeth May the former director of the Sierra Club who has thrown her hat in the ring for the leadership of the Green Party.  ""My inspiration comes from the social justice vision of Tommy Douglas,...

The David Brower Legacy

"Earth Island Institute, founded by David R. Brower in 1982, moved into a new era with the passing of our legendary Chairman in November, 2000. The Brower Legacy campaign, first launched in 1997 in honor of...

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