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What a Waste of an Oil Disaster

published September 7, 2010 and has No Comments

Image credit: Oliver Bernstein, Sierra Club. With media coverage of the country's worst oil spill fading away, recent decisions on how to handle tens of thousands of tons of boom and oily waste are going to affect people along the Gulf for years to come. That's because BP is relying on public complacency to get away with dumping its ...

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McKibben On Tour, Stops By New York to Inspire Letterman (Video)

published September 2, 2010 and has No Comments

photo via 350.org Big props to David Letterman for bringing on Bill McKibben earlier this week to talk to Letterman's 4 million nightly viewers about global climate change and Bill's 350.org project . 350.org has a savvy campaign to get the White House to put solar panels back on the roof after Ronald Reagen had them taken off in ...

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McKibben On Tour, Stops By New York to Inspire Letterman (Video)

published September 2, 2010 and has No Comments

photo via 350.org Big props to David Letterman for bringing on Bill McKibben earlier this week to talk to Letterman's 4 million nightly viewers about global climate change and Bill's 350.org project . 350.org has a savvy campaign to get the White House to put solar panels back on the roof after Ronald Reagen had them taken off in ...

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Like a Good Neighbor, the Clean Air Act is There

published August 31, 2010 and has No Comments

Since 1970, the Clean Air Act has been the EPA's most effective tool for combating air pollution. When it was first enacted, the Clean Air Act only covered five pollutants. But over the last 40 years it has been amended to protect the public from dozens of additional dangerous pollutants. But air pollution doesn't stop at state lines, and ...

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James Cameron Hits the Amazon To Stop the Belo Monte Dam (Video)

published August 28, 2010 and has No Comments

Image Credit: broddi via Flickr In the months since "Avatar" struck major environmental themes while banking nearly $3 billion, James Cameron, an avid environmentalist, has been very busy. He's been bringing his celebrity to fight the oil and coal industries and Read the original: James Cameron Hits the Amazon To Stop the Belo Monte Dam (Video)

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Boxsal, a Pretty Fun Picnic in a Cardboard Box (Photos)

published August 26, 2010 and has No Comments

Summer is the prefect time for picnics, pretty much anywhere! On roof tops, in Central Park, at the beach, open air cinemas or the zoo, a good picnic is special. But how often do you make the effort and unleash your creativity to put together a delicious lunch or dinner in a box or basket? The design team The ...

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Don’t Miss the Weekend Without Oil August 21 & 22!

published August 18, 2010 and has No Comments

If you prefer to walk or bike instead of using a car, enjoy being outside, use reusable bags, avoid plastic bottles, eat meat sparingly or not at all, research makeup and cosmetic products for safety, carry a refillable water bottle, and generally avoid buying crap you don't need and using the stuff you do have as long as it ...

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Oil Change International: It’s Time To "Clean Up The Senate"

published August 18, 2010 and has No Comments

Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Senate's ringmaster (photo via flickr) As George Parker so thoughtfully detailed last week in is New Yorker story , the U.S. Senate has become a place that produces imperfect policy, when it does produce policy, and the rest of the time the members of the "World's Greatest Deliberative Body" are off raising money. One ...

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What’s New Paddleboard? Extreme Athlete Tom Jones Travels 1,500 Miles to Clean Up the Oceans

published August 14, 2010 and has No Comments

Image Courtesy of NY Daily News We've seen some pretty crazy stuff from stand-up paddlers recently, but challenge extreme athlete Tom Jones has been taking on for the last three months puts all other stunts to shame. Since May 13, Jones has been paddling 1,500 miles from More: What's New Paddleboard? Extreme Athlete Tom Jones Travels 1,500 Miles to Clean ...

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Honor and Serve Outdoors this September 11th

published August 12, 2010 and has No Comments

The Sierra Club is excited to announce a new opportunity to participate in the growing youth-driven movement to engage in community service while also honoring those who defend our country every day. This week we launched Serve Outdoors , a call to participate in the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembr... Read the full story on TreeHugger ...

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