By Lester R. Brown Between 2007 and 2011, carbon emissions from coal use in the United States dropped 10 percent. During the same period, emissions from oil use dropped 11 [ … ]
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Celebrating Labor's Embrace of Green Collar Jobs
It’s Labor Day, and we wouldn’t be on our game if we didn’t go out and find at least one good story dealing with the intersection between jobs and the [ … ]
A Fifty Million Dollar Tipping Point?
By Lester R. Brown At a press conference on July 21, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he was contributing $50 million to the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal [ … ]
The Good News About Coal
By Lester R. Brown During the years when governments and the media were focused on preparations for the 2009 Copenhagen climate negotiations, a powerful climate movement was emerging in the [ … ]
International Paper Growing Genetically Engineered “Frankenforests”
[social_buttons] I can’t believe what I read on Bloomberg.com, “International Paper’s ArborGen joint venture with MeadWestvaco Corp. and New Zealand’s Rubicon Ltd. is seeking permission from the U.S. Department of [ … ]
12 Greenest Colleges and Universities in the U.S.
Editor’s note: Looking for more updated information on green colleges & universities? Check out this infographic. In many respects, the modern environmental movement was born in the colleges and universities [ … ]
Sierra Club Activist May Be Next Seattle Mayor
[social_buttons] I am paying close attention to the Washington primaries for a couple of reasons. First I live just outside of Seattle, but more importantly, environmental issues are playing an [ … ]
Sierra Club Chalks Up 100th Victory in Fight to Stop New Coal-Fired Power Plants
Written by Stacy Morford. Originally published on July 9, 2009, at SolveClimate. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/bIQqnlDXXxc&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] In 2001, energy companies across the United States were busy drawing up plans for about 150 new [ … ]
Greener Bottled Water? Really?
Still have bottled water as a regular item on the grocery list? Or just pick up the occasional bottle when you’re out? It’s so convenient… As you probably know, that [ … ]
Labor Unions, Environmental Organizations United on Green Employment
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/KumkWx_sqUs&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] So, what exactly are green jobs? The answer to that question largely depends on an individual’s skills, training and experience: construction workers, computer programmers, and public relations professionals could [ … ]
SolveClimate: Media Savvy Youth are Blogging Coal to Death
Editor’s note: This post was written by Rachel Barge, and originally published on Tuesday, March 31, at SolveClimate. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/71kckb8hhOQ&hl=en&fs=1] We all know young people have a handle on the Internet [ … ]
Alaska’s Coast Melting Faster than Ever
A recent study shows that Alaska’s coast is melting faster than ever, and that along with the melting ice, more and more of the land is eroding into the ocean [ … ]
The Ten Coolest (and greenest) Colleges in America
This is a guest post by freelance environmental writer Tom Schueneman, publisher of GlobalWarmingisReal.com Sierra Magazine has recently announced its list of the ten “coolest schools in America” for 2008. [ … ]