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environmentalism stories: 105 news summaries

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Limbaugh Compares NYT Reporter to 'Jihad Guys'

Tells Times' Revkin to 'go kill yourself'

Oct 21, 09 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh really outdid himself yesterday, comparing New York Times environmental reporter Andy Revkin to a terrorist and urging him to commit suicide. Well, that’s not entirely fair. Actually, Limbaugh compared all “militant environmentalists” to “the jihad guys,” who, in Limbaugh’s telling, “... More »

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contraception • global warming • environmentalism • Rush Limbaugh • contraceptive • right-wing media • environmentalists • Andrew Revkin

green & green

 Target Will Pay Shoppers
 to Bring Their Own Bags 

Large retailers join smaller niche stores to offer rebates for reusing

Oct 19, 09 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Target and CVS will reward customers for using reusable shopping bags, and the efforts could take a billion plastic bags out of circulation. Though some retailers—notably Wal-Mart—have been slow to hop on the eco bandwagon, initiatives at smaller chains such as Whole Foods and Trader Joe's have met... More »

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retail • recycling • plastic bags • pollution • shopping • environmentalism • CVS • Target • retail shopping • pharmacy • drugstore • reusable bags • rebate

 Brothel Goes 'Green' 
 With Bike Discount 

Public transit passengers get a price break, too

Oct 16, 09 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Berlin brothel that offers a discount to patrons who arrive by bicycle or public transportation is touting itself as the first “green” sex stop. Clients simply present their helmet, bike lock, or bus ticket at the Maison d’Envie, which just happens to be in a district where... More »

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climate change • prostitution • environmentalism • Berlin • public transportation • bicycles • brothel

Nike Ditches Chamber Board Over Climate Change

Says chamber hasn't represented 'diversity of views' of its members

Sep 30, 09 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nike is bolting from the US Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors over the business lobby's dogged opposition to climate change legislation, a stance it “fundamentally disagrees” with, and which fails to represent "the diversity of perspective held by the board of directors.” But the swoosh... More »

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climate change • cap and trade • environmentalism • Nike • climate change legislation • US Chamber of Commerce

Kick in the Butt: Soft Toilet Paper Battle Gets Messy

The plusher paper invariably comes from virgin wood, not recycled content

Sep 24, 09 11:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The environmental campaign against soft toilet paper is heating up, as manufacturers keep pushing the fluff factor—"Quilted Northern Ultra Plush is the first big brand to go three-ply and three-adjective," the Washington Post notes—and environmentalists want the industry to go all recycled. The softer rolls US... More »

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recycling • environmentalism • toilet paper • logging • environmentalists • paper industry • paper products • old growth forest • softness

 Niche Colleges, Priced Right 


Aug 22, 09 5:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to college. Mother Jones runs down 10 schools that “may not bother to juke their stats to make US News' short lists, but they still have plenty to offer—and for a lot less dough.”
  • Berea College, Kentucky:
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environmentalism • college • university • University of Minnesota • college tuition • California State University • Berea College • Fulbright • New College of Florida • College of New Jersey

(Newser) - The $1.4 million the plastics industry spent to defeat a grocery bag tax initiative paid off yesterday when Seattle voters defied their green reputation to reject the tax, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The measure would have charged shoppers 20 cents per plastic or paper bag as an incentive to... More »

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plastic bags • environmentalism • Seattle • lobbying • tax policy • voter referendum

 Donkeys Run Wild in Cyprus 

Dilemma raises long-lived political tensions

May 31, 09 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wild donkeys are overrunning northern Cyprus, upsetting locals and pitting conservationists against politicians, the Independent reports. Decades after farming technology rendered them obsolete, the donkeys—now numbering about 1,000—are destroying crops and causing traffic accidents. "The donkeys are a real problem," said Mehmet Demirci, a... More »

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environmentalism • Cyprus • donkey • wild animals

(Newser) - Liberal arts students are ditching traditional summer internships of office coffee-fetching for life on the land, reports the New York Times. As part of a generation well-versed in Michael Pollan's attack on industrial agriculture and interested in social change, these students see organic farm work as a political statement.... More »

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environmentalism • student activism • Michael Pollan • internship • organic farming

(Newser) - Google has hired 200 low-carbon goats to graze away dry fire-hazard brush at its Northern California campus, taking a bite out of two environmental threats at once, reports CNET. "The goats are herded with the help of Jen, a border collie,” says a Google official. “It costs... More »

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Google • environmentalism • goats • grass • lawn mower

 Green Marketing Blossoms 
 Despite Recession 

'Eco-friendly' products are selling even as consumer spending dwindles

Apr 20, 09 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Manufacturers of eco-friendly products are finding themselves in the green despite the sputtering economy, Advertising Age reports. One research company reports 458 launches of products that claim to be sustainable or environmentally friendly in 2009, a trend that—if it holds—would triple the number of green launches last year... More »

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environmentalism • recession • green products • green revolution • eco-friendly • financial crisis • Seventh Generation

(Newser) - The Vatican plans to build Europe’s largest solar power plant on land it owns north of Rome, Bloomberg reports. The 740-acre site—many times bigger than the 108 acres that make up the world’s smallest nation—is predicted to generate enough power for 40,000 households when it... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Vatican City • environmentalism • Vatican • solar power

 Try Plastic-Free Living 
 —for a Week 

Trib reporter couldn't do it

Dec 27, 08 2:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Plastic is getting bad press lately, so one writer decided to try living plastic-free: Could her family of four go an entire week without the synthetic stuff? Short answer: No, Trine Tsouderos writes in the Chicago Tribune. The paper diapers leaked, and finding food not packaged in plastic was a... More »

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environment • environmentalism • plastic

Obama to Pick Corzine Aide
as EPA Chief

Many tout Jackson's record; others say pick too industry-friendly

Dec 11, 08 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency is a trained scientist praised as open-minded, though her history of accommodating business gives some environmentalists pause, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Lisa Jackson, who would be the first African American in the job, is currently chief of staff to New... More »

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pollution • environmentalism • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • business • Environmental Protection Agency • President Obama • Obama Cabinet • Lisa P. Jackson

analysis

 Gray Smog Conceals 
 a Greening China 

Green innovator gets unfair rap as environmental offender

Nov 11, 08 4:26 PM CST
(Newser) - The world's attitude toward China's environmentalism is "hypocritical and decidedly unfair," writes Fred Pearce in Yale Environment 360—this coming from someone who has "literally held my nose at the foul air." Yes, China's "development zeal" has it doing "the bad things that most... More »

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China • environment • recycling • environmentalism • Beijing • green energy • innovation • green technology

 Why Prisons Are Going Green 

Daytime eco-projects cut costs and boost social behavior

Nov 2, 08 4:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Forget the chain gang and license plate production. Many of today's US prisoners are busy collecting rainwater and recycling old uniforms, AP reports. Facing costs in the billions and a rising prison population, more officials are putting inmates to work on daytime eco-projects. "It reduces cost, reduces our damaging... More »

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prison • environmentalism • solar power

Kids Take Green Lessons
to Heart, Then to Home

Kids are America's new eco-police

Oct 10, 08 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - They’re watching. No, not surveillance cameras; the growing population of “eco-kids”—children who, lectured on sustainability at school and elsewhere, are pushing green practices at home. They rummage through garbage bins, agitate for hybrid vehicles, and even even turn off the water while parents are brushing their... More »

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recycling • environmentalism • children • hybrid car • sustainability • green home • solar panels

OPINION

 Child 'Climate Cops' 
 a Bit Too Green 

British site encourages kids to spy on parents' energy habits

Oct 2, 08 7:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new website from British energy company Npower is encouraging children to spy on their parents—to save the environment, Mark Ontkush writes on Treehugger. After completing a series of “missions” on the Climate Cops site, kids are kitted out with the necessities for keeping careful tabs on the... More »

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climate change • environment • environmentalism • Environmental Defense • green home

 Reusable Bags: 
 A Tricky Shade 
 of Green  

Thicker plastic requires more energy to produce, decomposes slower

Sep 27, 08 5:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Reusable shopping bags are this year's “it” giveaway, but they may not be as green as their feel-good slogans—like “Save the world” and "I used to be a plastic bag"—claim. The problem is that old habits die hard—many people simply forget to reuse... More »

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environment • Google • plastic bags • environmentalism • Target • green • Wal-Mart • retailers

OPINION

Palin Pick Completes De-Greening of McCain

Green voters left with one choice after McCain ceases being a maverick

Sep 3, 08 2:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin completes his transformation from the most green-leaning GOP candidate for years into just another mouthpiece for Big Oil, Thomas L. Friedman writes in the New York Times. Palin backs drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and she does not believe humans play any... More »

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climate change • John McCain • environment • environmentalism • oil drilling • Sarah Palin • energy policy

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