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NEWS ABOUT: environmentalism

environmentalism stories: 105 news summaries

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 Solar Panels Trump Trees 

Calif. man forced to cut down redwoods so neighbor can tap sun's energy

Mar 26, 08 5:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A dispute between California neighbors pitting trees against solar panels has gone to the panels, KGO-TV reports. Following a seven-year battle over whether one should have to cut down trees in his backyard that shade the other’s solar panels, Richard Treanor today chopped two redwoods after he was found... More »

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California • Silicon Valley • trees • environmentalism • solar power • U.S. environmental laws • solar panel

Feds Flood Grand Canyon

Controlled deluge may help rebuild vanishing sandbars

Mar 5, 08 6:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Government officials sent a flood of water surging through the Grand Canyon today in a bid to mimic Mother Nature and rebuild sandbars and other natural habitat for endangered fish. The deluge will continue for three days, increasing by about four or five times the usual flow from the Grand... More »

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endangered species • environment • environmentalism • flood • natural resources • Grand Canyon • Glen Canyon Dam • manmade flood

Protest on Roof of Parliament

Environmental activists gain access to roof, drapes banners from landmark

Feb 27, 08 6:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Environmental protesters broke onto the roof of London's Houses of Parliament this morning and unfurled giant banners decrying the government's plans to build a new runway at Heathrow airport.  Five activists, representing a group called Plane Stupid, eluded security to hang banners reading "No third runway" and "... More »

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London • environmentalism • British Parliament • Heathrow Airport

Tax Helped the Irish Bag Plastic

When gov't enacted 33-cent tax, usage dropped 94% in weeks

Feb 6, 08 12:13 PM CST
(Newser) - "Paper or plastic?" is perhaps the last question you'll hear on the Emerald Isle, thanks to a 33-cent tax on each plastic bag that cut Irish consumption by 94% within weeks of its 2002 enactment, reports the New York Times. Cloth bags have become downright fashionable since, but... More »

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plastic bags • taxes • environmentalism • plastic • landfill • Ireland • supermarket • paper bags

Greenies Aim to Stop Bush's Alaska Plan

Logging and development would
overturn Clinton-era 'roadless rule'

Jan 26, 08 5:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Greenies are hoping to stop President Bush from opening Alaskan woodland to logging and road construction, the Washington Post reports. Bush unveiled plans yesterday to let developers tackle 2.4 million acres of Alaska's Tongass National Forest, the nation's largest national woodland. But angry environmentalists and the Alaska Forest Association... More »

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Bush administration • Alaska • environmentalism • Clinton administration • Tongass National Forest • roadless rule • forests • logging • timber

Yucca Nuclear Waste Plan Mushrooms in Nevada Race

Dems weigh in as local issue goes national

Jan 16, 08 12:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Yucca Mountain’s future as a nuclear waste burial ground is central to US energy policy—but first, the site north of Las Vegas has a key role in Saturday's Nevada Democratic primary. Despite environmentalists’ newfound respect for nuclear fuel, candidates are required to pledge opposition to the 30-year-old plan,... More »

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environmentalism • Yucca Mountain • nuclear fuel • Nevada primary

OPINION

Mitt Outplayed Mac in Michigan

Pundits rush in before polls even close

Jan 15, 08 5:39 PM CST
(Newser) - With Great Lakes State voting booths not quite closed—and polls tied—pundits are already writing post-mortems on the two-Republican race, and giving Mitt Romney the campaigning edge. The New Republic’s Jonathan Cohn and Henry Payne in the National Review agree that Mitt hit his stride, convincing Michiganders he’... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • environmentalism • auto industry • Michigan primary • job

Greenpeace Ship Scatters Japanese Whalers

Hunt for 1,000 whales disrupted in sea chase

Jan 14, 08 4:04 AM CST
(Newser) - The Greenpeace pursuit of Japanese whaling ships continued yesterday after a ship operated by the environmental group earlier chased down and scattered a fleet of six Japanese whaling vessels in the waters off Antarctica. The Japanese fleet plans to hunt down 1,000 whales in what operators call a "... More »

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Greenpeace • conservation • Japan • environmentalism • whale • Antarctica • whaling • Japanese whale hunt • whaler

Soiled Green: Cloth Diapers Make Comeback

Eco-conscious uprising puts disposables on the defensive

Jan 13, 08 11:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Cloth diapers are getting a serious makeover, as old-fashioned safety pins and rubber liners give way to velcro and water-resistant merino wool covers. New cloth diaper brands, such as Fuzzi Bunz and Happy Heinys, can thank an increasingly eco-conscious population for their success, reports Time, with some companies reporting 50%... More »

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environmentalism • waste • green technology • diapers • cloth diapers • disposable diapers • Huggies • Pampers • bumGenius • wool

China Dumps Yangtze Dam Plan

Huge dam project nixed but many more on the way

Dec 29, 07 7:05 AM CST
(Newser) - China has decided to scrap plans for a huge dam at Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Yangtze River, the Guardian reports. The dam would have left a popular tourist area underwater and forced 100,000 people from their homes. The decision is a rare victory for Chinese green activists, but... More »

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China • environment • environmentalism • hydropower • Yangtze River

Pollution Fight Gains Star Power

Ex-lawmaker consults on eco-friendly marketing for Amtrak, LA Metro

Dec 11, 07 7:45 PM CST
(Newser) - It's a push for green living, but with a uniquely Hollywood twist. The powerful William Morris talent agency has joined forces with stodgy government entities such as Amtrak and LA's public transportation system to push the eco-friendly benefits of mass transit. Advertising Age profiles the work in Hollywood of Kevin... More »

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California • environmentalism • marketing • Los Angeles • Democrat • air pollution

Greenies Fight for Right to Dry

Clotheslines are eco-friendly, but
opponents say they kill property values

Nov 29, 07 11:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Greenies say they’re being hung out to dry—instead of their clothes. A movement to cut back on eco-unfriendly clothes dryers, by hanging garments on lines, is being met with resistance from communities and homeowners associations that consider the clotheslines unsightly and damaging to property values. So the right-to-dryers... More »

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environmentalism • real estate values • clotheslines • clothes dryers

An Earth-Friendly Plot Twist

Green cemeteries are on the rise

Nov 26, 07 2:41 PM CST
(Newser) - US funeral homes each year put nearly 1 million gallons of embalming fluid into the ground along with the departed, wrap them in tons of metal and concrete—and charge a fortune for it. All of which makes “green burial” a sensible and fast-growing alternative, the Chicago Tribune... More »

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environmentalism • death • cemetery

Wal-Mart Shops for Green Cred

Critics skeptical as mammoth chain donates to eco groups, reduces energy use

Nov 25, 07 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Hoping to soften its image, Wal-Mart is going green, the Washington Post reports. The retail giant is now donating to environmental groups, improving its energy efficiency, and creating the first hybrid shipping truck. Yet some critics say it's a mere cover. "Wal-Mart is willing to spread its money wherever... More »

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environmentalism • compact fluorescent bulbs • hybrid car • Sierra Club • political action committees • green business • Environmental Defense • Wal-Mart

Rich Nations Break Climate Vow to Poor

$1.2B pledge to developing countries
is mostly forgotten

Nov 24, 07 7:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Several of the world's richest nations have forgotten about a $1.2 billion pledge to help developed countries cope with climate change, the Guardian reports. The group has doled out less than $185 million so far to help them plan for global warming, defend against floods, and boost conservation. "... More »

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climate change • environment • environmentalism • European Union • Canada • Gordon Brown • Switzerland • Norway • New Zealand • Iceland

Companies Go Green for Consumers— and Profit

Frito-Lay works to turn
a chip plant eco-friendly

Nov 15, 07 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - As consumers look for more eco-friendly products, a Frito-Lay plant in Arizona is working toward ways to turn 500,00 pounds of spuds into environmentally friendly potato chips, the New York Times reports, changing an energy- and water-hogging process into one that uses renewable fuel, solar energy, and recycled water... More »

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environmentalism • Pepsi • ecology • Frito Lay

London About to Sack Plastic

House of Commons to vote on outlawing free plastic shopping bags

Nov 14, 07 5:30 AM CST
(Newser) - The ubiquitous free plastic bag will soon be more than London merchants can handle. That's because Council officials yesterday voted to ban London retailers from handing out the free sacks, sending the matter to the House of Commons for a final ruling. The London bill would require shoppers to use... More »

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plastic bags • environmentalism • Big Brother

Tree-Hugging Bra Hits Japan

Eco-friendly product features chopstick compartment

Nov 8, 07 12:38 PM CST
(Newser) - The latest weapon in the fight to save trees? The Chopstick Bra, which offers a handy pouch to slide chopsticks into. Each Japanese citizen goes through 200 pairs of disposable wooden chopsticks in a year—a grand total of 25 billion pairs nationwide. One lingerie company is responding with the... More »

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Japan • environmentalism • lingerie • chopsticks

China Getting Serious About Environment

Polluting businesses told to clean up or get lost in many provinces

Oct 6, 07 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - When its lake turned green and sludge poured from taps, the longtime home of China’s chemical industry closed 1,340 polluting factories, becoming the standard-bearer for a green wave now sweeping China, the Washington Post says. For the first time, the central government has given its provinces weapons to... More »

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China • environment • pollution • environmentalism

Greenies Bank on Worm Poop

All organic fertilizers changing the marketplace

Sep 22, 07 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - One company wanting to "make millions while saving the world" is banking on worm poop, using it for eco-friendly fertilizer—though chemical compost still clogs the market, CNN reports. Greenies are boosting the organic fertilizer market by 10% per year, but most homeowners have "failed" the "environmentally... More »

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environmentalism • organic • fertilizer • poop

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