Environment

Foxes Invited to Guard the Endangered Species Coop

by Judith Siers-Poisson — August 18, 2008 - 10:42am

Currently, the Endangered Species Act requires independent scientific assessment by the

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Washington Post, August 12, 2008

Wal-Mart: We're Green, Just Don't Ask How Green

by Diane Farsetta — August 13, 2008 - 4:21pm

"Wal-Mart has been taking many major steps [to] go green in recent years," writes Eoin O'Carroll.

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Christian Science Monitor's "Bright Green" blog, August 7, 2008

Polls, Damn Polls and Offshore Drilling

by Diane Farsetta — August 7, 2008 - 12:11pm

With polls showing increased public support for more U.S. offshore oil drilling, John Wihbey cautions, "the framing" of poll questions "is paramount and the media's interpretation crucial." For example, when asked, "Do you prefer more drilling or more investment in alternative energy?," most people choose the latter.

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The Yale Forum on Climate Change & the Media, August 7, 2008

Can Junk Mail Go Green?

by Anne Landman — July 25, 2008 - 2:51pm

Most everyone admits that minimizing junk mail would save a lot of trees, but because of the profits it generates, it isn't about to go away.

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New York Times, July 23, 2008

Pity the Poor Airlines

by Diane Farsetta — July 23, 2008 - 3:39pm

"It's hard to take the airlines seriously when they try to play the pity card with consumers," opines Advertising Age. The trade publication's biting editorial comes in response to a public relations push by the Air Transport Association of America (ATA).

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Advertising Age, July 21, 2008

Drilling Away at Poverty

by Diane Farsetta — July 22, 2008 - 4:36pm

On July 15, "an unlikely alliance" rallied in Washington DC to "stop the war on the poor" by increasing U.S. domestic oil and gas production.

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Greenwire (sub req'd), July 17, 2008

Nuclear "Renaissance" Dismissed as a "Carefully Fabricated Illusion"

by Bob Burton — July 22, 2008 - 5:42am

Asked why people like Patrick Moore and Stewart Brand, who made their name as environmentalists are now nuclear power advocates, the highly regarded energy efficiency analyst Amory Lovins was blunt: "I think they haven't done their homework.

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Democracy Now, July 16, 2008

Edelman Gets Called out for Greenwashing

by Judith Siers-Poisson — July 18, 2008 - 5:28pm

Members of the Oxford Climate Action group protested at the London offices of PR firm Edelman to draw attention to the greenwashing done on behalf of its energy client

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PR Week (UK), July 17, 2008

See You Later, Alligator!

by Anne Landman — July 16, 2008 - 1:15pm

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless plans to hand out free movie tickets, free passes to the Zoo, Denver's Museum of Nature and Science and other cultural attractions to homeless people during the Democratic National Convention August 25-28. They will even provide free bus tickets for the homeless to visit attractions that are beyond walking distance.

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Rocky Mountain News, July 16, 2008
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