Latest Stories in Environmental Policy - Page 4
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Let's Permanently Protect Utah's Greater Canyonlands
Famed hiker Aron Ralston on why Utah's beautiful Greater Canyonlands deserve permanent protection.
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Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood Leaves a Legacy
Lahood presided over "the end of favoring motorized transportation at the expense of non-motorized."
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U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu Steps Down
Steven Chu, who is no doubt one of the best Energy Secretaries ever, is announcing that he is stepping down. We thank him for fighting the good fight for nature and science.
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England Decides Not to Sell Off Public Forests
The government of England has decided that it won't sell 15% of the public forests after all, opting instead to create a more independent trust to manage those forests for future generations.
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Now That Hemp Is Legal in Colorado, What's Next?
Hemp, which is considered to be a wonder-crop by many, is now legal in Colorado. Voters not only gave the thumb up to marijuana in November, but also to its THC-light cousin.
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Why Environmentalists Need to Talk More About the Basics and Stop Skipping Steps
Convincing more people of the importance of the challenges we face is crucial, yet it's not always easy to do. This sometimes happen because we're only giving partial information, leaving too many blanks in our explanations.
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A Picture is Worth: Agenda 21 and The Green Movement as Marxist Plot
The cover of a new book by a leading Agender says it all: Sustainability is just the tip of the Marxist iceberg.
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Sierra Club's Board of Directors Endorses Act of Peaceful Civil Disobedience
Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, explains why the non-profit will add civil disobedience to its roster of tactics in an effort to curtail the "global crisis unfolding before our eyes."
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Obama Mentions Climate, But Action Depends On Us
Yes, President Obama wants to address climate change in his second term, but it is we who must force him to act.
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What Wastes Enough Energy to Power 2.5 Million Cars and Can be Seen From Space?
It's already bad enough that we create a lot of carbon pollution by doing useful things like heating our homes and moving people and goods around, do we also have to burn gigantic amounts of fossil fuels for no reason?
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Air Quality Sucks Across Middle East and Asia
NASA's eyes in the sky are seeing a lot of air pollution across Asia and the Middle-East, and Beijing's smog problem is so bad that the government has to force factories to shut down temporarily.
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Wake-up Call Climate Report from U.S. Government Made Public
A government advisory committee has submitted for public review of an climate report that -- surprisingly -- doesn't mince words.
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President Obama, Leave a Climate and Clean Energy Legacy
The Sierra Club is launching a historic effort demanding that the President tackle the climate crisis head-on and quickly move the nation to clean energy.
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Start That Gluten-Free Diet: Wheat Will Be More Expensive This Year
The drought across the midwest is going to hit wheat, corn and soybeans hard, yet we keep feeding it to cars
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Getting the Lead Out: Removing It from Gasoline Helped Diminish Crime (and Raise IQs)
Can a gasoline additive have had this much of an effect on society? Multiple studies worldwide all say yes.
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Concord, Mass. Becomes First City in U.S. to Ban Plastic Water Bottles!
It has taken a few years for the ban to take effect, but as of January 1st 2013, Concord became among the first U.S. communities to ban single-serving plastic water bottles.
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10 Environmental Victories of 2012
From clean air regulations to clean energy installations and requirements for better gas mileage, here's the year in environmental progress, according to the Sierra Club.
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Obama Says Climate Change Will be One of His Three Top Priorities in Second Term
The president is dropping hints that he's going to get more serious about climate change in his second term.
