Modern environmentalism can fairly be described as an American invention. It got its rhetoric from John Muir, its fighting savvy from David Brower, its sense of the world from Rachel Carson, and its institutional framework from the Congress of the Nixon years, which bowed before the loud will of the...
Interest group theory has neglected the ability of groups to adapt to changes in their political environment. New issues and venues can enhance a group's political opportunities. But the process of adaptation can strain the organizational capacity of a group. This paper examines what happened to the Sierra Club when...
The National Volunteer Fire Council, American Kennel Club and ADT Security Services Join Forces to Offer Safety Tips GREENBELT, Md. -- The National Volunteer Fire Council NVFC, The American Kennel Club AKC and ADT Security Services are teaming up in an effort to help save the estimated 500,000...
Green Investment Firm Receives Significant Funding From Sierra Club BOULDER, Colo. -- Green Alpha[R] Advisors, LLC, a unique institutional investment advisor has closed its initial round of funding thanks in part to a private equity investment from the Sierra Club - the organization's first. Green Alpha...
REC Solar Selected as Preferred Solar Provider CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Leading residential and commercial solar installation company REC Solar, Inc. announced it has been selected as a preferred solar electricity provider by Cupertino's "Cool Cities" program. To celebrate, REC Solar is running a special summer program offering Cupertino...
LOS ANGELES -- More than 100 well known organizations and leading experts have signed up to debate consumer issues at Opposing Views, a media company launching this summer. The National Rifle Association NRA, PETA, Amnesty International, Sierra Club, National Abortion Federation, CODEPINK and Focus on the Family are...
A new report on faith-based environmental initiatives praises The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for its commitment to be "good stewards" in its massive makeover of downtown Salt Lake City. City Creek Center, a 20-acre development of residential, retail and office space under construction in...
To many in Madison, a shift away from coal-fired energy at the city's heating and cooling plants seems inevitable. But the change is likely to be gradual, especially outside the capital city. Last year when the Sierra Club sued the state because...
Vote June 10-July 19 at Patagonia Store HALE'IWA, Hawaii -- In an unusual case of allowing corporate giving to be guided by community input, the Hale'iwa store of outdoor clothing manufacturer Patagonia is asking area residents to select a local environmental organization to receive a $4,000 grant. Consumers...
The Walking Company (NASDAQ: WALK), the world's largest specialty retailer of comfort footwear, todayannounced partnerships with smart USA (NYSE: PAG) and the Sierra Club forthis summer's "Think Smart, Be Planet Friendly" promotion which will alsofeature the exclusive launch of Simple Shoes' (NASDAQ: DECK) neweco-friendly line of comfort footwear --...
Six environmental groups sent a letter Monday to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asking for a scoping meeting to talk about the proposed Lake Powell pipeline project. "There is interest in this project statewide as drought and water issues are statewide concerns and, after all, all Utah...
Russell Fine, co-founder of popular horseracing wager site YouBet.com, has launched a new company, Opposing Views. OpposingViews.com is a forum for debate on issues ranging from politics, health, personal finance and parenting. The Web site will go into a testing phase, with $1.3 million in venture...
The Latest court threat to timber management, a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Forest Service in federal court, takes advantage of imprecise wording in the National Environmental Policy Act in an attempt to provide preservationists with a formidable new weapon. In a suit filed April 12 in the...
Kristina Johnson's op-ed (My View, May 22) was more propaganda than opinion. The current Senate energy bill produces nothing. When Sen. Patrick Leahy accused oil executives of not letting the free market operate, the oil executives told him there is no free market because organizations like the Sierra Club and...
Financing to Fuel Growth of Web-Enabled Cardio Fitness System Portfolio SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Expresso Fitness, the leading developer and supplier of interactive, Web-enabled cardio fitness systems for the commercial health club market, announced today that it has raised $12M in a Series C-2 round...
BUSINESS ONGOING * "Cable Business Journal" with Richard Reisinan Check local listings Guest: publicist, society columnist Gloria Zigner * "Inside OC hosted by Rick Reiff (KOCE-TV) Wednesday 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. repeats Thursday 8:30 a.m. Guests: Sanford Edward, developer; Mark Massara, Sierra Club lawyer; Wayne Quint,...
HAYWARD -- After dropping the opening game of the best-of-3 series, the Chabot College baseball team had its back against the wall against a determined Modesto club. But the 2008 Gladiators squad showed the kind of character most championship-caliber teams have to overcome the deficit. ...
LEBEC, Calif. -- A group of environmentalists and the owners of a large stretch of wilderness have reached a deal that would set aside the largest parcel of land for conservation in California history. After years of legal tussles, conservationists including the Sierra Club have agreed not...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity issued this statement in response to the Sierra Club's decision to sue developers of coal-fueled power plants: "These lawsuits are just another ploy by the Sierra Club and its cohorts, to do what they have described as "clogging...
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