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Former Sierra Club employee throws support behind Wisconsin coal
The heated debate over building a partially coal-fired power plant in Cassville got even hotter recently when one of the main players switched sides. Brett Hulsey, a Dane County supervisor and president of Madison- based energy consultant Better Environmental Solutions, launched a radio campaign this month voicing his...
Tags: Alliant Energy, MARKETING, Sierra Club, Wisconsin
Research articles 2008-10-13
Glowpoint Supports Customers in Carbon Footprint Reduction Efforts
The Sierra Club Expands use of Video to support environmental efforts; Glowpoint CEO to Participate in Cisco panel on Green Collaboration solutions at COMPTEL HILLSIDE, N.J. -- Glowpoint, Inc. (OTC:GLOW), a premiere, broadcast-quality, IP-based managed video service provider, announced that a recognized leader in the environmental field, the Sierra...
Tags: GlowPoint Inc., MARKETING, Sierra Club, video
Research articles 2008-10-02
Rochester-area communities challenged to reduce their energy use
The turnout has been a little disappointing so far, but organizers remain optimistic that the "Low Carbon Diet Challenge" will take off in Rochester and on the region's college campuses. Based on David Gershon's book "Low Carbon Diet: A 30 Day Program to Lose 5000 Pounds," the challenge...
Tags: Rochester, Sierra Club, workshop
Research articles 2008-10-02
Celebrity Mom Jennie Garth Helps Design Eco-Friendly Bag
"90210" Star Partners with Green Works to Design Cotton Bags; Proceeds to Benefit the Sierra Club LOS ANGELES -- Understanding the challenges of balancing motherhood and living "green," actress Jennie Garth has teamed with the makers of Green Works natural cleaners to design an environmentally friendly cotton tote bag,...
Tags: Benefits, Branding, cleaner, Clorox Co., HEALTHCARE, MARKETING, Sierra Club, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-09-29
Turning green ideas into green actions
A survey of actions taken by cities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties shows a high concern for the issue of climate change but mixed results when it comes to taking action. The Sierra Club's Loma Prieta chapter has been successful in...
Tags: MARKETING, Quality, Sierra Club, survey
Research articles 2008-09-02
Under pressure, coal utility will retire two units
A three-year legal battle over the water intake structure at the Elm Road Generating Station ERGS in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, ended late last week with a settlement agreement that will provide $100 million for Lake Michigan protection projects over a 25-year period and retire two existing coal-fired units. Clean Wisconsin,...
Tags: mW, Sierra Club, Wisconsin
Research articles 2008-09-01
LA/OC Construction Trades Council Calls on the Surf Manufacturing Industry to Stop the Lies
SIMA Sponsored Misinformation on SR 241 is Killing Jobs/Harming Regional Economic Growth, According to LA/OC Construction Trades Council LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council (LA/OC CBCTC) this week sent a letter to the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association SIMA demanding that the organization stop...
Tags: Council, job, manufacturing, Sierra Club
Research articles 2008-08-27
The Walking Company Announces First Winner of Mercedes Made Smart Fortwo
The Walking Company (NASDAQ: WALK), the world's largest specialty retailer of comfort footwear, today announced a lucky winner in Bedford, Texas, will receive the first smart fortwo vehicle in the 'Think Smart, Be Planet Friendly' weekly car give away during August. "When I registered at The Walking Company I...
Tags: Branding, car, MARKETING, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Retail, Sierra Club
Research articles 2008-08-21
We Energies strikes deal with Wisconsin environmental groups
Neither Clean Wisconsin nor We Energies wants to see what would happen if the utility shuts down the Oak Creek power plant's $100 million cooling system and builds a new one. The two parties last week agreed to a $105 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by Clean...
Tags: Litigation, PSC Inc., settlement, Sierra Club
Research articles 2008-08-07
The Clorox Company Introduces Green Works™ Natural Dishwashing Liquid
New Product Marks First Line Extension Since Green Works Brand Launch in Early 2008 OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Clorox Company today announced the introduction of Green Works[TM] Natural Dishwashing Liquid, which joins the company's line of natural cleaning products introduced in early 2008. Green Works Natural Dishwashing Liquid...
Tags: Branding, Clorox Co., MARKETING, Sierra Club
Research articles 2008-08-05
Deal with Clorox sparks Sierra Club feud
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- The Clorox Co., targeted by activists for emitting pollution, has a new partner: the Sierra Club. The environmental group, better known for suing corporations than forging alliances with them, has agreed to promote a new line of eco- friendly Clorox products in exchange for...
Tags: Clorox Co., FINANCE, INTERNET, Sierra Club
Research articles 2008-08-03
Local Obama supporters hail energy plan
Local backers of likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama used the backdrop of a Center City gas station yesterday to stage a rally in support of the senator's energy plan."It tells the truth," said Mathew Himmelein, a regional organizer for the Sierra Club, of Obama's plan. "He's ready to give...
Tags: Benefits, INTERNET, MARKETING, Obama, Sierra Club, TVs
Research articles 2008-08-01
Sunol gets a "downtown" with limits
SUNOL -- The Alameda County board of supervisors has agreed to redesignate 24 acres of Sunol as a downtown area. The revision to the 1994 plan for eastern Alameda County may include within a few weeks further action to rezone the unincorporated community just off the junction...
Tags: downtown, FINANCE, Leadership, parcel, Sierra Club
Research articles 2008-07-09
Follow the salesmen: how industry insiders challenged the car lobby
Chuck Frank is the son of a man who billed himself as "The World's Largest Chevy Dealer." But Frank never wanted to sell cars. As a boy, his favorite pastimes were camping and fishing. He wanted an outdoor career, but that seemed impossible for a kid from Chicago. "If I'd...
Tags: car, gasoline, Sierra Club
Research articles 2008-07-01
Sierra Club hails LDS Church for downtown S.L. makeover
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 the...
Tags: Church, downtown, Manufacturing, Sierra Club
Research articles 2008-06-20
Win One of Four Smart Vehicles -- The Walking Company and Simple Shoes to Give Away Popular Cars During Eco-Friendly Promotion
The Walking Company (NASDAQ: WALK), the world's largest specialty retailer of comfort footwear, today announced partnerships with smart USA (NYSE: PAG) and the Sierra Club for this summer's "Think Smart, Be Planet Friendly" promotion which will also feature the exclusive launch of Simple Shoes' (NASDAQ: DECK) new eco-friendly line...
Tags: Branding, car, FINANCE, MARKETING, Sierra Club, Transportation
Research articles 2008-06-10
California land deal reached
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 to...
Tags: acre, agreement, California, developer, environmentalist, Sierra Club
Research articles 2008-05-09
Sierra Club isn't lone opponent of coal plants
On April 16, the Deseret News ran a very misleading article regarding the Sierra Club's role in the ongoing statewide battle over whether to build more coal-fired power plants. The article implied that the Sierra Club took total credit for delaying the construction of the Intermountain Power Unit No.3 and...
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, legislator, Sierra Club, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-04-27
Kansas City Power & Light Announces Its Endorsement of Missouri Renewable Energy Ballot Initiative
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L), a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP), announced today that it is endorsing the effort by Missourians for Cleaner Cheaper Energy to put a renewable energy initiative proposal on the public ballot for the November 2008 election. ...
Tags: Missouri, Sierra Club
Research articles 2008-04-23
The Clorox Company Rings in Earth Week at NYSE
Chairman and CEO Don Knauss Joined by Sierra Club's Carl Pope to Celebrate Alliance with Green Works Line of Natural Cleaners NEW YORK -- To kick-off Earth Week, Clorox Chairman and CEO Don Knauss today rang The Opening BellSM at the New York Stock Exchange. Knauss was joined by...
Tags: Branding, Clorox Co., MARKETING, NYSE Euronext, Sierra Club, Strategy
Research articles 2008-04-21
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