"A Day Built Around a Data Point Goes Viral"
"Organizers of 350 Day aim to stabilize the climate and prevent disaster. Turns out many more are paying attention than they expected."
Source: Daily Climate, 10/22/2009
Activism
All forms of advocacy, esp. environmental groups.
"Divided 3rd Circuit Upholds Convictions of 6 Animal Activists"
"In a split decision, a federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of six animal-rights activists charged under a terrorism statute with using their Web site to incite threats and vandalism against a company that tests products on animals."
Source: AP, 10/20/2009
"The Yes Men Punk the Chamber"
Chamber of Commerce switching sides on climate? Some major media initially swallowed a hoax yesterday by the anti-corporate pranksters calling themselves the Yes Men. The event occurred at a time when the Chamber was in political disarray.
Source: Mother Jones, 10/20/2009
"Colleges Are Battlegrounds for Coal Fight"
"Environmentalists are taking the fight over coal beyond Capitol Hill and onto college campuses."
Source: NYTimes, 10/15/2009
"Environment Groups Turn From Corzine"
"Four years ago, environmental groups hoped Jon Corzine would put the environment high on his list of priorities. today, many of the same groups say Corzine, now seeking a second term as governor, has failed to live up to his promises...."
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 09/28/2009
"Enviros Greet Canada's PM with Tar Sands Protests Ahead of White House Meeting"
"Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is getting a chilly reception from environmental groups as he heads to the White House today to talk energy with President Obama."
Source: SolveClimate, 09/16/2009
"Enviros Blast Obama's Choice for Office of Surface Mining"
"Environmental groups are speaking out against the man President Barack Obama has chosen to run the Office of Surface Mining, which has jurisdiction over mountaintop removal coal mining."
Source: ENS, 09/03/2009
Enviros Demand That EPA Toughen Chesapeake Pollution Rules
"Environmental groups presented a federal official with more than 19,000 signed letters and postcards Tuesday asking the U.S. government to set stricter rules to prevent pollution in the Chesapeake Bay."
Source: Wash Post, 09/02/2009
"Slacker Activism: Slacktivism"
"Getting involved in a social or environmental cause these days is as easy as clicking your mouse." Are we becoming a nation of slack-tivists?
Source: Environment Report, 09/01/2009
"Environmentalists Slow to Adjust in Climate Debate"
As the final rounds on the climate bill approach, environmentalists seem to be coming late, disunited, and outgunned to a battle they had years to prepare for.
Source: ClimateWire, 08/31/2009
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