Environmental News

May 3, 2010: Federal Approval for Cape Cod Wind Farm
After nine years of environmental reviews, the U.S. Department of the Interior has approved the development of the country's first utility-scale offshore wind farm. It is a positive move forward towards the clean energy our country needs. Read More...

January 3, 2010: Mountaintop Removal Threatens Appalachia
As demand grows for cheap energy, residents of Appalachia are paying the price. Mountains are being blown up, communities destroyed, and a culture disappearing. With massive coal lobbyists and government hyping "clean" coal and American energy, citizens are unaware of the suffering in Appalachia.
What's your connection? Where does your electricity come from? Read More...

Sept. 2, 2009: Mexico City bans non-biodegradable plastic bags in ALL stores
It is time for the U.S. to wake up and join several other countries and cities around the world who are taking the initiative to curb plastic bag pollution. Read More...

August 19, 2009: Coca-Cola and Del Monte use Fear Tactics to continue use of BPA
Back in May, lobbyists from the food and chemical industries, including Coca-Cola and Del Monte, met in Washington at a closed-door meeting to come up with a marketing plan to deceive the public about the dangers of BPA. They planned to use a pregnant spokeswoman and even tell mothers that they risked not being able to afford baby food if BPA is banned! They also decided to focus on young and minority parents. Once again, big corporations are betting that people are too busy or don't care about what's in their food. Environmental Working Group's campaign to expose the truth to consumers got the attention of Coca-Cola, who responded by meeting with the consumer advocacy group in person to deny their part in any fear tactics and let people know they are working on an alternative to BPA in its packaging. Del Monte, however, still has not responded.
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August 3, 2009: Seattle's Plastic Bag Tax
The city of Seattle, Washington is following Ireland's clever and successful campaign to significantly reduce the number of plastic bags used in its city. The city council passed the plastic bag sales tax in 2008 only to be forced into a referendum vote August 18, 2009. This is the result of The American Chemistry Council's lobbying efforts. We urge citizens to do what they can to help Seattle's efforts for a cleaner Puget Sound, city, and planet. Let's follow their lead in all of our cities and towns; forcing the chemical and oil lobbies to spend a whole lot more money trying to stop us! Read More...
Update: Unfortunately, the referendum did not pass, but you can still check the link for other initiatives and info.

July 27, 2009: Latest study by NOAA of the "Dead Zone" in the Gulf of Mexico
This is one of several huge "Dead Zones" located in our coastal waters. The phenomenon is known as Hypoxia, where aquatic life no longer exists due to lack of oxygen. Our waters are all connected; from our drains to streams to groundwater to the oceans. Chemicals in our households and on our property contribute to the health of our waters. But one of the biggest contributers to these dead zones (and many other environmental issues) is agriculture. It is extremely important to support sustainable agriculture.
The domination of big agribusiness over small farms, the overproduction of corn, and overconsumption of fast and processed foods contribute to this pollution of our waters. The pollution of our waters leads to the further decline of the health of all species and the planet itself. Read More...

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