State or National
Agriculture Supported Communities Invert CSA Concept
In food desert communities that can barely support themselves, traditional community supported agriculture (CSA) programs often struggle with balancing the need for the farmer to make a living wage and the need for low-cost food. The Agriculture Supported Communities (ASC) program at the Rodale Institute turns the CSA format on its head and tears down the perception that fresh, high-quality organic foods are only for the well-to-do. It also provides a viable model for new or established farmers who want to enter these underserved markets.
No Small Victory
Texas Legislative Session Ends With a Bang
Commentary by By Matthew Tejada, Ph. D – June 13th, 2011
2500 Scientists Reject Attacks on Clean Air Act
Sustainable Wood Standards Create Big Critics for USGBC
Sierra Club Names 100 Greenest Colleges
Sierra Club judged the schools based on 11-page questionnaires sent to 900 colleges and universities (and returned by 162).
Green Mountain College, the top scorer with 88 points, also showed well in the other nine other categories were considered: efficiency, food, academics, purchasing, transportation, waste management, administration, financial investments and “other initiatives."
HPD arrests Juan Parras outside Chevron's Annual Shareholder Meeting
Houston, Texas - May 26, 2010 - Chevron denies access to shareholder representatives in a bid to silence truth about its operations.
Chevron denies access to shareholder representatives in bid to silence truth about its human right and environmental impacts
Unbelievable!
Unbelievable!!!
The media conglomerate Discovery Communications used to be known for their
earth-friendly offerings. But they've just paid millions to Sarah Palin to
host a "nature" show, despite her decidedly anti-environmental stance: She
vocally advocates for habitat-destroying oil drilling, she denies global
warming is a human-caused threat, and she spearheaded a brutal
wolf-slaughter program as governor of Alaska.
It's one thing if Fox News gives Sarah Palin a platform. But when
Monsanto Monopoly
For those of you who want to send a comment to the Department of Justice to break the Monsanto monopoly:
http://capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/alert/?alertid=14469696
2010 Environmental Film Festival
EPA Awards Over $130,000 to the Railroad Commission of Texas
EPA Awards Over $130,000 to the Railroad Commission of Texas
(Dallas, Texas – October 6, 2009) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $138,975 to the Railroad Commission of Texas. The funds will be used by the Commission to perform mechanical integrity tests on Class III injection wells, and provide technical, drilling, completion, and reporting assistance to injection well operators in the State of Texas.
Additional information on EPA grants: http://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm
More about activities in EPA Region 6: http://www.epa.gov/region6
