Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) To Preview The Women's Business Owners Economic Blueprint at the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions

11.20.2009 – For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. (Aug. 26, 2008) -- Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), the nation’s largest bipartisan group of women business owners, is hosting a coalition of 30 women’s business organizations in unveiling the “Economic Blueprint - The Women Business Owners Platform for Growth” at the 2008 Democratic and Republican National conventions. Created as a call to action for Congress and the next administration, the Economic Blueprint outlines the public policies necessary to help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses in the 21st Century. “Women entrepreneurs are a growing force in our nation, owning 10.4... Read More

Clean Water Groups Challenge Massive Coal Mine in Alabama's Black Warrior River Watershed

11.20.2009 - Birmingham, AL - In another challenge of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management's failure to protect the purity of Alabama's waterways, the Southern Environmental Law Center today petitioned for a...

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HOMEGRID FORUM STRENGTHENS SMART GRID COMMITMENT THROUGH NEW LIASIONS WITH Z-WAVE ALLIANCE AND DRSG COALITION

11.16.2009 - Beaverton, Ore., Nov. 16, 2009 – HomeGrid Forum, a global, non-profit trade group promoting the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU-T) G.hn standardization efforts is gaining support from the Smart...

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Outdoor Alliance Invited to Participate in Ninth World Wilderness Congress

11.05.2009 - Outdoor Alliance (OA), a coalition of six member-based national outdoor advocacy groups, will share its experience and expertise with wilderness experts from around the world at the Ninth World Wilderness...

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Coalition takes action against Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and other Right-Wing Media Mavens by launching stopthewitchhunt.org

10.29.2009 - [Washington, DC] This Halloween, take action against the lies and hate speech that Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Lou Dobbs, Paul Brown, and Pat Buchanan have been spewing in a...

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Durable Webb Bulk Conveyors move 8,000 tons of coal per day – rail-mounted stackout boom unloads coal in any weather

10.27.2009 - Dominion Virginia Power’s Mt. Storm Station in West Virginia uses a wide range of belt conveyors to transport coal throughout the million kilowatt producing installation. The bulk handling system installed...

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Sustainable Energy and Economic Diversification Program Awarded Grant to Promote Green Job Alternatives in Coal River Valley

10.22.2009 - MIDDLEBURY, VT – Andrew Munn has been awarded $5,000 from the Brighter Planet Project Fund, a monthly micro-granting program focused on fighting climate change. His project, Sustainable Energy and...

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New Report Calls for Swift Action to Clean Up Birmingham Air

10.20.2009 - Birmingham - The metropolitan Birmingham area ranks #1 for the worst soot pollution of any urban region in the South, with levels high enough to put more than 400,000 children...

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Groups File Challenge of Carbon Dioxide Pollutin Permit for Virginia Coal-Fired Power Plant

09.30.2009 - P R E S S * R E L E A S E Southern Environmental Law Center September 30, 2009 Contact: Cale Jaffe, Senior Attorney - 434-760-0816 John Suttles, Senior...

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La Sportiva Wants to Hear Your Triple Crown Experience

09.21.2009 - La Sportiva N.A., makers of technical climbing, mountaineering, Mountain Running® and hiking footwear, announced the new “My Triple Crown” contest in addition to its annual sponsorship of the upcoming 7th...

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SELC Urges EPA to Set Strong Smog Limit to Protect Health of Southerners

09.16.2009 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it will re-evaluate the national limit for ozone pollution set by the Bush Administration in 2008, which disregarded recommendations from public health experts...

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