Some great info here, including an infographic/diagram of acquisitions through 2009. According to this site, changes since June 2009 include (1) Coca-Cola fully acquiring Honest Tea in March 2011; (2) Nestle’s acquisitions of Cadbury (and Green & Black’s) in January, 2010, and Sweet Leaf Tea in May, 2011; (3) Sara Lee’s acquisition of Aidell’s Sausage […]
NW Biodiesel Network (www.nwbiodiesel.org) November Education Forum: “The State of Biodiesel” Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm @ Phinney Community Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle WA 98103 The State of Biodiesel After taking a beating in 2010 because of the expiration of the Biodiesel Blender’s credit, the US Biodiesel industry is […]
This STINKS! – E. Fudd From the New York Times: Parks Chief Blocked Plan for Grand Canyon Bottle Ban Weary of plastic litter, Grand Canyon National Park officials were in the final stages of imposing a ban on the sale of disposable water bottles in the Grand Canyon late last year when the nation’s parks […]
From today’s Seattle Times: 2 GOP lawmakers want to drill in Arctic refuge E. Fudd
A major victory, now we have to hit it out of the park and CANCEL this stupid project once and for all!!!! But kudos to Obama for standing up to Big Oil – now we just have to make it stick for good! Keystone XL Delayed, Feds To Explore New Routes E. Fudd
From the latest Earthjustice newsletter: How a local SW WA lawyer has pushed back and won (for now) against Big Coal. And more from the New York Times. E. Fudd
in an era of environmental denial, degradation and dishonesty, it’s great to see a big WIN once in a while! from Earthjustice: Major Victory Secures Roadless Rule “We’ve been representing the environmental community in this fight in more than a dozen cases over the last 13 years … We had to win every single one […]
Public Sector Use of Biodiesel Fuel Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm @ Phinney Community Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98103 Are local and state governments using biodiesel fuel to lower their carbon footprints? If so, who is using biodiesel fuel, how much are they using, and whom are they […]
From Care2: California Shark Fin Ban One Step Closer To Law A bill that would make it illegal to sell, trade, or posses shark fins in California passed the State’s Senate Appropriations Committee today on a 5-2 vote. The bill, officially known as AB 376, will now move to the Senate floor, where a vote […]
Do the right thing to back up all that sterling rhetoric and STOP the Keystone XL pipeline! For once, stand up to Big Oil! You can’t pass the buck onto Congress for this one…. NYT link here. Bill McKibben’s take here. E. Fudd