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Developer Peddling Biking Community
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(This article is reprinted with permission from the Columbia Regional Business Report.)
Joe Mellett’s inspiration for the development of a car-free community came from several places. Part came from biking across the country with a couple of college friends, and part came from having a friend in Phoenix be struck and killed by a motorist while cycling.
Today, Mellett and his partners are developing Bicycle City near Gaston in Lexington County. They have purchased 160 acres, with an additional 628 acres under option. The first ten lots are being designed, Mellett said.
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Read more: A Chicken in Every Pot and a Bicycle in Every Garage
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(Courtesy of 2008 Annual RAD Report)
Congratulations go to the state of West Virginia. According to the June 21 Waste & Recycling News, the state became the first in the nation to join the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Responsible Appliance Disposal program (RAD). The RAD program seeks to reduce greenhouse gasses and ozone-depleting substances by reclaiming the materials that contribute to them from appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners and dehumidifiers. The RAD 2008 annual report claims that through the use of best practices to dispose of appliances; it is able to ensure that:
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Read more: EPA Responsible Appliance Disposal Program
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Joint Statement in Advance of Senate Caucus Meeting on Clean Energy and Climate Legislation
The following statement was issued by League of Conservation Voters President Gene Karpinski, Natural Resources Defense Council Executive Director Peter Lehner, National Wildlife Federation President Larry Schweiger, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune, and Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp in advance of the June 17, 2010's Senate Caucus meeting on energy and climate issues:
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Read more: Statement about Caucus on Clean Energy and Climate Legislation
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Sierra Club Urges Senate to Move Forward with Climate and Energy Bill
Washington, DC: The Sierra Club issues the following statement from Michael Brune, Executive Director, in response to the latest developments on comprehensive climate and energy legislation in the Senate:
"Right now America is mourning workers lost in a coal mine in West Virginia and an oil rig off the coast of Louisiana. The latter tragedy is also causing 42,000 gallons of oil to be spilled into the Gulf every day. These human and environmental disasters put our desperate need for a new clean energy economy in stark relief. We need to move away from dirty, dangerous, and deadly energy sources. We join our colleagues in saying that every day the Senate fails to pass clean energy and climate policy, we put our economy, our national security and our environment at risk. Now is the time to put America back in control of our energy future with comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation. It's time to finish what we started.
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Read more: Action Alert: Climate & Energy Bill
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Eco-Heroes Go Mobile
Sierra Club Launches First iPhone App for Earth Day
You can find the information at Eco Hero.
As part of the lead-up to the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, Sierra Club is launching its first iPhone application to give users the ability to become an "Eco Hero" by pledging to do something green. Users will be able to see who is doing what for the environment with a map feature. This will encourage people to share the application and challenge their friends to pledge through Facebook, Twitter and email.
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Read more: Sierra Club's IPhone App for Earth Day
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