Results for keyword: Advocacy Groups
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Die, baby harp seal! It's time for environmentalism to get ugly
Environmental groups’ calendar portrayals of the beleaguered harp seal are too pretty and too hackneyed to convince humans that the race must see beyond its own wants if it is to hold off the end of nature
by Lydia Millet, Apr 12, 2004 -
Heroes for the wild
The upcoming 40th anniversary of the Wilderness Act is being celebrated with "Wilderness Hero" award nominations, sponsored by a range of conservation groups
by Jodi Peterson, Mar 15, 2004 -
Why I'm running: Immigration is the environmental issue
The author explains that he is running for the Sierra Club’s board of directors in order to get the club to tackle the problem of immigration
by Richard D. Lamm, Feb 16, 2004 -
Nation's premier environmental group is target of a takeover
The Sierra Club is being targeted by an organized effort to take over its board of directors in the name of animal rightists and anti-immigration activists
by Robert Cox, Feb 16, 2004 -
Getting high in class
Bruce Gordon started his nonprofit EcoFlight in Aspen, Colo., to take kids out of the classroom and let them see environmental issues from above, in his Cessna 210
by Josh Garrett-Davis, Dec 08, 2003 -
Save the middle ground: Hug a radical
Even though it’s true that without the radical extremes, there would be no middle ground, to save wilderness in the Bush era, environmental hard-liners need to ease up on consensus deals
by Greg Hanscom, Dec 08, 2003 -
Riding the middle path
A homegrown consensus effort called the Owyhee Initiative is trying to save both wilderness and ranching in southwestern Idaho – but in the polarized Bush era, consensus is often controversial
by Robyn Morrison, Dec 08, 2003 -
In the Northwest, salmon go swoosh
In downtown Portland, Ore., the writer collides with "Salmon Nation" – a new brand name for a new style of conservation, or maybe consumerism
by Tim Sullivan, Oct 27, 2003 -
A conservation elder celebrates 101
Geneen Marie Haugen toasts the grande dame of conservation, Wyoming’s Mardy Murie, at 101 years old
by Geneen Marie Haugen, Oct 06, 2003 -
A shock to the system
Montana’s Flathead Valley shows how environmentalists can work together – even work with their opponents – to get things done in a climate hostile to conservation
by Paul Larmer, Sep 15, 2003
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