Read more environmentalism stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1011/environmentalism.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:53:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72208/limbaugh-compares-nyt-reporter-to-jihad-guys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRush Limbaugh really outdid himself yesterday, comparing New York Times environmental reporter Andy Revkin to a terrorist and urging him to commit suicide. Well, that’s not entirely fair. Actually, Limbaugh compared all “militant environmentalists” to “the jihad guys,” who, in Limbaugh’s telling, “convince these families to strap explosives on who?...http://www.newser.com/story/72208/limbaugh-compares-nyt-reporter-to-jihad-guys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 9:43:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71985/target-will-pay-shoppers-to-bring-their-own-bags.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTarget and CVS will reward customers for using reusable shopping bags, and the efforts could take a billion plastic bags out of circulation. Though some retailers—notably Wal-Mart—have been slow to hop on the eco bandwagon, initiatives at smaller chains such as Whole Foods and Trader Joe's have met...http://www.newser.com/story/71985/target-will-pay-shoppers-to-bring-their-own-bags.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 14:31:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71888/brothel-goes-green-with-bike-discount.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Berlin brothel that offers a discount to patrons who arrive by bicycle or public transportation is touting itself as the first “green” sex stop. Clients simply present their helmet, bike lock, or bus ticket at the Maison d’Envie, which just happens to be in a district where the Green...http://www.newser.com/story/71888/brothel-goes-green-with-bike-discount.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 12:01:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70667/nike-ditches-chamber-board-over-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNike is bolting from the US Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors over the business lobby's dogged opposition to climate change legislation, a stance it “fundamentally disagrees” with, and which fails to represent "the diversity of perspective held by the board of directors.” But the swoosh won’t leave the organization...http://www.newser.com/story/70667/nike-ditches-chamber-board-over-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 13:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70155/kick-in-the-butt-soft-toilet-paper-battle-gets-messy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe environmental campaign against soft toilet paper is heating up, as manufacturers keep pushing the fluff factor—"Quilted Northern Ultra Plush is the first big brand to go three-ply and three-adjective," the Washington Post notes—and environmentalists want the industry to go all recycled. The softer rolls US consumers prefer...http://www.newser.com/story/70155/kick-in-the-butt-soft-toilet-paper-battle-gets-messy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 11:29:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67412/niche-colleges-priced-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBigger isn’t always better when it comes to college. Mother Jones runs down 10 schools that “may not bother to juke their stats to make US News ' short lists, but they still have plenty to offer—and for a lot less dough.” Berea College, Kentucky: The price is right—...http://www.newser.com/story/67412/niche-colleges-priced-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Aug 2009 5:21:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67248/not-so-green-seattle-voters-reject-grocery-bag-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe $1.4 million the plastics industry spent to defeat a grocery bag tax initiative paid off yesterday when Seattle voters defied their green reputation to reject the tax, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The measure would have charged shoppers 20 cents per plastic or paper bag as an incentive to...http://www.newser.com/story/67248/not-so-green-seattle-voters-reject-grocery-bag-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 5:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60582/donkeys-run-wild-in-cyprus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWild donkeys are overrunning northern Cyprus, upsetting locals and pitting conservationists against politicians, the Independent reports. Decades after farming technology rendered them obsolete, the donkeys—now numbering about 1,000—are destroying crops and causing traffic accidents. "The donkeys are a real problem," said Mehmet Demirci, a mayor in the...http://www.newser.com/story/60582/donkeys-run-wild-in-cyprus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 31 May 2009 15:25:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59966/college-students-dig-farm-internships.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLiberal arts students are ditching traditional summer internships of office coffee-fetching for life on the land, reports the New York Times. As part of a generation well-versed in Michael Pollan's attack on industrial agriculture and interested in social change, these students see organic farm work as a political statement. "Everyone...http://www.newser.com/story/59966/college-students-dig-farm-internships.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 May 2009 8:25:01 CDT