Sierra Club Gives Charlotte High Marks: Environmental Group Lauds Greenways, Light Rail, but Notes Sprawl
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By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 16--The Sierra Club saluted Charlotte-Mecklenburg elected leaders and volunteers Friday for environmental accomplishments that were featured in the club's national magazine.
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By Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 12--SAVE MOUNT DIABLO has scored another victory in its never-ending efforts to preserve open space in an increasingly urban part of the East Bay.
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Green show houses are appearing across the country, spreading a message about environmentally conscious building.
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By Susan Williams, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.  Sep. 16--FAYETTEVILLE -- With the addition of nearly four acres, the Paint Creek Nature Trail got a big boost during Friday's Fayette County Commission meeting.
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By Blair Anthony Robertson, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. May 29--Mike Savino has been a member of the Sierra Club for 39 years. He is also a founding member of a group devoted to saving sandhill cranes. He often treks deep into the woods, erecting or repairing wood duck nesting.
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By Allyson Bond, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Feb. 5--ASHEBORO -- The changing global environment and its impact on Americans is not that far off, according to North Carolina Zoo Director David Jones.
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A report calling for more building on green belt land in England is criticised by environmental groups.
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From the street, Alicia Campbell's house looks no different from the others in her suburban cul-de-sac. But it has a secret: It's green &#151; very green.
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CONCORD, N.C. -- As expected when the names "Fenway" and "Roush" came together in February, John Henry and that ball club on Yawkey Way have already infused their four-wheel partners with the fuel -- the green stuff, not 112 octane -- they've been seeking.
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By The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 25--When the Bush administration reversed federal policy in 2005 and announced it was opening up to 58 million acres of pristine national forest lands to timbering, oil and gas exploration and mining, the public reaction was heartening.
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Environmentalists think ahead to the effect of tourists and investors on a landscape of crucial habitats.
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By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 10--HICKORY -- Doctors, teachers, trucking company representatives,  environmental specialists and government planners gathered at Lenoir-Rhyne  College on Thursday to discuss ways to improve the region's air quality.
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The transport sector is a major planet polluter but truckmakers in Sweden, where a clean environment has long been a top concern, are leading the way in climate-conscious production with eco-friendly plants.
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Wilmette, Ill., is the latest to offer perks for environmentally friendly autos, but the move is largely symbolic.
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By Jack Betts, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 17--For all of North Carolina's pressing environmental problems, there are notable success stories about things that work.
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By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 5--RALEIGH -- An owl hooted. A goldfinch warbled. And a gaggle of City Council members, city officials and environmentalists wandered across the pasture at Horseshoe Farm Park in northeast Raleigh last week.
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The fight for the support of conservationists, hunters and anglers is being waged from the pages of Field and Stream magazine to the strategy sessions of the Sierra Club.