Stories by Michael Brune
Michael Brune is executive director of the Sierra Club.
Posted on Sep 27, 2011, Source: AlterNet
It's time to stop the "Great American Giveaway."
Posted on Sep 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet
In the end, the whole "jobs versus environment/public health" argument is nothing but a rhetorical crutch for polluters.
Posted on Feb 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet
The Endangered Species Act simply cannot work if politicians are allowed to start cherry-picking which species they think should or should not be allowed to survive.
Posted on Jan 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet
"Job killing" regulations are a scary myth -- but cynical, irresponsible, "people killing" bills that put all of our lives at risk are a much scarier reality.
Posted on Jan 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Besides telling the American people what happened, the Commission was charged with making recommendations for what we should do about it.
Posted on Dec 13, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Deciding not to move forward on these important rules is, in fact, allowing those polluters to move us backward.
Posted on Nov 16, 2010, Source: AlterNet
It's important to acknowledge that just because natural gas is cleaner than other fossil fuels -- especially coal -- does not mean we should give the industry a free pass.
Posted on Sep 23, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The oil it promises to provide could be recovered just by increasing our cars' fuel efficiency by about two and a half miles per gallon -- something we already know how to do.
Posted on Sep 3, 2010, Source: AlterNet
To keep your lawn looking as deeply green as your neighbor's, you ladle on the nitrogen fertilizer and keep the grass watered. And that's causing big problems in some areas.
Posted on Dec 4, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The bank's new policy is a financial blow to the coal industry and a big win for enviros.
Posted on Sep 19, 2008, Source: Sierra Club Books
Plug-ins are cleaner and cheaper. But a new coalition is not waiting for Detroit to take notice; they've got their own plan.
