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Focuses on the impact of coal mining on Appalachia. Background on the coal mining industry in West Virginia; Information on Mountaintop removal, a method of mining; Results of a study conducted on toll mountaintop removal in Appalachian coalfields.

Focuses on several comments on the photographs by conservationist Ansel Adams at Yosemite National Park in California. Author Tim Palmer; Sierra Club executive director Mike McCloskey; Photographer John Sexton.

Discusses several suggestions on how to save the environment in the United States. Protection of the wildlands; Termination of commercial logging; Restoration of the natural flow of Colorado Rivers; Implementation of poison ban.

Reports on the accomplishments of the Sierra Club and other environmental activists in preserving wildlands in the United States as of March 1, 2001. Management plan for the Giant Sequoia National Monument; Plan of the United States Forest Service for Chugach and Tongass National Forests; Preservation of Hanford Reach National Monument.

Provides information on the lead poisoning of children in Omaha, Nebraska caused by the presence of ASARCO mining company. Comments from Melissa Gardner, chairman of the Sierra Club's Missouri Valley Group; Risk of poor children to lead poisoning near the place; Enactment of the Community Lead Safe Zones ordinance through the efforts of the Wisconsin Citizen Action. INSET: What You Can Do.

The article offers U.S. news briefs. Automaker Daimler AG unveiled the first U.S. version of its compact, fuel-efficient Smart car in January 2008. Mayors from five of Texas's biggest cities have called for a new state lightbulb, a compact fluorescent bulb. Ten dollars from each online digital video disc sale of "Out of Balance," a new documentary about global warming, will go to victims of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.

The article presents information on campaigns in schools that promote green living. It informs that students at almost 600 U.S. and Canadian schools are organizing around clean-energy solutions as part of the Campus Climate Challenge, a campaign initiated by youth environmental groups. Collegians in the U.S. turned down thermostats; performed waste audits; and lobbied their schools to reduce energy use, and provide healthier and organic food. At the New School in New York City, a campaign helped convince the college to switch from virgin paper to 100 percent recycled stock in all campus computer laboratories. It is stated that as the biggest purchasers and employers in many communities, colleges can create demand for eco-friendly services and products.

The article offers news briefs related to environment activism from the U.S. In Boulder County, Colorado, voters passed the country's first carbon tax. Google Inc. is installing more than 9,200 solar panels on its Silicon Valley office complex. The Weather Channel is starting a new weekly series, "The Climate Code."

The article presents information on food labeling in the U.S. Buying organic foods used to be the height of environmentally friendly grocery shopping. While the label's federally set standards are firm about excluding foods containing bioengineered ingredients or grown with most pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, the label can't tell if an item is from an independent local farmer who's protecting habitat and paying workers a living wage. Various groups have created additional labels highlighting such admirable practices. USDA organic milk is hormone and antibiotic free. Milk labeled "rBGH free" is made without using Monsanto's recombinant bovine growth hormone to increase production.

The article presents information on making a good neighborhood. Referring to two neighbors named Dave Wann and Dan Chiras it is reported in the article that they both have a love-hate relationship with the neighborhoods that nurtured them. In their book "Superbia! 31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods," the two Coloradans depict modern suburbs as isolated, dysfunctional, even obsolete. Yet they also offer a cheerily optimistic program for an extreme makeover. Unlike most car-dependent suburbs, the neighborhoods Wann and Chiras have dubbed "Superbia" meet more of their residents' needs close to home. One study found that people who live on streets with light traffic have more than twice as many friends and acquaintances nearby. The environment benefits too, as residents convert water-guzzling lawns into strawberry patches, minimize driving by sharing cars, and create neighborhood composting facilities. Chiras stated in his book that the first steps in creating a sustainable community are about putting the "neighbor" back in neighborhood.

Presents the results of a survey on the lifestyle choices of readers of "Sierra" magazine in the U.S. Preferred outdoor recreation activity; Factors being considered in purchasing commercial products.

Relates an experience of joining a toxic tour in Altgeld Gardens, Chicago, Illinois. Description of the view; Use of toxic tours in environmentalism; Opinion of Geoff Milz, a Sierra Student Coalition activist, on toxic tour; Comment from Cheryl Johnson, a toxic tour guide in Atlgeld.

Interviews U.S. House Representative Hilda Solis (D-Calif.). Obstacle in getting support for environmental justice policies; Opinion on why Latinos and other minority groups are perceived as indifferent to the environment; Suggestion on how to reach and empower minority groups on environment-related issues.

Reports on a scholarship grant to college students in California and Nevada from Sierra Club in September 2003. Value of the grants given; Recipients of the grants; Qualities of students who were given the grants.

Reports on the effect of the construction of natural-gas wells on the seashore of Padre Island, Texas on Kemp's ridley sea turtles. Dangers in laying eggs of ridley sea turtles closer to the water; Significance of the federal buyout of oil and gas rights below Padre Island National Seashore and the adjacent coastal waters being sought by the Sierra Club; Reason that U.S. President George W. Bush approved a similar buyout in Florida.

Reports on the awareness campaign being done by Rhonda Anderson, organizer of the Sierra Club's environmental-justice program, on the health risks from an abandoned Continental Aluminum recycling plant in Detroit, Michigan. Health problems of the residents surrounding the plant; Relocation of the plant in Lyon Township, Michigan; Experience of similar health problems by the residents in Lyon Township.

Presents information on the legislation protecting the wilderness areas of Nevada. Description of the wilderness areas of the state; Overview of the campaign made for the legislation; Comments of Sierra Club conservation organizer Carrie Sandstedt on the legislation. INSETS: Crème de la Club;Kudos for Club's High Achievers.

Presents information on the Cheetah Conservation Fund, a U.S. organization formed to breed Anatolian shepherds as livestock guard dogs that will scare away cheetahs to lessen the occurrence of cheetahs being trapped or shot by farmers. Information on cheetahs; Overview of the breeding program offered by the organization.

Reports on the Toxic 12 Campaign conducted by the North Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, which aims to highlight the poor environmental records of legislators from towns across Minnesota. Details of the campaign; Impact of the campaign on legislators.

Focuses on the concerns of environmentalists on the decision of U.S. President George W. Bush to withdraw key habitat protections for endangered populations of Northwest salmon and steelhead. Overview of the Endangered Species Act; Reasons for the U.S. Congress to add the habitat provision to the act; Charges against the National Marine Fisheries Service.

Talks about the complaints of conservatives about the judicial activism of liberal jurists on environmental laws. Information on the report 'Hostile Environment,' by the Alliance for Justice, Community Rights Counsel and Natural Resources Defense Council; Example of hostility of judges to environmental laws. INSET: TEN REASONS.

Reports that the widespread use of antibiotics on livestock is creating drug-resistant diseases that are difficult to treat. Percentage of antibiotics administered each year in the United States (U.S.) that go to livestock; Measures taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to preserve the safety of food supply. INSETS: BACK TO BUSINESS;THE HIDDEN COST OF GAS.

Describes several works of conservationist Ansel Adams at Manzanar Relocation Center in California during World War II. Daniel Duane, author of the book 'El Capitan'; Author Rebecca Solnit; Helen Ely Brill, former teacher at Manzanar High School.

Presents an update on the Sierra Club as of January 2002. Activities for young students from Ashland at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Recipients of several awards from the Sierra Club; Donation given by the cast of the sitcom 'The Brady Bunch' to the Sierra Club Foundation and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance.

Reports on a hiking experience in California. Where the hikers stay; Activities explored.

Discusses the issue regarding the Roadless Area Conservation Rule in the United States (U.S.). Decision of U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge on the lawsuit filed by the state of Idaho and timber firm Boise Cascade to block implementation of the law; Effort of the U.S. Foreign Service to revise the rule.

Provides information on the Public Lands Action Summit held in March 2001 in Washington, D.C. where Sierra Student Coalition members lobbied for the protection of wildlands in the United States. Issues that were discussed by the student lobbyists; Actions taken by the students to prepare for their lobbying activities; Significance of the lobbying experience of students to their environmental beliefs and commitment.

Provides information on the button collection of former Sierra Club leader Michael McCloskey which belongs to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Description of the collection; Significance of the buttons which call for environmental protection; Collection of Smithsonian curator Jeffrey Stine.

Reports on the role of government loans on the urban growth in Washington, D.C. as of May 2001. Charges against the United States (U.S.) Small Business Administration in a lawsuit that was filed by two environmental groups; Lawsuit against U.S. General Services Administration to stop a planned relocation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Focuses on the disbanding of the wise-use group People for the USA in the United States (U.S.). Reasons for ending the efforts in the alleged anti-environmentalism; Possibility that the members join other similar groups; Challenges U.S. President George W. Bush may face in recalling an environmental policy that prohibits logging and road building in several national forests.

Reports on the activities of the environmentalist group Sierra Club at the United States Congress in Washington, D.C. as of January 2001. Description of a typical day for its public-lands lobbyists; Information on position papers that are distributed to the offices of senators; Accomplishments of lobbyists; Importance of the people's support on the environmental causes of the club.

Discusses the implications of the 2000 general election on environmental protection in the United States (U.S.). Information on the winners in the U.S. House of Representatives; Updates on elected candidates for the Senate; Agenda of the Sierra Club; Information on the environmental positions of presidential candidates.

Features the paintings of artist Kenneth Holder on his travels in the U.S. Route taken by Holder; Number of works produced by Holder on his travels; Purpose of Holder in exhibiting his works.

Highlights the initiative of the Sierra Club's legal staff in improving the use of litigation as a tool to advance the Club's national priority campaigns in the United States. Mission of the Sierra Club; Comments from Ken Midkiff, the Club's Clean Water Campaign coordinator; Success of the Hawaii Chapter in the case it filed against the expansion of Kahului Airport.

Reports that members of the Sierra Club in the Iowa City Area Group are measuring tree trunks to help preserve and maintain their natural heritage. Description of trees that are recorded; Purpose intended for the gathered information.

Focuses on the awards and recognition received by several environmentalists in the United States. Judy Anderson; Former Arkansas Governor Dale Bumpers; Helen Burke, former director of Sierra Club.

Announces that Discovery Program students in Orange County, Virginia will be having adventures of their own as they hike the Blue Ridge Mountains. Information on the program; Lessons to be learned by the students from the program.

Reports on the protest held by Sierra Club and residents in Newport News, Virginia in May 1999 to save the Mattaponi River. Possible environmental impact of the proposed King William Reservoir; Comments from Glen Besa, director of the Club's Virginia Chapter.

Presents articles dealing with environmental protection in the United States being undertaken by Sierra Club members. Actions of activists to prevent construction of highway along Great Salt Lake, Utah; Efforts of the National Riffle Association and the Sierra Club to protect the Katy Prairie wetlands in Texas.

Focuses on the conservation efforts of the Sierra Club. Victories won by the club in Nevada; Background on the Wildlands 2000 campaign in the Pacific Coast; Opposition against a proposed highway construction in two Maryland counties.

The focuses on the increasing trend of green hospitality in the U.S. It reports that many hotels are becoming ecologically aware for the protection of environment and are employing several environment friendly methods including the installation of solar panels, cultivation of organic food, and the use of nontoxic cleaners. It mentions the energy efficient methods used by the Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa, Northern California and states that the hotel is using tubular skylights that direct sunlight to its interiors. It also mentions the recycling of 75 percent of its construction waste by the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina and states the use of an elevator by the hotel that creates electricity as it descends. Also mentioned is the website on ecofriendly accommodations.

The article offers information on the new environment friendly baseball stadium called the Nationals Park in the U.S. It reports that the stadium is under construction in an urban-infill site and will be inaugurated by the baseball team Washington Nationals. It mentions several ecofriendly features of the stadium including efficient water and lighting systems, a vegetation-covered roof, parking spaces, and drought-resistant landscaping. It states the installation of solar panels by other baseball teams in their stadiums and mentions the replacement of plastic cups with the compostable cups by the McAfee Coliseum stadium in Oakland, California. Also mentioned is the data on the waste generated by the restaurants along with the campaign for less-wasteful products.

The article offers news briefs related to environmental technology from the U.S. Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius automobile has a fuel-consumption display that gives drivers instant feedback on energy consumption by the automobile. Two California based utilities are testing electricity meters that will show customers when they are using the most energy. RecycleBank LLC has contracted with garbage haulers to install computer chips to measure the weight of materials in recycle bins.

The article presents information about environmental issues related to the U.S. motion picture industry. A November 2006 report by the Institute of Environment of the University of California in Los Angeles, California, found that film and television production in the Los Angeles metropolitan area creates more air pollution annually than the region's hotel, apparel, or the aerospace industry. However, it is reported that the industry uses recycled products as well. Sundance Channel, founded by actor Robert Redford will debut a weekly three-hour block of ecofriendly television in April 2007. The television program titled "The Green" will include a series profiling leading activists, innovators, feature-length documentaries, and lifestyle shows.

The article presents information on fashion trends in the U.S. In early 2007, nearly 20 cities in the U.S. hosted a big clothing swap with workshops and sewing stations. The aim of the workshops was to give a chance to attendees to refashion their new finds. In New York State, students at Cazenovia College created a clothing line out of thrift-store donations. Out-of-date denim was embellished by piecing together new shirts from ripped polos. Author Megan Nicolay took her book on "108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt" to Martha Stewart's TV show and Bonnaroo music-festival.

The article highlights the popularity of medicinal menus in the United States which have been developed in relation to poor nutrition. Statistics indicate that poor nutrition contributes to four of the six leading causes of death in the country and that more than 40 percent of the country's top hospitals host fastfood franchises and serve unappetizing meals to its patients. It is a problem that is being resolved by a growing number of healthcare providers by developing and serving more organic, locally grown foods and antibiotic-free meat to patients, workers and visitors.

The article offers information about the Green House, an exhibit of environmentally friendly designs in the U.S. Twenty-one of the world's most beautiful designs will be displayed through June 3, 2007, at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C. The exhibit will then tour nationwide.

The article offers new briefs related to the U.S. A documentary film about the world water crisis in collaboration with the United Nations titled "Diary of Jay-Z: Water for Life" is scheduled to be broadcast on the television channel MTV. The Computer maker Dell Computer Corp. recently began offering free recycling of its own products worldwide.

The article focuses on music channel MTV, which made time for a speech by former U.S. vice-president Al Gore about global warming at its recent annual Video Music Awards. MTV has launched a two-part Break the Addiction Challenge, including a 12-step program to reduce personal contributions to global warming and a contest for U.S. and Canadian campuses to switch to 100 percent green energy.

The article presents information on various environment friendly developments in the United States. An organic beer dubbed Wild Hop is being test-marketed by Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. Two police substations are being made in the city of Visalia, California. The buildings are being made out of bales of straw, a natural insulating material that can cut energy costs in half. Since improving it's energy efficiency and reducing packaging waste the California-based Ghirardelli Chocolate Co. has saved $1 million a year.