Dixon Environmental

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

These wooden giants are hiding in Copenhagen’s forests

Danish artist Thomas Dambo is inspiring nature lovers to explore the unknown depths of Copenhagen’s forests.

U.S. Study Shows Widening Disconnect with Nature, and Potential Solutions

Over half of American adults report spending 5 hours or fewer outside in nature each week. Over three-quarters spend 10 or fewer hours outside each week. NATUREOFAMERICANS.ORG<br>A survey of 12,000 adults and children in the United States has shown that many people have lost a close connection with nature, although a wide cross-section of respondents expressed a desire to close that gap<br>The study…

What do racism and poverty have to do with pollution and climate change?

Environmental justice is a critical part of planning a green future that’s good for everyone.

9 Rainforest Facts Everyone Should Know

Protecting rainforests is a powerful natural climate solution that’s critical to our collective future.

How to Kill Mold

Anywhere moisture lurks, mold may not be far behind. You can fight back the attack with a sturdy scrub brush and a few potent cleaning supplies. Here's how to kill mold.

How to Maintain Backyard Bird Feeders

Attract birds to your backyard with these bird feeding tips to keeping your feeders filled and fresh.

How unions and environmental groups are finding common ground

You know how they say politics makes strange bedfellows? Well, sometimes the environment does, too. Leaders from the United Steelworkers, the Sierra Club,

Increase distance between well pads and people, environmental groups urge

Moms Clean Air Force and several other grassroots environmental organizations have called on the state Department of Environmental Protection to better ...

Environmental groups urge speedy development of pollution prevention plan for Pinedale

Environmental groups are urging the Bureau of Land Management to quickly develop a plan for preventing future groundwater pollution in the Pinedale

Environmental Groups Start Legal Process to Sue EPA over Fracking Waste

A coalition of groups have banded together to push the EPA to regulate wastewater disposal from oil and gas drilling.

France Bans Monsanto's Roundup as Environmental Groups Push WHO for Stronger Safety Standards

What's a GMO-promoting multinational chemical company to do? Word is getting out that, while the science isn't clear whether genetically modified crops (GMOs) themselves are harmful, the fact that they were created to be resistant to increasing amounts of pesticides such as glyphosate is a problem....

Latinos are super green. When will environmental groups realize?

"Being green was as easy as walking to the market."

Choosing Which Environmental Groups to Work With

Finding a "Trusted Partner" partner to work with can be a good pro-active way to engage with an ENGO (Environmental non-governmental organization). In this case, it's always better for you to choose a partner than the other way around! But what to do if your company is targeted by a more aggressive “shame and blame” campaign?

Environmental Groups Seek Stronger Storm Guidelines For Oil And Gas Plants

A coalition of environmental groups is recommending tougher regulations on oil facilities to prevent possible leaks after severe storms. The group looked

Why is the Shell cracker plant in Beaver being sued by environmental groups?

Clean Air Council and the Environmental Integrity Project will sue the Shell cracker plant due to violations of air pollution limits.

40 Tons Of Trash Removed From Pacific Ocean By Environmental Group

An ocean cleanup group retrieved an astonishing 40 tons of plastic from the Pacific Ocean during cleanup efforts.

Fake Meat? Environmental Group Worries It May Be Too Early

Many breakfast cereals still contaminated by weed killer, environmental group says

Several popular breakfast foods, including Cheerios and Nature Valley products, continue to test positive for trace amounts of a controversial herbicide that may increase the risk of cancer, according to a report released by an environmental advocacy group.

Environmental groups sue EPA for not updating wastewater guidelines to prevent industrial pollution

Environmental groups sued the EPA over wastewater guidelines that allow industrial plants...