Green Options

Hawaii’s Supreme Court declares the islands’ Superferry unconstitutional, ending a long battle between the governor and environmental groups.

A lawyer for a mining company in Alaska argued today for the company to continue dumping deposits into a nearby lake, even though the deposits are killing off the local aquatic life.

In a landmark case, the US Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the US Navy can carry out sonar training exercises off the southern California coast, without safeguards designed to protect whales, dolphins and other marine mammals.

The Supreme Court today began hearing a case that questions who (or what creatures) get dibs on the ocean waters off the coast of California.

Green boutiques are not lacking in the city by the bay and Christine Kay, owner of Ladita is quite aware.  Winner of the Best Of The Bay Area award and recently featured in the September issue of Lucky mag, their mission is to offer the latest eco brands and limited-editions.  They’re stocked with coveted labels like Del Forte denim, Toggery, Covet, Stewart+Brown and James Jeans amongst others.  You’ll also find a selection of handmade and/or recycled jewelry and even eco-duds for baby. 

Earlier this week two members of Congress sent a letter citing “grave concerns” over the implementation of the Clean Water Act to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen L. Johnson.
While the Act protects wetlands from urban development for water conservation, the court ruling challenges water protection provisions and upholds individual’s rights to build over wetlands.