Carrot & Stick
Carrot & Stick: September 2009
Carrot:
The City of Phoenix, Ariz., for taking a big leap toward carbon neutrality.
Stick:
Queensland, Australia, for turning the mass killing of poisonous cane toads last March into a carnival—complete with free grub, cold drinks, and prizes.
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Carrot & Stick: July/August 2009
Carrot:
Gainesville, Fla., for becoming the first U.S. city to adopt a feed-in-tariff program to promote green power.
Stick:
The Great British Circus, for reintroducing elephants to its show after more than a decade pachyderm-free.
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Carrot & Stick: March 2009
Carrot:
Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the United States, for adding the bald eagle to its list of endangered species.
Stick:
The U.S. Postal Service, for its sluggish response to claims of unhealthful working conditions among its mail-sorting employees.
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Carrot & Stick: April 2009
Carrot:
Pilots-N-Paws, a nationwide team of small-aircraft pilots and animal rescuers who move animals across state lines from overcrowded facilities—where they'll most likely be euthanized—to shelters and rescue groups committed to finding them homes.
Stick:
Palazzo Versace Dubai for refrigerating its beach. The hotel and condominium complex, which is set to open in the United Arab Emirates city in late 2009 or early 2010, is installing a network of computer-controlled heat-absorbing pipes under the sand to keep the complex's guests and residents comfortable in Dubai's sweltering temperatures; in summer these average 104°F and can soar as high as 122°F.
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Carrot & Stick: May/June 2009
Carrot:
Adam Raudonis, a junior at Westlake High School in Southern California, for spearheading the green group Students for Solar Schools
Stick:
Ag-Mart Produce, grower and producer of Santa Sweets grape tomatoes and UglyRipe heirloom tomatoes, for flagrant pesticide violations on its farms in Florida, North Carolina, and New Jersey
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Carrot & Stick: November/December 2008
Carrot:
MyFarm founder Trevor Paque, for introducing forward-thinking San Franciscans to the idea of the "decentralized urban farm"
Stick:
AT&T, for sponsoring the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association as its wireless provider
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Carrot & Stick: January 2009
Carrot:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, for adding soymilk to the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program. The program serves free or low-cost meals to more than 30 million children each day. Usually, those meals come with a carton of cows' milk, unless a child presents a doctor's written order to the contrary
Stick:
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, for vetoing the Fresh Raw Milk Act of 2008 (SB 201), which would have established updated safety protocols for raw milk production
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Carrot & Stick: October 2008
Carrot:
Marthina McClay, founder of Our Pack, a pit bull rescue group in San Jose, Calif
Stick:
Excel Dairy, a 1,500-cow farm near Thief River Falls, Minn
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Carrot & Stick: February 2009
Carrot:
The U.S. Department of
Energy's Wind for
Schools Project, for
bringing wind energy to
rural schools in Kansas,
Nebraska, South Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, and
Colorado
Stick:
Bryant University, Hillsdale
College, Brigham Young
University, and Howard
University, all of which
received failing grades on
the College Sustainability
Report Card published by
the Sustainable Endowments
Institute, a special
project of Rockefeller
Philanthropy Advisors
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Carrot & Stick: January 2008
Carrot:
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., for providing free solar power to 65 Habitat for Humanity houses built in the utility’s California service area.
Stick: The
USDA and the
Almond Board of California, for making almond pasteurization mandatory as of September 2007.
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Carrot & Stick: July/August 2007
Carrot:
PlanetTran, for launching the nation’s first all-hybrid airport car service.
Stick:
Eltonsville Sportsman’s Association, for using live turkeys in an archery contest.
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