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Perchance to Dream: The green-collar jobs movement tests its voice in Memphis (04/24/08)

Center for American Progress, Energy Action Coalition, and Tides Center project Apollo Alliance partners in Green for All campaign

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Lawmakers Should Halt Airport Boondoggle (04/24/08)

Linda Young, director of Tides Center project Clean Water Network of Florida, laments destruction of 2,000 acres of wetlands

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Environment: An Interview with Isabel Hilton of ChinaDialogue (04/24/08)

Tides Center project www.chinadialogue.net the world's only bilingual English/Chinese environmental news website

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Women's Forum Fighting Human Trafficking with Focus on Human Rights (04/04/08)

National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, a project of Tides Center, moving discourse from headlines to human rights

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Strange Bedfellows (04/04/08)

Apollo Alliance, a project of Tides Center, bringing unions and environmentalists together to put aside differences and promote renewable energy

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Activists Focused on Romic (03/25/08)

Tides Center project Youth United for Community Action wants city council backing

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Female Sperm and Gay Guinea Pigs (03/13/08)

Director of Tides Center's Center for Genetics and Society indicates the solutions to homophobia will not be found in test tubes and Petri dishes, but in challenging and changing our laws, policies and culture

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Citizendium's Larry Sanger: Experts Make It Better (03/06/08)

The Citizendium wiki encyclopedia, a project of Tides Center, involves the general public but makes a gentle guiding role for experts

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Belafonte to Bring Gathering to Memphis (03/05/08)

Activist entertainer returning to Memphis with the Tides Center project he founded to help a younger generation set a 21st century civil rights agenda

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Mercury Leaks Found as New Bulbs Break (02/26/08)

Tides Center's Mercury Policy Project says energy benefits of fluorescents may outweigh risk

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We Need to Protect Our Children (02/24/08)

Mike Belliveau, Director of Tides Center project Environmental Health Strategy Center, on the urgent need to fix our broken chemical safety system

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'Green-Collar' Jobs and the Presidential Campaign (02/15/08)

Jerome Ringo, president of Tides Center project The Apollo Alliance, talks about how environmentally friendly forms of energy can create jobs

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The List Project: a Commitment to Helping Iraqis Find Refuge in the US (02/13/08)

Tides Center Project Director Kirk Johnson is devoted to helping Iraqis resettle in the US. Hundreds, faced with death threats, are still waiting.

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Students Find High Lead Levels in Classroom (02/05/08)

Up to 54 times higher than EPA standards, says Denny Larson, Director of Tides Center's Global Community Monitor

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Tides Foundation and Tides Center Hire New Senior Executives (02/04/08)

Brian Byrnes and Carla Dartis to Join Tides as Managing Directors and Senior Vice Presidents in New Integrated Structure

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Stephen Lewis of AIDS-Free World: Stop Bargaining with Human Life (01/25/08)

Excerpt from a speech by the Tides Center project director given at Harvard Medical School

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Advocate Works to End Homelessness in County (01/21/08)

Elaine de Coligny leads EveryOne Home, a new homeless initiative and project of Tides Center

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Charity Gives Hope to City Aid Angels (01/21/08)

Iris Morales and Union Square Awards, a project of Tides Center, support up-and-coming community organizations

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Socially Responsible Investing Gets a Native Interface (01/14/08)

First Peoples Worldwide director Rebecca Adamson helps establish Indigenous Rights Task Force of the Social Investment Forum

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Dental Mercury Use Banned in Norway, Sweden and Denmark Because Composites Are Adequate Replacements (01/03/08)

Michael Bender, director of Tides Center's Mercury Policy Project, advocates similar ban in U.S.

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The Truth's Out There - Honestly (12/30/07)

We all know the pitfalls of Wikipedia; Tides Center project Citizendium is one of the more accurate online resources

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Effort to Block California Anti-Bias Bill (12/30/07)

Gay-Straight Alliance Network, a project of Tides Center, files motion to intervene on behalf of LGBT youth

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Network Neutrality: Freedom of Expression at Risk (12/20/07)

Open MIC's Michael Connor and Farnum Brown on one of the most critical current debates in communications

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Stem-cell Science Outruns Political Debate (12/20/07)

By Marcy Darnovsky, associate executive director at the Center for Genetics and Society, a project of Tides Center

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'Editors' World' Portal Aims to Bring Globalization News to 'Main Street' Papers  (12/12/07)

Tides Center project's new website intended to be affordable resource for newspapers, electronic media

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Latino Coalition for a Healthy California Reviews '07 Legislative Session (12/12/07)

Tides Center project reports Senator Yee continues efforts to increase healthcare access for all

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HIV Collaborative Fund Receives Gates Foundation Grant for AIDS Treatment and Prevention Advocacy (12/05/07)

Global Network of HIV Positive Activists Awarded Three-Year $5.2 Million Grant

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AIDS Activist Wants Developed World to Keep Promises (12/01/07)

Stephen Lewis, Director of Tides Center project AIDS-Free World, urges G8 and U.N. to fight the disease

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Oil Spill Testing Shows Toxic Chemicals (11/27/07)

"It's basically toxic waste," says Denny Larson of Tides Center's Global Community Monitor

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Iraqis Pay Highly for Helping U.S. (11/19/07)

"We need to look into how to repay our moral obligations to these people," says Kirk Johnson, director of Tides Center's The List: Project to Resettle Iraqi Allies

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Wal-Mart Rejected as Unsafe By Airport Commission (11/10/07)

"The wrong development at the wrong location," said Phil Tucker of Tides Center's California Healthy Communities Network

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Traction's Trick or Vote (11/01/07)

Tides Center project's innovative way to get people to the polls

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Celebrating Its 10th Year, the Union Square Awards Honors 12 New York City Community Organizations (11/01/07)

Four past recipients and eight emerging organizations will receive more thank three-quarters of a million dollars

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The Quilt Has Taught Us for 20 Years (10/31/07)

Cleve Jones, Director of Tides Center project San Francisco Bay Area Friends of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, celebrates an icon's anniversary

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Children Forgotten in Health Reform Debate (10/31/07)

By Wendy Lazarus of Children's Partnership, a project of Tides Center

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Advocate Wants "Green" Plan For Proposed Refinery (10/24/07)

Global Community Monitor's Denny Larson wants public to know the facts about oil refineries

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In-Home Genetic Tests Represent Risk (10/22/07)

Tread carefully into the profit-driven genetic test market, says The Center for Genetics and Society's Jesse Reynolds

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Taking a Strong Stand Against Domestic Violence (10/19/07)

Shalom Bayit celebrates 15 years as Bay Area Jewish community’s bulwark against domestic violence

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Winona LaDuke Inducted into National Women's Hall of Fame (10/15/07)

Founder and Director of Tides Center project Honor The Earth recognized for environmentalism, protecting American Indian cultures

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A Healthy Step Toward Slimmer State (10/10/07)

Chain restaurants should provide nutrition info, says Lupe Alonzo-Diaz of Tides Center project Latino Coalition for a Healthy California

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Kawempe Passes Law on Domestic Violence (10/09/07)

Tides Center project Raising Voices instrumental in Ugandan law's passage

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Man Seeking Stars Asks City to Turn off Lights (10/09/07)

Lights Out San Francisco's Nate Tyler on NPR

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'U' Joins Effort to Help Find Jobs for Professors' Spouses (10/02/07)

New Tides Center project Higher Education Recruitment Consortium helps recruit top faculty

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U.S. Exacerbates Iraqi Civil War With Indiscriminate Commando Training (09/26/07)

Indiscriminately arming Iraqis, destabilizing the country reports Pratap Chatterjee of Tides Center project CorpWatch

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Nonprofit's Data Shows Pollutants Near Foundry (08/29/07)

Study from Global Community Monitor, a project of Tides Center, shows levels hundreds of times higher than WHO deems safe

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Nancy Pelosi Visits National AIDS Memorial Grove (08/20/07)

House Speaker commemorates her 20 years in Congress at Tides Center project site

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Youth United for Community Action Sets Proud Example (08/15/07)

Tides Center project celebrates Romic plant closing, now tackling affordable housing

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Global Community Monitor, Chicagoans Find High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Air (07/31/07)

"We're doing this because the federal government isn't," says project director Denny Larson

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Can Small Business Save the Planet? (07/05/07)

Byron Kennard of Tides Center project Center for Small Business and the Environment says entrepreneurs solve energy woes

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Vets' Home Gears Up for PTSD Program (06/21/07)

Veterans of wars in Middle East can seek post-combat care at The Pathway Home, a project of Tides Center

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Lanya Shapiro, Best Organizer and Traction, Best Progressive Activist Group (06/13/07)

Tides Center project honored by Independent Weekly's Best-Of issue

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Tests on 13 Mainers Find Industrial Chemicals (06/12/07)

Tides Center project Environmental Health Strategy Center co-authored analysis that reports an average of 36 toxic chemicals per volunteer

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Colorful Memorial a Plea for Peace (06/10/07)

New tile wall unveiled by Hayes Valley Neighborhood Parks Group, a project of Tides Center

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Lack of Health Care Coverage for Latinos Takes Center Stage (06/10/07)

Lupe Alonzo-Diaz of Tides Center project Latino Coalition for a Healthy California advocates starting with children

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Man Travels State With Message of Local Food (06/01/07)

Tim Schlitzer of Tides Center project FoodRoutes Network wants Americans to eat more locally-grown and -raised food

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Treating the Body, Mind, and Spirit: Integrated Behavioral Health Project (05/27/07)

Tides Center project measuring the outcomes of combining physical and mental health treatments

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West Oakland Teens Want the Lead Out (05/24/07)

Global Community Monitor helps students investigate the presence of arsenic, chromium, and other harmful particles in the neighborhood.

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Cool Space Locator Spotlights Pittsburgh's Hottest Spaces (05/23/07)

Tides Center project highlights role architecture, design, and communities play in strengthening urban life

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Creation Museum Petitioned by Campaign to Defend the Constitution (05/18/07)

World creation version disputed

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Hypertension: What Oprah Doesn't Know (05/17/07)

by Osagie K. Obasogie of Tides Center project Center for Genetics and Society, in the L.A. Times

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Food From Cloned Animals - a Bait and Switch? (05/10/07)

Osagie K. Obasogie from Tides Center project Center for Genetics and Society pushes for labeling

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FoodRoutes Network a Positive Development in Regional Agriculture (05/06/07)

Initiative encourages residents to buy locally-grown produce

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Volunteers Take to Streets to Warn of Lead Paint Risk (04/21/07)

Environmental Health Strategy Center informs residents of household hazards

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Asian-Americans Push to be Heard on Immigration Reform (04/21/07)

National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum leads rally on Capitol Hill

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Getting a Head Start (04/05/07)

Fiscal sponsorship helps fledgling charitable programs fly

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Sponsorships Could Cut Waste in Charity World (04/05/07)

Wider use of fiscal sponsors such as Tides Center could reduce duplication of charitable efforts and slow the proliferation of nonprofit groups, experts say.

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Citizendium Launches Online Encyclopedia (03/26/07)

Execs say site aims to add accountability to Wikipedia model

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Youths Yell Loud and Clear (03/21/07)

Youth United for Community Action demand benefits from mega-developer

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National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum Demands Justice (03/21/07)

St. Cloud chapter presents at conference targeting trafficking, racism

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Straw House Built by "Green Pioneers" (03/19/07)

California Straw Building Association reports increased interest in constructing with straw

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Clean Water Network of FL Receives Joint Conservation Award (03/12/07)

Coalition director Linda Young pushes for higher state water-quality standards and for polluters to clean up

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Portion of AIDS quilt returned to San Francisco (03/09/07)

Panels from well-known symbol of national AIDS awareness come home

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Bill Requiring Informed Consent Before Dentists Use Mercury Amalgam May Be First in Nation (02/28/07)

Mercury Policy Project lauds mandated informing of patients, expects pollution reduction

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Creating "Tractivists" (02/16/07)

Traction's Lanya Shapiro lures Generation Xers and Generation Yers into social awareness

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Latino Coalition for a Healthy CA's Health Care Reform Campaign (02/13/07)

Broad-based coalition unites to ensure people of CA have a strong voice in health care reform

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Gay-Straight Alliance Club Growth in California High Schools (02/12/07)

GSA Network's Carolyn Laub reports lack of GSA club becoming the exception

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Lavender Seniors Announces Friendly Visitors Program (02/01/07)

New program created in conjunction with New Leaf offers LGBT seniors companionship, help with tasks

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Transboundary Watershed Alliance Calls for Bi-National Review of Mine (01/30/07)

Tides Center project indicates valuable fishery at risk from untested plan

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Citizendium's Pilot Project to Create a New, Free Encyclopedia a Success (01/24/07)

New Tides Center project open for public contributions

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So You Want To Be An Ethical Investor? (01/18/07)

Tides Center project CorpWatch a resource to research companies both naughty and nice

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Vote Solar: Advocating a Robust Solar Sector (01/04/07)

Vote Solar Policy Director JP Ross talks to the NY Times about solar’s explosive growth in California

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Environmental Racism: The Explosive Truth (11/22/06)

Youth United for Community Action releases documentary on 4,000 gallon chemical spill in East Palo Alto

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Lanya Shapiro and Traction (11/22/06)

Reinventing political activism and making it fun

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Girls Circle Gets Girls to Talk, Adults to Listen (10/24/06)

Improving the lines of communications between girls and the community

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LeaderSpring Helps Nonprofit Execs Improve Skills, Battle Isolation (10/12/06)

For the past nine years, LeaderSpring has been granting two-year fellowships in two 15-member groups for executive directors.

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Women’s Bioethics Project Unveils "The Scientist & the Ethicist" (10/12/06)

Series of podcasts discusses emerging reproductive technologies

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Stop Global Warming Virtual March: 500,000 Marchers (09/14/06)

Historic Milestone Reached

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CEP Releases Report on Population and the Environment (08/30/06)

U.S. approaches 300 million, sees major environmental impacts

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Tides Center Projects Combat the Climate Crisis (08/15/06)

Vote Solar and Stop Global Warming enable innovative, effective means of citizen action

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American Public Media Receives $2.1 Million from Tides Foundation for Global Sustainability Desk (08/09/05)

New Editorial Desk for Marketplace™, Nation’s Leading Business News Program, Supported by Tides’ Kendeda Sustainability Fund

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Workshops to Finish Walls of Straw-Bale Barn in City (05/23/05)

Grow Pittsburgh shows how agriculture can be woven into the fabric of urban life

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Tides Center Awarded $4.5 Million To Expand Nonprofit Sector Capabilities (02/07/05)

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Leads Funding of National Nonprofit Infrastructure Organization

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Independence Day comes early to the Pacifica Resource Center  (07/07/04)

Tides Center Project Becomes Independent Nonprofit

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