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New chamber unites green groups

Jonathan Anderson noticed urban sprawl was eating up his beloved natural outdoors. An avid hiker and camper, 26-year-old Anderson wanted to enter the debate on what is considered developable land. Anderson founded and now leads the Rockville, Md.-based Urban Land Preservation Fund of America in 2006, a group combating what it views as unnecessary development in suburban areas nationwide through grassroots campaigns and purchasing land. But he soon found another void: the lack of interaction between start-ups and established green organizations. So in July he founded another organization – The Green Chamber, a business organization that unites nonprofits and… Read More