Even the Dead Fight Wal-Mart.
The media in Hawaii are reporting that Wal-Mart construction crews are coming up with human skeletons in their so-called “superblock” project on Keeaujmoku Street. This
The media in Hawaii are reporting that Wal-Mart construction crews are coming up with human skeletons in their so-called “superblock” project on Keeaujmoku Street. This
This is one of those little vignettes about the Big Company that speaks volumes about what’s really behind the Mr. Smiley image. In the Billings
Sprawl-Busters has received an account of citizen opposition to a Wal-Mart from Las Vegas, Nevada, where Wal-Mart has been playing a hot hand, and the
Residents in Stoughton, Wisconsin are battling off an out-of-state developer who wants to ruin a 185 acre field of dreams to build yet another Wal-Mart
Angry citizens in San Marcos, California are organizing to stop a second Wal-Mart in the city from being built in the middle of a highly
Local residents in Gainsville, Florida sent the following report about a key Wal-Mart defeat in their community. A proposed 207,000 s.f. superstore in northwest Gainsville
A group called “Citizens for a Sane Sixth and Wakarusa” helped bury a 26 acre big box development this week in Lawrence, Kansas. Area residents
On May 14th, the Planning Commission in Hillsboro, Oregon unanimously turned thumbs down to a proposed 142,865 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter on commercially zoned land that
When developers file frivolous lawsuits against local citizens, its called a SLAPP suit: Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation. In other words, it’s a way for
There was no party mood at Wal-Mart this week in Blue Springs, Missouri.According to The Examiner newspaper, the Planning Commission in Blue Springs, voted 5-3
A Sprawl-Buster in Mokena, Illinois, sent in the following update regarding a Home Depot defeat: “Last summer, Mokena residents were ‘manhandled’ regarding a proposal to
The strategies written here were produced by Sprawl-Busters in 2006 at the request of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), mainly for citizen groups that were fighting Walmart. But the tips for fighting unwanted development apply to any project—whether its fighting Dollar General, an Amazon warehouse, or a Home Depot.
Big projects, or small, these BATTLEMART TIPS will help you better understand what you are up against, and how to win your battle.