- Justin Horner
- Policy Analyst, San Francisco
- Blog | About
- Posted November 20, 2009 in Living Sustainably
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
Both Transform and the Urban Land Institute have recently released reports that look at the Bay Area from a perspective NRDC has been pushing in the public arena for some time: “location efficiency.” Just as appliances can be more or...continued→
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- california, locationefficiency, smartgrowth, transit, transportation
- Louisa Willcox
- Senior Wildlife Advocate, Livingston, Montana
- Blog | About
- Posted November 20, 2009 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
A recent meeting of the Montana Chapter of the Society of Conservation Biology showcased talks by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Western Gray Wolf Recovery Coordinator, Ed Bangs, and the Montana Wolf Project Manager, Carolyn Sime. What struck...continued→
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- Lindsi Seegmiller
- Program Assistant, New York
- Blog | About
- Posted November 20, 2009 in Living Sustainably
I like what Michelle, of the No Impact Man duo for those of you who don't know, said about alternative transportation: it's ‘net net net positive gain' and that it is. You can help the environment, save money, do something...continued→
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- bike, emissions, simplesteps, streetsblog, subway, transportation, transportationalternatives
- Barry Nelson
- Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco
- Blog | About
- Posted November 20, 2009 in Health and the Environment
To the non-water wonk, a long-range planning process within the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (known as Met) might appear as exciting as drying paint. But for those of us within the water community, it has the potential to...continued→
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- Amy Mall
- Senior Policy Analyst, Boulder, Colorado
- Blog | About
- Posted November 20, 2009 in Health and the Environment
According to a recent news report, the head toxicologist for the Texas Commisssion on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is "shocked" at the high levels of benzene being detected in the Barnett Shale area. What may be even more shocking in this report: not...continued→
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- Thom Cmar
- Attorney, Chicago
- Blog | About
- Posted November 20, 2009 in Curbing Pollution
, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
, U.S. Law and Policy
Door County, Wisconsin is famous for their fish boils. We are talking about massive kettles of Lake Michigan white fish with potatoes, onions and the perfect spices boiling in giant bonfires on the beach. Yum, it's a great tradition that...continued→
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- albany, ballastwater, coastguard, doorcounty, EPA, greatlakes, lakemichigan, newyork, newyorkattorneygeneral, shipping, vessels, VHS, viralhemorrhagicsepticemia, wisconsin, wisconsin DNR
- Pete Altman
- Climate Campaign Director, Washington, D.C.
- Blog | About
- Posted November 20, 2009 in Solving Global Warming
The US Chamber's extreme position on climate has been drawing fire for a long time, and dissatisfaction with the US Chamber is growing as more and more businesses say that the Chamber doesn't represent them on climate and other issues. ...continued→
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- afl-cio, americanrightsatwork, uschamberofcommerce
- Kaid Benfield
- Director, Smart Growth Program, Washington, DC
- Blog | About
- Posted November 20, 2009 in Green Enterprise
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
The federal EPA has a new and very handy "what you can do" web site on green homes. Click on a portion of the house and you'll be taken to a page with tips that pertain to that...continued→
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- greenbuilding, homes, smartercities, smartgrowth
- Anjali Jaiswal
- Senior Attorney, San Francisco
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- Posted November 19, 2009 in Solving Global Warming
On Sunday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will embark on a five day trip to the United States for the first official state visit of the Obama administration. The visit will be highlighted with a state dinner with President Obama...continued→
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- Jake Schmidt
- International Climate Policy Director, Washington, DC
- Blog | About
- Posted November 19, 2009 in Solving Global Warming
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has just announced that South Korea would commit to significant steps to address their global warming pollution (as Reuters and the Financial Times reported). He announced that South Korea would cut their global warming pollution...continued→
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- Henry Henderson
- Director, Midwest Program NRDC, Chicago, Illinois
- Blog | About
- Posted November 19, 2009 in Curbing Pollution
, Living Sustainably
We have been awash with an array of unhappy water stories in this region of late. On the surface they are unrelated ... scary fish ... E. coli contamination ... improperly regulated pesticides ... intentionally poisoned waterways .... But if...continued→
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- Rob Perks
- Director, Center for Advocacy Campaigns, Washington, D.C.
- Blog | About
- Posted November 19, 2009 in Solving Global Warming
This just in: Don Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy, has accepted the challenge to debate environmental champion Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., senior counsel for NRDC, on energy issues. I was with Bobby last weekend in Nashville at NRDC's Music Saves Mountains campaign event, but at that time Blankenship...continued→
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- Pete Altman
- Climate Campaign Director, Washington, D.C.
- Blog | About
- Posted November 19, 2009 in Solving Global Warming
The US Chamber's recently exposed interest in commissioning a study to put health reform in a bad light isn't the first time the federation has shown its willingness to trumpet questionable analyses about proposals it doesn't like. Heck, the US...continued→
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- Matt Skoglund
- Wildlife Advocate, Livingston, Montana
- Blog | About
- Posted November 19, 2009 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
You could pay an outfitter in the Northern Rockies $3,600 or $2,900 for a guided hunt to kill one wolf, or you could come to Montana and illegally poach two wolves for $1,135. And you don't need to worry...continued→
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- Heather Allen
- International Advocate, Washington, DC
- Blog | About
- Posted November 19, 2009 in Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
It's a fun way to build awareness for a very serious problem. Safe water and sanitation are the world's most pressing environmental health challenges as NRDC has highlighted here and here. Luckily World Toilet Day celebrations in DC did reach lots of...continued→
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