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Peter Lehner –
Executive Director
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Posted December 24, 2014
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- antibiotics, CIW, enlistduo, fairfood, fedup, food, GMOs, herbicides, perchlorate, PFCs, schools, sustainablefood
The movement for a clean, sustainable food supply built up quite a head of steam in 2014. Many of this year’s happenings had me and my colleagues at NRDC cheering; some had us shaking our heads—and rolling up our sleeves....continued→
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Pierre Delforge –
Director, High Tech Sector Energy Efficiency
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Posted December 24, 2014
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- electronicdevices, electronics, energy, energyefficiency, energystar, energytips, giftguide, settings
If you’re the lucky recipient of the latest electronic gadgets this holiday season—or live in the same household—you may soon discover that gift comes with a price because today’s TVs, computers, video game consoles, and other devices can generate Santa-sized...continued→
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Megan Majd –
John Gardner Fellow
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Posted December 23, 2014
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- post2015, SDGs, sustainabledevelopment
On September 11, 2014, I stepped into the United Nations for the first time. Attending the High-Level Stocktaking Event on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, I had the opportunity to see the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General, heads of...continued→
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Avinash Kar –
Senior Attorney & Director of Policy and Research, India Initiative, International Program
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Posted December 23, 2014
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- bisphenol-a, bpa, California, food, Prop65, takeouttoxics, toxics
In a victory for the public’s right to know about exposure to toxic chemicals, the California Superior Court ruled that the State of California can proceed with its listing of BPA (bisphenol A) as a chemical known to cause reproductive...continued→
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David Pettit –
Director, Southern California Air Program
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Posted December 23, 2014
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- BP, bpoilspill, cleanwateract, deepwaterhorizon, oil, oilspill, penalties
It was reported today that British Petroleum, the folks who brought you the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, is asking that the Clean Water Act penalties that it must pay should be reduced because the...continued→
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Danielle Droitsch –
Director, Canada Project
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Posted December 22, 2014
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- arctic, arctic_national_wildlife_refuge, beaufortsea, Canada, dirtyfuels, international, offshoredrilling, oilspill
Written by Josh Axelrod, Law and Policy Consultant for the Canada Project Chevron recently announced that it would indefinitely put on hold plans to pursue regulatory approval of deep water drilling for oil in Canada’s Beaufort Sea. The move is...continued→
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Merrian Borgeson –
Senior Scientist, Energy and Transportation
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Posted December 19, 2014
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- buildingefficiency, cleanenergy, energyefficiency, globalwarmingsolutions
A new analysis lays out several detailed “pathways” to a low-carbon future for the United States, and offers practical guidance for policy makers. The bottom line finding is that there are multiple ways we can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions,...continued→
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Nathanael Greene –
Director of Renewable Energy Policy
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Posted December 19, 2014
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- alec, cleanpowerplan, elpasoelectric, k-solar, ny-sun, productiontaxcredit, solarpower, windpower
Another in NRDC's Year-End Series Reviewing 2014 Clean Energy Developments This year, the already good news about renewable energy in the United States got even better: Wind and solar power cost less than ever before and are being used...continued→
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Anjali Jaiswal –
Senior Attorney
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Posted December 19, 2014
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- ahmedabad, climateadaptation, climatechange, globalwarming, heat-health, heatactionplan, heatwave, IIPH, india, international, resilience, vibrantgujarat
Guest blog by Nehmat Kaur, NRDC India Representative Located in the hot and urbanizing northwestern corner of India, the state of Gujarat is abuzz with anticipation for the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat 2015 Summit that will be held in January. Vibrant...continued→
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Lara Ettenson –
Director, California Energy Efficiency Policy
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Posted December 19, 2014
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- california, californiaenergy, cleanenergy, climatechange, energy, energyefficiency, environment, globalwarming
Nearly twenty diverse groups interested in energy efficiency—including consumer and social justice advocates, utilities, local governments, environmental groups, and efficiency program implementers—have been working over the past year to develop recommendations for how the California Public Utilities Commission should transition...continued→
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Samantha Williams –
Staff Attorney
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Posted December 19, 2014
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- #ActOnClimate, cleanenergy, climatechange, energyefficiency, powerplantpollution, powerplants, renewableenergy
Photo: Mr.TinDC on Flickr, under Creative Commons licensing. Ohio’s Energy Future Tour, a statewide series of forums for Ohioans to discuss the positive economic and health impact of clean energy in their lives and communities, kicked off Monday at...continued→
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Peter Lehner –
Executive Director
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Posted December 19, 2014
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- ALEC, carbonlimits, carbonpollution, china, cleanpowerplan, climateaction, climatechange, coalcap, divestment, lima, mcconnell, peoplesclimatemarch
Climate change continued to hit home this year in communities across the country. Record-breaking drought, fires and storms threatened people from California to Florida. And reports from the world’s leading scientists confirmed once again that fossil fuel pollution is...continued→
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Maria Martinez –
Program Assistant, Director of Programs & Latin America Project
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Posted December 19, 2014
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- brazil, change, chile, climate, colombia, conservation, deforestation, ecuador, energy, international, latingreennews, mexico, peru, renewables
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America. December 12th – December 18th Latin America Green News will be taking a break for the holidays and will resume in January....continued→
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Larry Levine –
Senior Attorney
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Posted December 19, 2014
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- beaches, cleanwateract, EPA, forests, greeninfrastructure, runoff, stormwater, waterpollution
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… No, make that Washington, DC, in the year 1987. (Perhaps that is another galaxy. But that’s a topic for another blog.) Way back then—more than a quarter-century ago—Congress passed a...continued→
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Kate Sinding –
Senior Attorney
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Posted December 18, 2014
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- andrewcuomo, fracking, gasdrilling, hydraulicfracturing, newyork
As most of the world now knows, yesterday Governor Cuomo made the incredibly bold and principled decision to ban fracking in New York State. For those of us who have been working so hard over the past almost seven years...continued→
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(December 17, 2014)
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EPA damns itself with faint praise in response to Inspector General's Gulf Dead Zone report - Ann Alexander
(December 17, 2014)
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(December 17, 2014)
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(December 17, 2014)
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(December 17, 2014)
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(December 17, 2014)
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(December 17, 2014)
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(December 16, 2014)
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Latin America is part of the climate solution - Carolina Herrera
(December 16, 2014)
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Report on Fracking's Health Risks Underscores Need for Cuomo to Extend Moratorium - Kate Sinding
(December 16, 2014)
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More Fracking Fumes: Studies Repeatedly Find Unsafe Levels of Air Pollution Near Fracking Sites - Miriam Rotkin-Ellman
(December 16, 2014)
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(December 15, 2014)
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(December 15, 2014)
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(December 15, 2014)
