Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , The Media and the Environment
Robert Rauschenberg was my favorite artist, certainly my favorite of those that have been well known. I paid a small – well, actually, not so small – fortune for a signed screenprint of his LA Uncovered #7, image above, which...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
In a little town in central Pennsylvania, a company called Sunnyside Ethanol, LLC (owned by Consus Ethanol, LLC) wants to build an 80 million gallon per year corn ethanol refinery that would get its heat and power from a waste...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
It has already been such a crazy week that I'm only just getting a chance to do my own PR. On Monday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune ran an op-ed coauthored by my friend Lee Lynd and yours truly. Lee is...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
After so many wonky posts in a row, this time I'm going to lighten up with one of those fun internet quizzes that I can do more or less all day when I have something I want to procrastinate. This...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke
My day-to-day work life focuses on relatively concrete notions: passing global warming legislation, getting more energy efficient appliances into the hands of consumers, pushing automakers to produce more efficient cars. These are the tools I believe we must use to...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
When faced with a situation where rapid growth is occurring, such as I discussed yesterday, the best thing to do environmentally is to manage and shape it so that a good quality of life is maintained with the least environmental harm. This...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
I used to play basketball with a guy we called “Schmutzie,” a playground variant on the Yiddish word “schmutz,” which means dirt. I don’t know how he got the name – he wasn’t any dirtier a player than the rest...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
The housing market may be in a slump right now - in part because we've been building too much sprawl - but over the next 25 years or so the US is going to experience rapid population growth, and the...continued→
Posted by Phil Gutis in The Media and the Environment
NRDC in the News (May 9, 2008)NRDC’s Deron Lovaas scored some valuable real estate on the front page of the USA Today business section discussing attempts by airlines to reduce fuel use. Lovaas, director of NRDC's Vehicles Campaign, told the...continued→
Posted by Josh Mogerman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
NRDC has been shining a bright light on the ugliness in the Northern Rockies since grey wolves were delisted last month. To date the animals are being shot down at the rate of one a day in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana....continued→
Posted by Alba Garzon in Living Sustainably
For years, when faced with the "are you vegetarian" question I’ve responded with "no, but I am veggie-friendly." This of course always leads to raised eyebrows and more questions. It's quite simple actually: I eat (and enjoy) vegetarian food, I...continued→
Posted by Phil Gutis in The Media and the Environment
NRDC in the News (May 8, 2008)NRDC's Roland Hwang shares an irritating tale with NPR's Marketplace [listen] about how -- despite spending millions to fight higher CAFE standards in Congress -- Ford has had fuel-efficient technology all along. A bit...continued→
Posted by Melissa Waage in Health and the Environment
A national survey released this week shows honey bee losses on the rise this year, prompting the state of Pennsylvania to pump money into colony collapse disorder (CCD) research. The Apiary Inspectors of America's annual survey indicated 36.1 percent of commercial...continued→
Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Car shopping? Coming very soon in California is a handy new window sticker that makes it easy to choose the cleanest vehicles. It’s terrific in its simplicity; each car, SUV, minivan or pickup will get a 1-10 score on the...continued→
Posted by Phil Gutis in The Media and the Environment
NRDC in the News (May 7, 2008)Going green may be all the rage in corporate America, but some are starting to question what it all means. Linda Greer, Director of NRDC’s Health and Toxics Program, tells the Christian Science Monitor...continued→
The director of NRDC's smart growth program, Kaid Benfield is the author of several books, including Once There Were Greenfields and Solving Sprawl.
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