Amy Mall's Blog
About
- Bio:
As a kid I played outside until dark and no one worried too much about where we were or how dirty we got. We welcomed wildlife into our world and followed trails, climbed cliffs and went fishing. I spent my college years amid the great outdoors of upstate New York and during the summers worked at night so I could spend my days outside. I’ve worked in the private sector as well as in the offices of elected officials in county, state and federal government. In 2001 I joined NRDC’s Land Program. After five years in the Washington office, I moved to Colorado to be closer to the wild places we are working to protect in the Rocky Mountain region.
NRDC’s Land Program is dedicated to protecting our nation’s wildest places and most valuable wildlife habitat from irresponsible industrial development. I've worked to protect old growth forests in Alaska and other western states. Now my work is focused on protecting sensitive lands in the Rocky Mountain region from harmful oil and gas operations, and on advancing public policies to require more environmentally friendly oil and gas operations where the industry does drill. Colorado is at the heart of the oil and gas boom in the Rockies.
- Roots in:
- New York’s Hudson River Valley
- Favorite place:
- Wide open spaces where the night sky is full of stars
- Why "environmentalism" matters:
- Because we have been gifted with the unique intelligence and awe-inspiring power to change the nature of our planet, and no one’s convinced me yet that there’s a good reason to abuse that power.
Recent Blog Posts
- High levels of benzene emissions in the Barnett Shale (November 20, 2009)
- How drilling near a home can affect mortgage conditions (November 17, 2009)
- New report on oil and gas spills in New York State (November 16, 2009)
- New information on the radioactive threats from natural gas waste (November 15, 2009)
- Two more cases of groundwater contamination in Pennsylvania: benzene, arsenic and mercury (November 13, 2009)
- Members of Congress act to protect western wildlands (November 12, 2009)
- Today's National Public Radio and New York Times coverage on the health risks of natural gas drilling (November 3, 2009)
- Another study finds benzene in Texas air (November 2, 2009)
- Oil and gas communities: collateral damage or partner at the table? (October 28, 2009)
- Contamination from oil and gas waste reported around the country (October 16, 2009)
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