Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Fortunately, when you work at the Natural Resources Defense Council-every day is Earth Day! However, this year, we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. 40 years of taking one day of the year to pause and ponder what impact...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
On December 9th, Secretary Salazar announced that the Minerals Management Service (MMS) will establish a new regional office in 2010. This office will be dedicated to supporting the development of renewable energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
Energy efficiency is in…period. Hopefully, it is here to stay. In the midst of our trying economic climate, who doesn’t want to be more intentional about saving money? Today, during a visit to a Virginia Home Depot, President Obama focused...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
During his trip to Copenhagen, for the historic climate talks, Mayor Bloomberg had the opportunity to visit the Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm, off the coast of Denmark. The New York Times shows New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
This week, the Long Island – New York City Offshore Wind Collaborative announced that consultants will soon begin to conduct “pre-development activities”. These activities will include desktop studies of the ocean’s wind, wave and wildlife environment. This effort is designed...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
Yesterday, National Grid signed a development agreement with Deepwater Wind to build what is now anticipated to be the first U.S. offshore wind farm. Under a 20 year power purchase agreement, Deepwater Wind will sell electricity to National Grid from...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
While many states around the country are taking giant steps forward toward greater energy efficiency, Florida is unfortunately just inching along. Today, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) set energy efficiency goals of approximately 3.5% over ten years for the...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Greening China , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Yesterday, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced an agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Chinese Ministry of Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) aimed at developing more energy efficient building designs and sustainable communities. This MOU enables the U.S....
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Far too often, we hear cries of NIMBY: NOT IN MY BACKYARD! Well, with the recent birth of IOBY: environmental action is fostered and encouraged to occur precisely IN OUR BACKYARDS! ioby.org (pronounced eye-OH-be) enables you to support neighborhood level...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming
Today, my colleague Ali Chase participated in a regional public hearing by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar aimed at addressing the future of offshore energy development. As a representative of NRDC, Ali had three primary asks for...
