I joined NRDC in 2009 to work on the campaign against tar sands. Prior to that, I worked with Greenpeace, the Energy Action Coalition, and Clearwater. I graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Environmental Science and Public Policy, where I convinced the school to switch its toilet paper and paper towels from clear-cut Kimberly-Clark products to 100% recycled Bay West.
In the hours when I am not fighting the tar sands, you will likely find me cooking, baking, gardening, or biking.
Posted April 17, 2012 by Elizabeth Shope in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming
Last week, DeSmog Blog released a video entitled Cry Wolf: An Unethical Oil Story. In the film, scientists and other experts discuss how the government of Alberta has been shooting and poisoning wolves – blaming them for the shrinking of Alberta’s...continued→
Posted March 8, 2012 by Elizabeth Shope in Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably
This blog was co-written with Mona Avalos. Photo credit: Water.org Today is International Women’s Day – a day not only for celebrating the contributions made by women around the globe but also for highlighting some of the continued challenges and...continued→
Posted February 13, 2012 by Elizabeth Shope in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Today, a group of fifteen scientists wrote to Congressional leadership to once again express their concerns about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline. Canada’s tar sands underlie an area of the Boreal forest the size of Florida....continued→
Posted January 26, 2012 by Elizabeth Shope in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, U.S. Law and Policy
With just two months before World Water Day on March 22, NRDC, CARE & WaterAid in America have published our annual report about how the United States is doing in implementing the recommendations we made last year to improve water...continued→
Posted January 24, 2012 by Elizabeth Shope in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Today, hundreds of people will gather on West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol building at noon – dressed in referee shirts – to “blow the whistle” on Big Oil and speak out against the undue influence Big Oil has on...continued→
Posted January 23, 2012 by Elizabeth Shope in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
This is a guest blog from David Roswell, an Oberlin student interning at NRDC during January 2012 It’s not often that we win. Especially for the current crop of college students, who grew up in the Bush years, environmental victories...continued→
Posted November 14, 2011 by Elizabeth Shope in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Last month after the conclusion of the final State Department hearing in Washington, DC for the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, I snapped a photo of several indigenous leaders alongside Nebraska ranchers and activists. Both groups had traveled to...continued→
Posted October 31, 2011 by Elizabeth Shope in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Today, actor and NRDC board member Robert Redford released a video produced by NRDC and Tar Sands Action inviting people to come to the White House this coming Sunday, November 6 to tell President Obama that the Keystone XL tar...continued→
Posted October 28, 2011 by Elizabeth Shope in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Actor and NRDC member David Strathairn released a video yesterday, produced by NRDC and Tar Sands Action, inviting people to come to Washington, DC on November 6 to join hands around the White House to tell President Obama NO to...continued→
Posted August 26, 2011 by Elizabeth Shope in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
This is a guest blog post by Danielle Droitsch, who is a Senior Advisor to NRDC's International Program. Today, the U.S. State Department released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The State...continued→
Posted August 18, 2011 by Elizabeth Shope in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Alberta and its tar sands oil are landlocked, and without more pipelines to transport them to the either Canadian coast or to the U.S. Gulf coast, that is where the dirty, high-carbon fuel source will stay. All too frequently, industry...continued→
Posted August 18, 2011 by Elizabeth Shope in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
This is a guest blog post by Danielle Droitsch, who is a Senior Advisor to NRDC's International Program. Today, the nation’s oldest and largest national organization of American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments, the National Congress of American Indians...continued→
Posted August 4, 2011 by Elizabeth Shope in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Yesterday, 20 scientists led by Dr. James Hansen released a letter to President Obama asking him to block the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, concerned about the environmental impacts of developing the tar sands. They write: When other huge...continued→
Posted July 22, 2011 by Elizabeth Shope in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Like the sweltering heat that has enveloped much of the country, the fight against tar sands and the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline has escalated to a full boil with the New York Times publishing their second editorial opposing...continued→
Posted July 15, 2011 by Elizabeth Shope in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Today, a group of influential Senators wrote to the State Department calling for a halt in the Keystone XL pipeline permitting process. Senator Whitehouse led the letter, with Senators Boxer, Cardin, Lautenberg, Leahy, Menendez, and Wyden all joining to express...continued→
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