Posted May 24, 2012 by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
As America braces for another hot summer, I am reminded of how alarming last year’s heat waves were. Temperatures soared over one hundred degrees here in New York and city streets seemed to melt under my feet. I struggled to...continued→
Posted May 17, 2012 by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
Congress may be paralyzed, but ordinary people are taking matters into our own hands. We are writing our leaders by the million, and we are delivering a clear and simple message: it's time to clean up the pollution that is...continued→
Posted May 16, 2012 by Frances Beinecke in Living Sustainably
Today NRDC announces the winners of the 2012 Growing Green Awards. These awards celebrate the farmers, business owners, and bold thinkers who are transforming America’s food system. Each one of them has pioneered ways to produce food that nourishes our...continued→
Posted May 15, 2012 by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment
Natural gas fracking has been in the news a lot in the past few weeks. The Obama Administration took initial steps to limit air and water pollution from fracking. Even though these measures are not yet strong enough to protect...continued→
Posted April 27, 2012 by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
I love when spring comes to the Northeast, but this year, it arrived too soon. Temperatures in New York have already hit 80 degrees, and the flowers in my yard are blooming weeks earlier than usual. These warmer days...continued→
Posted April 25, 2012 by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise, Solving Global Warming
India has dramatically expanded its reliance on solar power over the past two years. Solar installations have sprouted across the nation and costs for this clean energy have dropped, according to a new report, Laying the Foundation for a Bright...continued→
Posted April 17, 2012 by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, U.S. Law and Policy
The second anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico brings a stark reminder of how much remains to be done to make offshore oil drilling safer. That is the central conclusion of a report...continued→
Posted April 12, 2012 by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
Natural gas development is spreading like wildfire across the country. Energy companies have drilled more than 75,000 wells in the past five years, many of them on farmlands, near public schools, and in people’s backyards. These wells release benzene and...continued→
Posted April 11, 2012 by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Since President Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline for dirty tar sands oil, some pundits have claimed that Canada’s tar sands oil must be “set free.” Energy companies, they insinuate, are at the mercy of America’s shifting energy policies. Even...continued→
Posted April 5, 2012 by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise, Solving Global Warming
Polluting industries like to say that making the air safer to breathe and the water safer to drink is a threat to economic growth. But in his new book, Van Jones confirms once again how false the old “jobs versus the...continued→
Posted April 2, 2012 by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment, Moving Beyond Oil
Most people want their homes to be a safe haven where their families can grow and thrive. Yet for thousands of Americans who find themselves living next to natural gas drilling sites, that sense of safety is becoming harder to...continued→
Posted March 28, 2012 by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
Since the Environmental Protection Agency announced the first-ever national limits on the carbon pollution from new power plants on Tuesday, medical and public health organizations have been praising this new safeguard. Thanks to the new standard, energy companies will be...continued→
Posted March 27, 2012 by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed the first-ever national standards to limit dangerous carbon pollution from new power plants. These historic safeguards are critical to ensuring a cleaner future for American communities: no longer will new electric plants be able...continued→
Posted March 23, 2012 by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
In a time of soaring gas prices and record-breaking temperatures, Americans are looking for energy solutions that save money, reduce dangerous pollution, and strengthen our country. Yet instead of offering targeted policies, many leaders are suggesting an “all of the...continued→
Posted March 16, 2012 by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans
The Senate has finally passed its first piece of legislation responding to the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico—one that places a welcome emphasis on reviving the wetlands, fishing grounds, and other ecosystems that sustain Gulf communities. More...continued→
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