Posted by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Solving Global Warming
Americans have been assaulted on the airwaves with ads about so-called "clean coal." What happened in East Tennessee, where a breach of a coal ash pond at a power plant send a billion gallons of toxic sludge into nearby communities,...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
It is with great sadness that I write about the passing of our dear friend and colleague Al Meyerhoff. A leader in NRDC's San Francisco office from 1981 to 1998, Al was a potent force for NRDC and the environment....continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
I had breast cancer almost ten years ago, and I found chemotherapy to be more trying than I could have imagined. I prefer to leave it in the past, but recent reports brought it all back and triggered an alarming...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
The evening baby bath routine is one of the simple pleasures of life for young parents. My three girls loved playing in the water. And seeing their unfettered delight in splashing in the water calmed me down after harried days....continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
I recently read about Michael Pollan’s new book, In Defense of Food--currently the second best-selling hardcover in the nation. Like many others, I was inspired by its famously lean tagline: “Eat food. Not much. Mostly plants.” I love how Pollan’s...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment
When my three daughters were small, I didn’t worry about lead poisoning, because the main sources I could think of--gasoline and paint--had been prohibited by law. And the only health concern I had about all their plastic Polly-Pocket toys was...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment
I am in Cambridge today for some meetings at MIT, and as I rode along the Charles River and through the maze of city streets, I noticed the proliferation of bio-tech companies. Several firms have set up shop here to...continued→
