Posted May 8, 2013 by Samantha Beckerman in Saving Wildlife and WIld Places, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
Earth Day occurs annually on April 22nd and aims to promote public awareness and protection of the environment. The theme of this year’s Earth Day was “The Face of Climate Change” and over one billion people from around the world...continued→
Posted May 6, 2013 by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
Media coverage of renewable energy developments at the state level continued to center on the efforts led by the Koch Brothers-backed American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to try and weaken, repeal, or “repeal-by-weaken” renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS) in a...continued→
Posted May 3, 2013 by Amanda Maxwell in The Media and the Environment
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America. April 26-May 3, 2013 Chile Executives from Barrick Gold—the Toronto-based mining company that is embroiled in a legal battle over its...continued→
Posted May 2, 2013 by Scott Slesinger in Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, The Media and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
As the Senate continues the actions of the infrastructure committees to weaken public participation and environmental reviews of federal projects, there is another way communities can protect themselves from the heavy hand of bulldozers and narrowly focused federal bureaucrats. In...continued→
Posted April 29, 2013 by Kelly Henderson in Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
As a young person in an organization full of seasoned experts, I often find myself wanting to learn and do more to not only contribute to the organization’s goals, but also to develop my own personal skill set and knowledge...continued→
Posted April 26, 2013 by Daniel Rosenberg in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, The Media and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
This month, New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg and New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand introduced the Safe Chemicals Act, for the new Congress. The bill would repair a badly broken federal law – The Toxics Substances Control Act (TSCA) – which...continued→
Posted April 23, 2013 by Amanda Maxwell in Moving Beyond Oil, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America. April 13-19, 2013 Chile Chile’s Environmental Evaluation Service (SEA) has sent the Superintendence of the Environment—the country’s environmental regulatory body—several claims...continued→
Posted April 22, 2013 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
The April-May issue of Poder Magazine featured Frances Beinecke’s article on greening the sports industry through sustainable, energy-efficient, and low-impact facilities as well as through recycling and reducing energy and water use. Yerina Mugica and Adrianna Quintero were also featured...continued→
Posted April 22, 2013 by Joel Reynolds in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
Today is Earth Day -- a day to celebrate and strengthen our year-round commitment to protecting the world's great endangered places. These are natural gems -- biogems -- that enrich us all. Special places on our small planet we simply...continued→
Posted April 22, 2013 by Grace Gill in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
April 11th-18th, 2013 India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India Environmental Health & Governance Ahmedabad launches First-Ever Heat Wave Preparation and Warning System As temperatures rise throughout India, Ahmedabad launched a...continued→
