Posted September 14, 2011 by Jordan Kessler in Living Sustainably
One book we've been passing around the office recently is Wildly Affordable Organic: Eat Fabulous Food, Get Healthy, and Save the Planet, All on $5 a Day or Less. Penned by NRDC Member Linda Watson, it has received rave reviews...continued→
Posted August 25, 2011 by Jordan Kessler in Living Sustainably, The Media and the Environment
Sometimes, the facts on the ground are so grim, that all I can do is try to have hope that there's a better tomorrow on the way. Many in Congress are trying to gut our most effective environmental protections, the...continued→
Posted June 27, 2011 by Jordan Kessler in Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy
I don't know about you, but I've been terrified of nuclear weapons since I was a kid, during the re-ignited cold war of the '80s. Turns out that NRDC has been fighting nuclear weapons even longer, since shortly after our...continued→
Posted June 23, 2011 by Jordan Kessler in Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
I've been hearing a lot about climate change playing a major role in the recent weather events we've all heard about on the news. What's even more interesting to me is the lack of media attention to the role of...continued→
Posted May 24, 2011 by Jordan Kessler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
My friend Val Schaffner just returned from a trip with NRDC to Yellowstone. I've never been, but it's truly inspiring to see these photos. They're such a great reminder to me of why I work for NRDC, and why the...continued→
Posted September 30, 2010 by Jordan Kessler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Svalbard is an archipelago less than 400 miles from the North Pole, and more than 60% of it is covered with glaciers. It's a home for whales, seals, polar bears, fox, reindeer, and migratory bird species. Photographer Rena Bass Forman...continued→
Posted July 27, 2010 by Jordan Kessler in Green Enterprise
Of course, it should be obvious by now how it's good business to focus on green products and services, but one recent example really caught my attention. The Exton, PA Chamber of Commerce and the Downingtown, PA area school district...continued→
Posted April 21, 2010 by Jordan Kessler in The Media and the Environment
Over the past many years, I've had the privilege to work, on behalf of NRDC, with Green Day and Adrienne Armstrong, wife of the band's lead singer Billie Joe. You can check out our work together at http://www.greendaynrdc.com. Last night,...continued→
Posted March 16, 2010 by Jordan Kessler in The Media and the Environment
Well, here goes: my first blog post on NRDC's Switchboard! One of the things I'm MOST excited about right now is NRDC's first Environmental Art Prize. As of right now, 126 pieces have been submitted, and you can see them...continued→
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