I first joined NRDC in 1988 after working for a federal judge for two years. In my early years, I had the chance to work on a wide range of great cross-cutting issues at NRDC, ranging from working to improve New York City’s sewage system and to reform its zoning code in my early years; fighting water pollution in the Hudson River; and bringing scores of enforcement cases across the country. In the second half of my NRDC career, I have focused on energy issues, with a focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency and power plant siting. In 2007, I left NRDC to become head of the Environmental Protection Bureau at the New York State Attorney General’s Office. I had the privilege to serve the Attorney General and the State of New York for three years, and to work on a diverse and challenging set of environmental issues across New York State and nationally. I recently returned to NRDC to help move forward our clean energy and global warming agenda at the federal level.
Posted June 14, 2013 by Kit Kennedy in Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
After Hurricane Sandy hit last fall, the Midtown Community School and emergency evacuation center in Bayonne, New Jersey, garnered a lot of attention, for providing emergency housing, with light and heat, for 50 to 75 residents. It was able to...continued→
Posted June 11, 2013 by Kit Kennedy in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably
Although President Obama has made the bipartisan issue of energy efficiency a cornerstone policy, at least six major energy-savings standards have been unaccountably delayed and these and other efficiency delays are costing consumers an estimated $4 billion in higher energy...continued→
Posted March 12, 2013 by Kit Kennedy in Curbing Pollution, Solving Global Warming
In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, New Yorkers have risen to the challenge of rebuilding damaged homes, communities and infrastructure. Still, almost six months after the storm, there’s much more to be done. As we rebuild, we need to think...continued→
Posted January 29, 2013 by Kit Kennedy in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Solar power in New York City has a tony reputation. Here in the Big Apple, where solar can eventually supply one-seventh of the city’s power, we like to show off the building-integrated photovoltaics at the luxury Visionaire, in Battery Park...continued→
Posted January 15, 2013 by Kit Kennedy in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has just retreated on important new energy efficiency standards for natural gas furnaces that were scheduled to go into effect in May and would have saved Americans an estimated $10.7 billion in lower heating...continued→
Posted January 9, 2013 by Kit Kennedy in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
This afternoon Governor Cuomo announced a bold set of expanded clean tech, clean energy and climate mitigation initiatives in response to Superstorm Sandy as one of the cornerstones of his State of the State speech. The text of his speech...continued→
Posted January 3, 2013 by Kit Kennedy in Solving Global Warming
So far, 2013 is shaping up to be a good year for the launch of offshore wind in the United States. Earlier this week, Congress extended important federal tax credits for the wind and offshore wind industries as part of...continued→
Posted December 12, 2012 by Kit Kennedy in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming
Today marked the announcement of a landmark agreement between the offshore wind industry and environmental community that will help expedite sustainable development of this clean power source in the Mid-Atlantic. The proactive and voluntarily agreement was born out of a...continued→
Posted November 14, 2012 by Kit Kennedy in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Two weeks after Hurricane Sandy, the toll of lost life, lost homes, economic damage and human suffering is still unbelievable, heartbreaking and ongoing. While many New Yorkers have recovered from the storm, and power has been restored to some two...continued→
Posted October 15, 2012 by Kit Kennedy in Curbing Pollution, Solving Global Warming
For as long as there have been cities, they have been moored by rivers. With good reason: Historically, cities have needed fresh, moving water for all sorts of reasons – for drinking water, for transportation, for the moving of goods. Thus,...continued→
Posted October 12, 2012 by Kit Kennedy in Curbing Pollution, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming
Because of its many environmental benefits, the Cape Wind offshore wind power project in Nantucket Sound has won NRDC’s and many other national, regional and local environmental groups’ longstanding support. That project is cleared for take off and can create...continued→
Posted August 17, 2012 by Kit Kennedy in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
Thanks to a legal victory, there’s one more chance for supporters of energy efficiency and solar power to tell the Obama administration to bring back the popular clean energy finance programs for homeowners known as PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy). ...continued→
Posted June 25, 2012 by Kit Kennedy in Solving Global Warming
Despite the deadlock in our nation’s capital, states are moving forward with a strong clean energy agenda that saves consumers money and protects the environment. Just a few weeks ago, the California Energy Commission adopted a new building energy code,...continued→
Posted June 6, 2012 by Kit Kennedy in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
This blog was co-written by Meg Waltner and Kit Kennedy Under a federal law signed by President Reagan in 1987, the Department of Energy sets cost-effective and technically feasible energy efficiency standards for dozens of household and commercial products, making...continued→
Posted February 2, 2012 by Kit Kennedy in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
Today the Obama administration moved forward with plans to develop the enormous offshore wind energy resources along the Mid-Atlantic coast, using a “Smart for the Start” approach designed to expedite the siting process while incorporating strong environmental protections. Ken Salazar,...continued→
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