Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
Sarah Palin's Washington Post editorial slamming cap-and-trade gets bashed on Switchboard (here and here), Grist, Climate Progress, The Atlantic and Vanity Fair. "Carbon footprint" and "locavore" added to Merriam-Webster's dictionary. Fast Company calls for a universal standard for measuring...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
The Waxman-Markey bill on investing in clean energy and reducing global warming pollution nears consideration. Get updates from NRDC's bloggers here. College students demand higher tuition to help pay for green projects. The first clean-up effort of the Great Pacific Garbage...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
President Obama kicked off the week by telling the EPA to reconsider a request by California to impose stricter limits on tailpipe emissions. In other news: Exposure to the coal ash spill in Tennessee could lead to serious health problems....continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
The outgoing Bush administration won't implement fuel efficiency rules. Dynegy cancels six planned coal power plants; stock rises after announcement. Bush to designate 200,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean as a protected area (NRDC's Sarah Chasis explains what's...continued→
