Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
This week Swine flu and President Obama's first 100 days in office dominated the news: Grist covers the outbreak and its possible origins here. NRDC Senior Scientist Gina Solomon stresses the need for a strong public health system and offers...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
In the news this week: Lawmakers in a Long Island county have voted to approve what would be the nation's first ban on baby bottles and sippy cups made with bpa. Florida wants to charge bottled water companies by the...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
President Obama goes to Canada. Grist, the Thin Green Line and Green Inc weigh in on the trip and the President's stance on the tar sands. Switchboard bloggers write about it here. The Arctic is burping nitrous oxide, a...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
A federal court acts to protect more than 110,000 acres of Utah wilderness. Robert Redford shares the good news on NRDC's Greenlight blog and on Huffington Post. Joe Romm and Andrew Revkin respond to Obama's Inaugural address. Read Switchboard...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
Fast Company lists the ten best green jobs for the next decade. EcoGeek says the Obama administration needs to re-tool the Bureau of Land Management. On Green Inc., Kate Galbraith writes about a mileage tax as an alternative to...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
The National Science Foundation releases a report on the environmental causes and ramifications of jellyfish swarms. New research ranks top alternative energy sources. Tom Philpott wonders whether the Obama administration will be the first to seriously regulate genetically-modified food....continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
On the climate talks in Poznan: Delegates work to resolve differences over how to protect the world's forests and press industrial countries to drastically reduce their carbon emissions. Delegates divided over whether carbon capture and storage is a solution to...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
Governor Schwarzenegger convened a two-day Global Climate Summit this week. NRDC Senior Scientist Peter Miller blogged about the Summit here. Andrew Revkin covered Obama's video message to the summit meeting in this post. Frances Beinecke, Liz Barratt-Brown and Jake...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
Bloggers are focusing on green jobs and the clean energy economy during this election week: Obama team considers national listening tour on the new energy economy. Joe Romm writes that green investment does create jobs. Treehugger calls for Obama to...continued→
