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Weekly Web Roundup: swine flu, Obama's first 100 days, renewable energy

May 1, 2009

Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment

Tags:
airpollution, endangeredspecies, globalwarming, obama, renewableenergy, swineflu, wind

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

Weekly Web Roundup

April 17, 2009

Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment

Tags:
carbon, energyefficiency, EPA, highspeedrail, leadpoisoning, oceans, solar, stimulus, trains, wind

Big news: EPA announces plans to begin carbon regulation. Read David Doniger's response on Switchboard. He'll host a live chat about the announcement on Switchboard this Monday at 1 pm. Post your questions here. Obama outlines plans for high-speed...continued

Weekly Web Roundup

February 6, 2009

Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment

Tags:
algae, energy, energyefficiency, ethanol, francesbeinecke, googleearth, greenjobs, santamonica, wind

Slate's The Big Money takes a video tour of NRDC's LEED-Platinum Santa Monica office. NRDC's Kaid Benfield highlights the good life in Santa Monica on his blog. The Takeaway's week-long energy series takes listeners on a trip along the...continued

Weekly Web Roundup

January 30, 2009

Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment

Tags:
algore, BPA, CFL, coalash, globalwarming, LED, recycle, stimulus, tailpipeemissions, tva, urbanplanning, wind

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

Weekly Web Roundup

January 23, 2009

Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment

Tags:
biking, bushrecord, carbon, carbonfootprint, cleanair, emissions, nuclear, obama, renewableenergy, robertredford, solar, utahwilderness, wind

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

Web Roundup

November 21, 2008

Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment

Tags:
california, coal, electricvehicles, gas, globalwarming, obama, oildrilling, pesticides, recycle, solar, wind

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

Kim Ranney
Kim Ranney
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I'm a book lover, occasional fiction writer, avid snapshot taker and frequent traveler. I grew...
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