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Spirit Bear is next “trophy” sought in British Columbia

February 23, 2010

Posted by Liz Barratt-Brown in Living Sustainably , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
bearhunt, biogem, britishcolumbia, greatbearrainforest, grizzlybear, nrdclogo, olympics, spiritbear, trophyhunt, vancouver

As soon as the Olympics are over and the crowds that have come from all over the world for the array of winter sports have dispersed, a new visitor will come for a different “sport” – the bear hunter seeking...

"Earth Hour" gains momentum

March 28, 2009

Posted by Liz Barratt-Brown in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
earthhour2009, globalwarming, gregcraven, WWF

On Saturday, March 28, millions of people and thousands of cities and municipalities participated in "Earth Hour" - a World Wildlife Fund organized event aimed at building awareness and action to stem climate change by turning lights off for the...

No substitute for optimism

March 11, 2009

Posted by Liz Barratt-Brown

Tags:
curbingpollution, environmentallaw, globalwarming, Presidentobama, renewableenergy

George Woodwell, a long-time scientist on NRDC’s board, has battled for action on global warming for years.  Recently, I asked him how he stays so cheerful. Not missing a beat, he said “there is no substitute for optimism. If you...

A Turning Point in the tar sands

February 19, 2009

Posted by Liz Barratt-Brown in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
canada, dirtyfuels, energypolicy, globalwarming, oil, oilsands, presidentobama, sands, tar

The tar sands issue will never be the same after the President's visit to Canada this week. It has been catapulted to the top tier issues between the U.S. and Canada. Now the spotlight will be on what can be...

Al Gore on "Yes we can!"

November 9, 2008

Posted by Liz Barratt-Brown in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
algore, changeinwashington, oilsands, tarsands, yeswecan

Read Nobel Laureate Al Gore's opinion piece today in the New York Times about what this means to him.  He comments on how best to channel the energy and enthusiasm for change that is ushering in our 44th President of the United...

NRDC asks airlines to oppose dirty fuels and cut global warming pollution

January 10, 2008

Posted by Liz Barratt-Brown in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
airlines, alternativefuels, americanairlines, borealforest, canada, corporateresponsibility, dirtyfuel, globalwarming, richardbranson, unitedairlines

 Today we are sending letters to 15 U.S. and Canadian airlines asking that they participate in a new campaign we are launching called “Cool Fuels.”  We’re asking participants in “Cool Fuels,” to adopt their own corporate “Low Carbon Fuel Standard” and...