With a Bachelors Degree from NYU in Environmental Studies, NRDC was a stellar place to combine my interest in the natural and built environments through science and policy. I started in the Oceans Program in our New York office and now am under the Marine Mammals and Ecosystems programs in Los Angeles. While not intuitive to most, I could not be happier dividing my time between reducing undersea noise pollution, protecting key ecological areas from destructive mining, and finding alternative modes of transportation.
Posted October 27, 2010 by Lindsi Seegmiller in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
My favorite thing about New York was its parks. It’s funny if you think about it, because New York is far from being known for its parks – but they really were my favorite parts of the city and surrounding...continued→
Posted October 15, 2010 by Lindsi Seegmiller in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
As we sit and wait to hear the government’s decision about whether to list Hawaii’s insular false killer whale as an endangered population, I begin to wonder – just what will this distinction do? Securing endangered or threatened species status...continued→
Posted November 20, 2009 by Lindsi Seegmiller in Living Sustainably
I like what Michelle, of the No Impact Man duo for those of you who don't know, said about alternative transportation: it's ‘net net net positive gain' and that it is. You can help the environment, save money, do something...continued→
Posted November 17, 2009 by Lindsi Seegmiller in Living Sustainably
One of the last environmental courses I took in college was called ‘Sustainable Cities' and it rocked. Talk about being relevant for an urban environmentalist living and work in New York City. Anyway, one class we got onto the discussion...continued→
Posted November 16, 2009 by Lindsi Seegmiller in Living Sustainably
A Sunday Afternoon post: Friday at 11:45 am my outlook calendar popped up to remind me to bring the 10th floor compost bag down to the 8th floor so that the week's 'compost stars' would have an easier time bringing...continued→
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