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Posted May 24, 2013 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Peter Lehner penned a piece in Good about the huge potential urban air quality improvements from medium-duty truck retrofits (e.g. delivery and garbage trucks)... Dan Lashof could be heard on National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” outlining NRDC’s greenhouse gas reduction...continued→
Posted April 22, 2013 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
The April-May issue of Poder Magazine featured Frances Beinecke’s article on greening the sports industry through sustainable, energy-efficient, and low-impact facilities as well as through recycling and reducing energy and water use. Yerina Mugica and Adrianna Quintero were also featured...continued→
Posted April 17, 2013 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Frances Beinecke’s statement that “Sally Jewell brings a strong business background and conservation ethic to the job as the nation’s next Interior Secretary was featured in The Washington Post coverage of the secretary’s confirmation… In another Washington Post story questioning whether Congress had the...continued→
Posted March 19, 2013 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Frances Beinecke was quoted in MLB.com’s coverage of NRDC’s Game Changer Awards, commending Bob Nutting and the Pittsburgh Pirates for “leading a cultural shift toward environmental responsibility in sports”; Frances was also quoted in The Post-Journal (Jamestown, NY), and the...continued→
Posted March 11, 2013 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
In a McClatchy Newspapers story picked up by The San Diego Union-Tribune, Frances Beinecke praised President Obama’s nominee for EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy, saying she “knows what it means to protect our air, water, land and health, and stand up to the growing threats we’re...continued→
Posted March 6, 2013 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry spoke with Frances Beinecke on a panel discussing the Keystone XL pipeline and the growing coalition of people who are fighting to stop it… Frances and Gus Speth were featured on The Guardian as contemporary figures fighting...continued→
Posted February 25, 2013 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Bob Deans appeared on PBS's "NewsHour" to discuss the climate rally in D.C. calling for climate action in the form of power plant carbon regulations and a denial of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline... Danielle Droitsch sparred for nearly two...continued→
Posted February 15, 2013 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Frances Beinecke appeared on MSNBC’s “NOW with Alex Wagner” discussing President Obama’s State of the Union address and how he should combat climate change… Frances Beinecke lauded President Obama’s promise to take executive action on climate change in an op-ed...continued→
Posted February 11, 2013 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
In response to a fracking debate question posed by The New York Times’ teen news magazine “Upfront,” Frances Beinecke argued that “Reckless oil and gas fracking without sufficient safeguards has no place in our energy future.”… Frances expressed support for...continued→
Posted February 11, 2013 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
On National Public Radio, Frances Beinecke expressed enthusiasm for President Obama’s pledge to address the climate crisis in his second inaugural address, saying "When I heard the president make that statement, I let out a shout because I was so...continued→
Posted January 10, 2013 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Frances Beinecke was quoted in the Associated Press, praising the work of exiting EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson, saying “There has been no fiercer champion of our health and our environment”… Frances also praised Lisa Jackson in a Politico op-ed, for striving...continued→
Posted December 18, 2012 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Frances Beinecke was a guest on MSNBC’s “Up with Chris Hayes” in a series of segments (first, second, and third) on American energy policy, emphasizing that the Clean Air Act allows President Obama to curb pollution from existing power plants…...continued→
Posted November 29, 2012 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
The Des Moines Register quoted Frances Beinecke about climate change and Hurricane Sandy, saying “From Norfolk, Va., to Boston, sea levels are rising four times as fast as the global average. Hurricane Sandy cut right along those swollen seas”… The...continued→
Posted October 18, 2012 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Jennifer Sass was quoted in the New York Times column by Nicholas Kristof comparing the lobbying tactics and misinformation campaigns of the chemical industry to the tobacco interests, saying “It’s the same playbook”… In the Associated Press, David Pettit discussed...continued→
Posted August 17, 2012 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Kate Sinding appeared on PBS Newshour to discuss the pitfalls of increased domestic oil and gas production especially to communities, saying “industry thinks they’re entitled to operate under a different set of rules than those that apply to everybody else....continued→
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