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Posted January 31, 2012 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
The Houston Chronicle posted a video of Peter Lehner’s keynote speech critiquing the natural gas industry at the day-long North American Energy Resources Summit held by the Energy Forum of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy… Susan...continued→
Posted January 30, 2012 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Frances Beinecke was quoted in the Idaho Statesman as the leading voice opposing plans to move National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) into the Interior department, saying the move would compromise the “scientific and environmental strengths of NOAA, and the...continued→
Posted January 25, 2012 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Frances Beinecke responded to President Obama’s State of the Union remarks in USA Today, saying home-grown energy sources certainly are preferable to imports… Huffington Post Green and energy-focused blogs FuelFix and Houston Chronicle’s Texas on the Potomac also quoted Frances...continued→
Posted January 23, 2012 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Frances Beinecke spoke to People’s World about the environmental community’s victory over the Keystone XL pipeline, calling the enormous win, “the result of massive grassroots opposition that spanned from First Nations in Alberta to farmers in Nebraska to you"… ABC...continued→
Posted January 20, 2012 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
The Keystone XL pipeline victory continued to make headlines today. Frances Beinecke was quoted in The New American on President Obama’s landmark decision this week to reject the permit… Susan Casey-Lefkowitz spoke to NPR, reaffirming NRDC’s determination to fight any...continued→
Posted January 10, 2012 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
The New York Times named Kate Sinding as one of two “widely regarded key players” in the fracking debate, crediting her with having “asked the right questions and provided the technical expertise that helped produce what has, in effect, been...continued→
Posted January 9, 2012 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
The Wall Street Journal quoted Larry Levine regarding a Supreme Court case about Clean Water Act enforcement; Larry was also quoted extensively about the case in the print edition of the New York Times, NPR, McClatchy Newspaper, and the Huffington...continued→
Posted January 4, 2012 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Larry Levine was quoted in an Associated Press story, discussing a Supreme Court case about Clean Water Act enforcement, citing compliance orders as an important tool that the EPA can use to remedy “real and serious environmental harms that are ongoing”;...continued→
Posted January 3, 2012 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Doug Obegi commented to Time magazine about a “paradigm shift” in the way people are approaching the water crisis in California… Avinash Kar spoke with the International Business Times about the decades-long fight to remove antibiotics from livestock feed, citing NRDC’s...continued→
Posted December 28, 2011 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
John Walke commented on the importance of the recent toxic air pollution regulations for power plants in Huffington Post, saying “The electric power sector is far and away the largest emitter of toxic air pollution in America”… John was also quoted...continued→
Posted December 27, 2011 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
A Canadian Press article picked up by Herald Business referred to NRDC as the most vocal opponent of the Keystone XL pipeline and cited Susan Casey-Lefkowitz’s blog about the passage of the U.S. payroll tax bill that would fast-track a...continued→
Posted December 19, 2011 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Frances Beinecke was interviewed by the New York Times about the state of the environmental movement. In the piece, Frances cites NRDC’s emphasis on communicating powerful messages and our concerns about hydraulic fracturing … TIME Magazine’s Ecocentric blog cited Frances’ blog post...continued→
Posted December 14, 2011 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
David Pettit spoke with Bloomberg to discuss the federal government’s decision to sell new leases for oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico; this story was also covered by The Wall Street Journal, Houston Chronicle’s FuelFix blog, and The Hill’s...continued→
Posted December 13, 2011 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
CNN highlighted actress Victoria Principal’s generous donation to NRDC to support our campaign to prevent drilling off the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, and our campaign to "require critical scientific assessments and demonstrated oil spill response capability in the Arctic...continued→
Posted December 12, 2011 by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
Jake Schmidt spoke with the Washington Post about the United Nations’ climate talks in Durban, South Africa, where an agreement was reached that will set nations toward an international accord by 2015 to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Jake called the...continued→
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