Why Yellowstone's grizzlies are hungry; No climate bill means trouble for economy; Smarter cities; better TVs and cleaner Chicago river
Posted August 23, 2010 in The Media and the Environment
An Associated Press article carried by the Washington Post quoted Louisa Willcox on the troubling implications that the widespread loss of whitebark pine trees has for Yellowstone’s Grizzly bear population… Franz Matzner explained that the Senate’s failure to pass comprehensive climate and energy legislation has far reaching negative consequences for both the environment and the economy in a Boston Herald article on NRDC’s ad campaign urging senators to take action on climate change…
A Congress.org article on celebrity advocacy mentioned Sigourney Weaver’s tireless campaigns on behalf of NRDC… Grist.org ran an article on NRDC’s “Smarter Cities” project, which highlights 22 American cities displaying energy leadership; the article was also highlighted in Grist’s e-newsletter… Ann Alexander was quoted in the Chicagoist about the disastrous state of the Chicago River, which “is made up of 60-100% water dumped from the District’s treatment plants,” and how the river needs to be cleaned up… In trade publication Green Electronics Daily Noah Horowitz discussed the importance of regulating TV energy use, working with the California Energy Commission to get efficiency rules in place, and facing challenges from industry interests.
