Comprehensive Climate Legislation for Clean Energy Economy; Alternatives to Drilling Off Our Coasts; Louisiana's Health Crisis; Music Saves Mountains; Fighting Legalized Whaling

In light of the offshore drilling accident, Frances Beinecke submitted an essay to The New York Times’ Room for Debate blog highlighting the need to transition away from oil and the role comprehensive climate legislation plays in making that transition possible... Wesley Warren spoke with the NPR program To The Point about alternatives to obtaining oil from offshore sources... Grist.com used extensive portions of Gina Solomon’s blog to highlight the health impacts Louisiana communities are facing due to the oil spill...

In an interview with U.S. News and World Report, Franz Matzner highlighted the need to see the details of any proposed climate legislation before being able to judge the merits of a bill... The New York Times published a Letter to the Editor by Rich Kassel praising the Times for its support of new maritime air pollution regulations… NRDC’s initiative “Music Saves Mountains” was the focus of an article in The Associated Press... NRDC’s work with Pierce Brosnan to stop attempts by the International Whaling Commission to legalize whaling was the focus of a blog by Planetsave.com...