NRDC in the News 8/23: Bristol Bay, oil shale development, efficient energy and more....
Posted August 23, 2011 in The Media and the Environment
Frances Beinecke voiced her concern in Indian Country Today about the ecological toll oil and gas mining may cause in Alaska’s Bristol Bay… An editorial in Utah’s Salt Lake Tribune cited NRDC’s report about the environmental and water impacts of oil shale development in the Colorado River Basin… In the Los Angeles Times, Leila Monroe commented on shark diver William Winram’s work to debunk the menacing reputation of the so-called man-eaters, and bring awareness of NRDC’s campaign to ban the sale of shark fins in California…
Carl Zichella discussed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Energy Department’s plan to reshape national electric transmission corridors as a result of a recent U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in a Greenwire article. … An Associated Press piece picked up by the Daily Herald referenced NRDC’s solution to address the spread of invasive species in the Chicago River…
Ashok Gupta took part on a panel of experts hosted by The Capitol to weigh in on New York’s energy outlook and the development of a sustainable and efficient energy supply in New York State… Kath Schomaker spoke with a retirement community in Hudson, Ohio about NRDC’s Gray is Green project in Hudson Hub Times; Gray Is Green is the leading environmental education and advocacy organization for older Americans…
