NRDC in the News 10/26: Tar sands carbon footprint, liquid coal's pollution, defending EPA and more...
Posted October 26, 2011 in The Media and the Environment
In a New York Times article, Daniel Lashof warned of the double danger of exploiting dirtier fossil fuel sources such as tar sands… also in the New York Times Business Day section this morning, Allen Hershkowitz discussed how better building efficiency in sports stadiums can bring the message of energy conservation to a wider audience… and another article from today’s New York Times on a proposed coal-to-liquids plant referenced an NRDC analysis disputing industry claims that CTL is a “low-impact” process…
The New York Daily News quoted Eric Goldstein on the connection between the local recycling rate and urban trash output... In the Billngs Gazette, Carl Zichella commented on the connection to be made between Wyoming wind power supply and California energy demand; this article was also picked up by Casper Star-Tribune…
In E&E News, Bobby McEnaney drew the connection between Congress’ actions to limit EPA’s regulatory power and bighorn sheep populations in Western states… in a piece for local Fargo radio station KFGO, John Walke discussed the broad implications of a bill that would alter the ability of the EPA to regulate particulate matter under the Clean Air Act… and in an Albany Times-Union article, Eric Goldstein praised the New York Environmental Conservation Commissioner’s decision to delay the issue of fracking permits…
