NRDC in the News: Drilling safety, fracking, bison plans and more.....
Posted April 27, 2011 in The Media and the Environment
In a PBS NewsHour article, David Pettit explained why he believes BP and other major oil companies have not prioritized safety in the wake of the Gulf oil disaster… Kate Sinding was quoted in a Discover magazine article about the dangers of hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale... In a Washington Times editorial Kaid Benfield was quoted on the topic of EPA Region 7’s controversial office relocation plan… In the Washington Examiner, Aaron Colangelo pointed out the flaws in a consent decree that requires Pepco to conduct an environmental study of its role in contaminating the Anacostia River – without making Pepco clean it up… Eric Goldstein commented on New York Mayor Bloomberg’s focus on a new “waste-to-energy” plan in the New York Times Green blog… Whitney Leonard discussed a plan to help residents of Montana’s Gardiner Basin coexist peacefully with roaming bison in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle… Sasha Lyutse advocated for the reduction of mature corn ethanol subsidies in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press…
