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NRDC in the News 8/8: Toxics in products, investments in public transportation and renewables, and more...

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Posted August 8, 2011 in The Media and the Environment

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In a SELF Magazine feature, Gina Solomon and Sarah Janssen discussed toxics in everyday products from canned foods to household cleaners; the article was picked up by various outlets including MSNBC.comJoel Reynolds penned an op-ed piece in the Los Angeles Times about the need to invest in public transportation instead of spending the limited resources on highway projects that do not solve traffic gridlock in Los Angeles… Nathanael Greene was quoted in Bloomberg about the uncertainty of federal subsidies and research funding for renewable energies such as solar and wind power due to major cuts in the debt agreement…

Darby Hoover offers composting advice in the San Francisco ChronicleYang Fuqiang commented on China’s proposal to limit emissions of greenhouse gases through carbon caps in China DailyLouisa Willcox was quoted in the Billings Gazette about a group of ranchers plan to increase grazing as a different approach to ranching…

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