NRDC in the News 7/20: Whitebark pine, fuel-efficiency standards, air pollution and more....
Posted July 20, 2011 in The Media and the Environment
Louisa Willcox spoke with Reuters about the federal government’s failure to act to protect the endangered whitebark pine, which could face extinction due to climate change… Roland Hwang commented on the political debate over higher fuel efficiency standards in the Chicago Tribune… In an interview on The Kojo Nnamdi Show, which airs on WAMU, Washington, D.C.’s public radio station, Noah Horowitz explained how cable, satellite, and other set-top boxes drain energy and money from consumers even when not in use…
In the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Dan Lashof discussed a new NRDC report that highlights the states most affected by toxic air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants; the report received widespread coverage, including in the Indianapolis Star, Miami Herald online, and Birmingham News online… Taryn Kiekow was quoted in one of Iceland’s most popular newspapers about U.S. efforts to stop Iceland’s harmful whaling practices… In an Oakland Tribune article carried by outlets throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, Annie Notthoff applauded the new head of California’s EPA as a good choice for the state and the environment…
