Media Scan 3/9: benefits of new bulbs; new fuel-efficient cars; buildingrating.org launches; more...
Posted March 9, 2011 in The Media and the Environment
Last night Dale Bryk went head-to-head with Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report about new energy efficiency standards for light bulbs and the benefits they will bring to both the environment and the economy… Thom Cmar spoke to the Associated Press about legal victory in the fight against ballast water pollution; Thom spoke about an agreement reached between EPA and a dozen environmental groups that will require stricter rules for ships entering US harbors, in order to better control the spread of invasive species…Thom spoke about the issue in Reuters, calling invasive species “living pollution” that need to be treated as such. This issue was covered in a variety of outlets including the LA Times, Forbes, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Minnesota Public Radio,and others… In a Washington Post article, Roland Hwang discussed a new influx of fuel efficient cars, linking them to consumer demand based on frequent gas spikes…
Dale Bryk spoke with Reuters about BuildingRating.org, a joint venture between NRDC and the Institute for Market Transformation that tracks and discloses the energy usage of buildings… In a NY Daily News article, Rich Kassel commended the government’s recent expansion of the bike lanes in Manhattan; Rich was also quoted on the topic in a New York Times blog post… The Tennessean reported on a lawsuit brought by NRDC that seeks to enforce monitoring and control measures around a landfill in Tennessee…
