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Polar Bears, Green Jobs, and Clean Air and Energy....

Polar Bears, Green Jobs, and Clean Air and Energy....

Andrew Wetzler explained to the Los Angeles Times what proposed critical habitat designation for polar bears could mean for oil and gas drilling plans; Andrew was also quoted about the proposed habitat designations in many other outlets, including the Associated Press... On NPR's Marketplace Mark Izeman discussed why New York City is naturally suited for green jobs creation; Mark also spoke on the topic with the New York Times... Dan Lashof called for more comprehensive analyses of biofuel production emissions in the Washington Post...In the Los Angeles Times David Pettit emphasized that it would be unjust to follow through with a proposed SoCal truck expressway that would bring further poison to communities already burdened with bad air... In the Associated Press  Michael Wall criticized a plan for recycling for rusting warships near the San Francisco bay for lacking a concrete and enforceable timeline...And Hong Kong's Economic Weekly published a nice in-depth article on NRDC's green building "Grey to Green" report...

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AirPollution, Biofuel, GreenJobs, OilDrilling, PolarBears, Recycling, SoCal

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