NRDC in the News 8/29: Keystone pipeline report, climate change threats, triclosan, and more...

Susan Casey-Lefkowitz criticized the State Department’s failure to offer an in-depth investigation of the Keystone XL pipeline puts the American public at risks in AOL Energy… Susan was quoted in the CBC News, the largest news broadcaster in Canada, about the State Department’s final Keystone Pipeline report… Luke Tonachel explained the importance of automakers to improve the fuel efficiency of their entire lineup in an  Agence France-Presse story....Ben Chou discussed New York City’s preparedness for climate change and rising sea level in the New York Times’ Green blog; NRDC’s report about the impact of climate change in American cities was also cited in the blog post… Jake Schmidt expressed his concerns with House Republicans' attempt to cut international funding to global warming in a Solve Climate News piece; Jake explained that cuts to U.S. funding for UN climate efforts would disengage us from the rest of the world and stall efforts for a global solution to climate change… Kim Knowlton spoke with Huffington Post about Hurricane Irene and extreme weather events that have ravaged the U.S. this year… 

Barbara Finamore spoke with The Telegraph about the trade-offs China will face as it juggles demands for energy and efforts to green its buildings… In an interview with Mother Jones, Sarah Janssen and Mae Wu weighed in on the debate about the safety of triclosan in personal hygiene products, and debunked claims by the soap industry about anti-bacterial hygiene products…