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Frances Beinecke Discusses "Clean Energy Common Sense," China and Climate Solutions; Renewable Energy Standards, BPA and Human Health Threats, Natural Gas Drilling in NY.

November 12, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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BPA, china, cleanenergycommonsense, climate, naturalgasdrilling, nuclear, renewables

Frances Beinecke was interviewed on E&E TV about the progress of the climate bill in the Senate and the role the United States may play in international climate negotiations; she also discussed her new book and the need to educate...continued

Children of a Green Movement

January 28, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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AFP, airpollution, AP, BPA, capandtrade, CBS, CNN, columbusdispatch, davidhawkins, davidpettit, francesbeinecke, GE, greenkids, larrylevine, latimes, laxpollutionpermits, michaeloko, obamaadministration, pcbs, sarahjanssen, shannonfisk, wallstreetjournal

On CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Michael Oko talks about the roots of the growing green youth movement [video below]... In a blog tracking the events and people in Davos, Switzerland the Wall Street Journal interviews Frances Beinecke about...continued

Efficient TVs, Nanoparticles, & Cellulosic Ethanol

January 9, 2009

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BPA, franzmetzner nanotechnology, globalwarming, jennifersass, laneburt, noahhorowitz, peterlehner

Peter Lehner tells WAMC-AM, NPR's Albany affiliate, how Gov. Paterson's energy plan will benefit New York's economy and environment... Noah Horowitz gives NPR a tour of improvements to television energy efficiency at the Intl. Consumer Electronics Show...  In The New York...continued

BPA, Air Pollution, and Baseball

October 30, 2008

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BPA, fuelefficiency, jennifersass, katesinding, latimes, MLB, NBC, NYT, peterlehner, rolandhwang, sarahjanssen, webmd

Following a scientific advisory panel announcement yesterday that called FDA’s margins of safety for the chemical BPA “inadequate” NRDC has been at the forefront of BPA discussion in the news. Jen Sass appeared on NBC Nightly News last night to...continued

Energy, Health, and Energy

October 29, 2008

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BPA, cleanenergy, francesbeinecke, mcclatchynewspapers, navysonar, ocs, sarahjanssen, USAT, washingtonpost, wesleywarren, zaksmith

Frances Beinecke warns that offshore drilling entails needless risks, urging instead for investment in clean renewable technology in a well circulated McClatchy Newspapers article… USA Today ran an article focusing on the major health concerns held by NRDC and a...continued

Endangered Species, Endangered Coastlines, Endangered Lifestyles

October 23, 2008

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andrewwetzler, BPA, chicagotribune, endangeredspeciesact, francesbeinecke, greywolf, latimes, louisawillcox, montana, offshoredrilling, prop7, ralphcavanagh, sarahjanssen, seattlepi, USAT

Frances Beinecke gets the last word and voices NRDC’s opposition of offshore drilling in a Chicago Tribune article on the future of oil drilling in America… An editorial in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer lambastes the Bush administration for its blatant attempts...continued

A Greener Globe

October 22, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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BPA, china, colonycollapsedisorder, energyefficiency, ginasolomon, globalwarming, jakeschmidt, joshmogerman, juliabovey, leadstandards, lindagreer, NBC, newyorktimes, palmbeachpost, petition, sarahjanssen, usnewandworldreport, wallstreetjournal, walmart

In the Wall Street Journal both Julia Bovey and Linda Greer discuss the possibilities and benefits that may come from Wal-Mart’s move to set energy-efficiency requirements for all of the company’s Chinese suppliers; the article also mentions NRDC’s work this...continued

Working for a Healthier Planet...

October 21, 2008

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annalexander, belugawhales, BPA, chicagoriver, chrispaine, electriccar, endangeredspecies, petition, plentymagazine, pollution, sfchronicle, wired

The San Francisco Chronicle is the first to report on NRDC’s petition to the FDA requesting for the ban of the chemical BPA from all food products nationwide …Chris Paine criticizes unsavory aspects of a plan to build a nuclear...continued

Seeking: Efficiency and Energy Leadership-- the Good Kind

September 18, 2008

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andrewwetzler, AP, arizonarepublic, BPA, carboncaps, consumerreports, csmonitor, davidgoldstein, energy, energystar, ESA, francesbeinecke, johnwalke, katesinding, naturalgasny, rebeccastanfield, sarahjanssen, sfchronicle, usnewandworldreport

In Arizona Republic Frances Beinecke faults the Bush administration for failing to provide leadership on energy issues for the last 8 years… David Goldstein criticizes Energy Star for maintaining lackluster and industry influenced requirements for refrigerators in a Consumer Reports...continued

Enviro Preparedness

September 4, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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AC, atlantajournalconstitution, BPA, ccd, colonycollapsedisorder, dailygreen, ecollo, ericgoldstein, gasprices, georgia, localfoods, plentymagazine, portsmouthherald

The Atlanta Journal Constitution references NRDC statistics that place Georgia as one of the top three states in America spending a large portion of income on gasoline…The Daily Green reports that Mayor Bloomberg has signed a law that will...continued

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