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The Possibilities: Polar Bear Habitat, Clean Air, Electric Vehicles and Saving Paper

October 26, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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airpollution, greatlakes, paper, plugins, polarbears, powerplants, socal, water

This weekend, Andrew Wetzler spoke with Good Morning America about new government polar bear habitat protections.... In the Los Angeles Times (as well as the New York Times and United Press International) John Walke explained how new power plant rules...continued

Less pollution, more energy

October 8, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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airpollution, chesapeakebay, energy, highspeedrail, indiana, pollution, transit, transportation, uschamberofcommerce, wolves

In the San Francisco Chronicle Pete Altman discussed how defections from the US Chamber of Commerce have eroded  the organization’s credibility… The Outpost blog in the LA Times reported on NRDC’s criticism of Montana’s backcountry wolf hunt, quoting Matt Skoglund...continued

The Links Between Environmentalism and Security

August 17, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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airpollution, climatechange, eldiario, energy, francesbeinecke, ginasolomon, greenjobs, latimes, laweekly, michigan, noahgarrison, pesticides, shannonfisk, treehugger, washingtonpost

El Diario NY carried an op-ed by Frances Beinecke on the cost of climate change (and the effects of climate change on issues like national security)... In a Washington Post article, Shannon Fisk emphasizes that two dirty power plants in...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

Wasteland: The Bush Environmental Legacy

January 13, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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airpollution, associatedpress, ballastwater, bushadministration, daviddoniger, davidgoldstein, davidpettit, energyefficiency, EPA, henryhenderson, houstonchronicle, johnwalke, moneysavingtips, NYT, pollution, portoflosangeles, washingtonpost

David Doniger calls Bush’s environmental legacy a “wasteland” in the Houston Chronicle…In the Washington Post John Walke criticizes a lackadaisical new EPA rule that will make it easier for industrial plants, refineries and paper mills to expand operations without applying...continued

Would You Like Natural Gas or Drinking Water With Your Dinner?

August 11, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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airpollution, associatedpress, barrynelson, californiadelta, contracostatimes, EPA, jesseyjoy, johnwalke, laondaverde, milenio, naturalgasny, NYT, scienceaaas, tarsands, water

The New York Times talks about plans to drill for natural gas in upstate New York, and draws attention to opposition by NRDC and other environmental groups regarding the dangers the drilling could pose to New York City’s drinking water…...continued

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