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Energy, Public Transit, and Coal Pollution

January 27, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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annalexander, AP, appointees, daviddoniger, deronlovaas, energyefficiency, EPA, fuelefficiency, garyposttribune, johnwalke, NBC, NYT, obamaadministration, publictransit, ralphcavanagh, rolandhwang, TIME

 David Doniger talks about the environmental implications of President Obama's energy announcements on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and in the New York Times... Roland Hwang praises Obama's plans to set stricter emissions standards for vehicles in the Associated...continued

Working for a Healthier Planet...

October 21, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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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

Navy Vs. Whale

October 8, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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annalexander, capandtrade, chicagotribune, conocophillips, davidhawkins, henryhenderson, illinoisbusinessjournal, naturalgas, navysonar, sharonbuccino, wind

In the Chicago Tribune, Henry Henderson points out that though there is a great opportunity to use wind power in Chicago, before the city moves forward, there are tough questions that need to be addressed… Ann Alexander is quoted numerous...continued

Global Warming? Exists. Dirty Fuels? Make It Worse.

October 3, 2008

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annalexander, bailoutbill, BP, candidanswers, contracostatimes, dirtyfuels, garyposttribune, huffpo, NBC, NPR, phthalates, prop7, wesleywarren, whitingrefinery

In an NPR Morning Edition news piece Wesley Warren, NRDC's director of Programs, talks about oil industry’s exploitation of the Bailout Bill as an opportunity to get funds for dirty fuels written into legislation… In the Gary Post Tribune, Ann...continued

Cleaner = Better

September 12, 2008

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aaroncolangelo, annalexander, AP, beachwaterquality, conocophillips, ecogeek, garyposttribune, greenjobs, grist, karenwayland, nancystoner

  The Associated Press reports on the strict refinery pollution controls and community environmental benefits that ConocoPhillips has agreed to implement when expanding the Roxana refinery; Ann Alexander emphasizes that the agreement has set the bar for what national standards...continued

Just Need Enough to Tide Us Over... Until We Need More...

July 31, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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almeyerhoff, annalexander, AP, BP, colonycollapsedisorder, davidpettit, graywolves, honeybee, jimpresswood, juliabovey, latimes, louisawillcox, michellequibell, OCS, oilexports, politico, recordprofits, reuters, whitingrefinery

Julia Bovey emphasizes that oil drilled in the US won’t necessarily go to into US gas tanks or help consumer pocketbooks in Reuters… In the San Francisco Chronicle Jim Presswood drew attention to the obvious flaws of coastal oil...continued

Clean Air? Who needs it?

July 14, 2008

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annalexander, BP, CBS, chicagosuntimes, chicagotribune, cleanair, cleanwater, johnwalke, NPR, NYT, whitingrefinery

On NPR’s All Things Considered John Walke, Director of NRDC's Clean Air program, criticizes the Bush Administration for its biased and inaccurate characterization of the Clean Air Act in an EPA report… On CBS Evening News John mourned the...continued

Global Warming and Pollution, they cost more to fix than to prevent.

July 11, 2008

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alberthuang, annalexander, AP, bangladesh, barrynelson, BP, canadianpress, Chicagopublicradio, georgeblack, huntspoint, joshmogerman, lindagreer, NPR, onearth, paddlefish, pcbs, sfchronicle, tarsands, watershortage

Following on the heals of his OnEarth cover story, George Black offers a moving overview of the dangers posed by global warming to the impoverished nation of Bangladesh in an interview with nationally syndicated NPR talk show Here and...continued

Feel free to row your boat, just beware of the sewage treatment plant

July 10, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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alberthuang, annalexander, BP, ericgoldstein, fyofco, G8, globalwarming, huntspoint, MargoPellegrino, oceans21, sarahchasis, Southbronx

WYPR, Baltimore Public Radio, chats with Margo Pellegrino and Sarah Chasis about Margo’s canoe trip from New Jersey to Washington DC in support of Oceans 21 legislation… Ann Alexander was interviewed by WGN-AM Chicago about NRDC’s lawsuit to stop the...continued

Trash, Pollution, Global Warming, and Yes, More Dirty Sand

June 25, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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allenhershkowitz, annalexander, beemagazine, BP, canadianpress, Chicagopublicradio, efficiency, juliabovey, karenwayland, lizbarrattbrown, NBC, susancaseylefkowitz, tarsands, washingtonpost, whitingrefinery, wired

Allen Hershkowitz appeared on NBC Nightly News to talk about the benefits of recycling… On Chicago Public Radio Ann Alexander discusses NRDC’s opposition to BP’s sub-par air quality permit… Julia Bovey encourages the federal government to move forward with...continued

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