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Environmentalism and China, the Economy, and the Obama Administration

March 17, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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barbarafinamore, bloomberg, bushadministration, cnnmoney, economyandenvironment, johnwalke, NPR, performancetrack, philadelphiainquirer, rickduke

Alex Wang argues that "a massive investment in energy efficiency and clean energy technologies in China would... improve energy security for China, [and] save firms money mak[ing] China's economy more competitive," in Bloomberg... In a FRONT PAGE Philadelphia Inquirer piece...continued

Growing Green

January 16, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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andrewwetzler, biofuels, brandweek, bushadministration, lizbarrattbrown, montyschmitt, sfchronicle, smartgrowth, stimulus, tarsands, time, tv, wallstreetjournal

NRDC's stimulus package suggestions are mentioned in a Wall Street Journal article reviewing the progress of the package... Nathanael Greene speaks with Time about the possible negative environmental effects of certain biofuels... Brandweek publishes (almost verbatim) NRDC's steps to green...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

Willful Neglect of Environmental Protections... The Bush Years...

January 12, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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airamerica, allenhershkowitz, bushadministration, facebook, forbes, globalwarming, greenday, newsday, nuclearweapons, NYT, obamaadministration, robperks, USAT, washingtonpost, wastetoenergy

Rob Perks chats with Ronald Reagan (son of President Reagan) on Air America about the Bush administration’s willful neglect of environmental protections to the benefit of industries that supported Bush politically [Audio attached]… Forbes magazine focuses on the political power...continued

Tar Sands and Ocean Monuments

January 7, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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bushadministration, ghostfleet, marineprotectedareas, noahhorowitz, oildrilling, robertredford, sarahchasis, susancaseylefkowitz, tarsands

The New York Times and The Financial Times quote Susan Casey-Lefkowitz on the destructiveness of tar sands extraction... A New York Times editorial and a USA Today blog echoed Sarah Chasis's Switchboard posting on Bush's newly designated national monuments in the...continued

Shining Light on Issues that Matter

December 10, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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bushadministration, csmonitor, laurapagano, miriamrotkinellman, rolandhwang, sfchronicle, yahoogreen

Following his comments in yesterday's USA Today piece, Roland Hwang emphasizes the need to protect American tax-payers from false promises from auto companies in a front page Christian Science Monitor article... In the San Francisco Chronicle Miriam Rotkin-Ellman discusses NRDC's...continued

Addressing Energy Efficiency and Global Warming

November 19, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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bushadministration, energyefficiency, francesbeinecke, hybridvehicles, internationalheraldtribune, jakeschmidt, noahhorowitz, obamaadministration, philadelphiainquirer, ringoffire, rolandhwang, todayshow, usat, videogames, wesleywarren

  Kathie Lee Gifford tests viewers on their environmental knowledge on the TODAY Show and Noah Horowitz provides the answers; his appearance was arranged by Jenny Powers [Watch]… Frances Beinecke speaks about her expectations for global warming policy under the...continued

Environmental Regulations? What Environmental Regulations?

November 4, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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annascottcarter, barbarafinamore, bushadministration, cookie, more, NYT, sacramentobee, sagebaby, sanjoaquinriverrestoration, simplesteps, stellamccartney, WWD

The New York Times published an editorial today mourning the last minute rush by the Bush Administration to roll back meaningful civil liberties, women’s rights and environmental regulations… The Sacramento Bee urged quick resolution to the water wars of the...continued

Deregulation: a Dirty Word Yet?

October 31, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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bushadministration, colonycollapsedisorder, dailygreen, eatlocal, examinerdotcom, francesbeinecke, johnwalke, joshmogerman, urbanland, washingtonpost

In a feature Q&A in Urban Land (the magazine of the Urban Land Institute) Frances Beinecke discusses several issues including the energy crisis, NRDC’s work in China, energy efficiency, and where the environmental movement is going next… John Walke criticizes...continued

Good Things Come to Those Who Think.

August 1, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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beachreport, bushadministration, californiadelta, craignoble, henryhenderson, katepoole, kpcc, NYT, ocs, ohiopublicradio, sacramentobee, testingthewaters, ttw, usat

California Public Radio station KPCC ran an interview with Craig Noble on the topic of offshore drilling—Craig is paired in the segment with an industry backed talker from the Heartland institute and a California economist… Henry Henderson discusses the...continued

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