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The Week of May 8th, 2009 Frances Beinecke is the first of eight environmental experts featured on the website of Yale Environment 360 discussing the merits of a cap-and-trade system versus a carbon tax... On NPR's Marketplace David Doniger explains...continued→
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In the Associated Press David Hawkins talks about how unions and green groups can work together to dispel rumors and promote their mutual interests: clean, green, well paying American jobs... Jake Schmidt optimistically points to developing economies' "emerging willingness to...continued→
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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→
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Nathanael Greene evaluates how the economic downturn could reinvigorate home conservation efforts on NPR’s Marketplace… In response to the court ruling requiring Shell oil to complete another environmental assessment before drilling offshore in Alaska Chuck Clusen postulated that “Americans are...continued→
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Dan Lashof says the time has come to aggressively move forward with the development of clean renewable energy in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required)… CBS.com posted a prelude to 60 Minutes’ e-waste investigation that will air this weekend on...continued→
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Audrey Chang emphasizes the need for a more aggressive and environmentally protective land-use plan in California in the LA Times… In the Christian Science Monitor, Ralph Cavanagh criticizes California ballot initiative Prop.7 for being harmful to renewable energy progress… Gina...continued→
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In the Christian Science Monitor, Julia Bovey promotes the Green-E certification process while encouraging consumers to change what they consume first—switch to CFLs, purchase recycled paper products, etc—before they turn to things like offsets to solve environmental woes…Darby Hoover explains...continued→
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NRDC has been involved in lawsuits since 2004 with EPA for failing to set storm water runoff limits for builders; today the LA Times reports on NRDC’s success: a federal court just ruled that EPA must limit Builders’ water pollution…...continued→
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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→
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Karen Wayland calls the offshore drilling debate “a distraction from real solutions” in a front page CNNMoney.com article… The Christian Science Monitor draws attention to NRDC Action Fund public opinion statistics showing that 83 percent of Americans would like...continued→
