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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

Smarter Consumption

August 13, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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AP, deronlovaas, energy, globalwarming, johannawald, latimes, msn, oilvulnerablityreport, sacramentobee, smartgrowth

MSN's MoneyCentral looks at Georgia's vulnerability to oil price jumps revealed in NRDC's "oil vulnerability" report, quoting Deron Lovaas on what our addiction to oil this means for our nation at large... In the Associated Press, Johanna Wald argues against...continued

Fish, Power, and Energy Reform

February 24, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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alexwang, california, energy, henryhenderson, joshmogerman, mercury, ralphcavanagh, susanegankeane, tarsands

In the San Diego Union Tribune Doug Obegi comments on the conflicting needs of delta smelt, salmon, and humans coming to a head as California's water resources slowly vanish... In the New York Times' Green Inc blog Ralph Cavanagh labels...continued

Nothing says Christmas like Toxic Toys

December 22, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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endangeredspecies, energy, NOAA, toxictoys, transition, utahoildrilling, whitebarkpine

Frances Beinecke talks, in an Environmental News Service article posted on NBC, about the appointment of Dr. Jane Lubchenco as President Elect Obama's choice to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration... Peter Lehner discusses the need for energy efficiency...continued

Dear Canada... Did You Know Pollution and Habitat Distruction is Bad for Birds?

December 2, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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AP, china, climateconference, danlashof, E2, energy, forbes, hydrogrencars, jakeschmidt, jamesjones, losangelestimes, migratorybirds, reuters, rolandhwang, susancaseylefkowitz, TV, yahoogreen

Susan Casey Lefkowitz urges people to consider the effect of Canadian tar sands development on the habitat of migratory birds in a Reuters piece discussing a report released today by a coalition of environmental groups and NRDC; articles on the...continued

Energy: Waiting for Political Pandering to Pass

September 29, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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AP, cbc, dalebryk, energy, globalwarming, jacobschmidt, mercury, NPR, NYT, ralphcavanagh, scientificamerican, tarsands

Ralph Cavanagh talks about the misguided energy measure that is Prop 7 on KQED’s Forum with Michael Krasny… The Associated Press reports on a call with chief climate negotiator for South Korea, Rae-Kwon Chung; on the call Chung announced a...continued

Time to Start Moving on this Environmentalism Stuff...

September 25, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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algae, AP, dailygreen, energy, francesbeinecke, huffpo, jetfuels, lizbarrattbrown, mercury, miriamrotkinellman, nedfarquhar, northkorea, nuclear, NYT, oilshale, prop7, ralphcavanagh, sanjosemercurynews, stannorris, USAT, westernclimateinitiative

USA Today Magazine profiles an NRDC report on the environmental atrocities inherent with oil shale development in their September issue…The Huffington Post and The Daily Green picked up the full text on Frances Beinecke’s newest blog post on the role...continued

Seeking: Efficiency and Energy Leadership-- the Good Kind

September 18, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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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

In the News, Frances Beinecke Talks About Energy

September 17, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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discovermagazine, energy, francesbeinecke, housebill, milwaukeejournalsentinel, OCS, reuters, seattlepi

Over the past 24 hours NRDC has received a great deal of coverage regarding our stance on the House energy bill promoting offshore drilling. In fact, articles quoting Frances Beinecke have been picked up by over 55 outlets across the...continued

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