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Of the Economy and the Environment

January 30, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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chitowndailynews, CNN, cnnmoney, ctl, economyandenvironment, francesbeinecke, fuelefficiency, henryhenderson, mcclatchynewspapers, noahhorowitz, reuters, TV, wesleywarren, WSJ

In a CNN piece Wesley Warren explains how repowering America with clean energy can create jobs, bolster the economy, and establish America's energy independence... In a McClatchy Newspapers article detailing the failure of an Air Force plan to build a...continued

Energy, Public Transit, and Coal Pollution

January 27, 2009

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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

Day 6: Break America's Addiction to Oil, Then Eat Lunch.

January 26, 2009

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airportvehicles, andystevenson, associatedpress, electricvehicles, EPA waiver, francesbeinecke, fuelefficiency, joelreynolds, johnwalke, latimes, luketonachel, midnightregulations, navysonarwhales, NYT, obamaadministration, PBS, sfchronicle

In Reuters Frances Beinecke was the first person quoted, after President Obama himself, regarding the positive impacts of the order to raise fuel economy standards, and in the San Francisco Chronicle Frances celebrated Obama's request for EPA to swiftly reconsider...continued

Toward a Green Economy

January 8, 2009

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andystevenson, coal, ericgoldstein, fuelefficiency, greeneconomy, greenjobs, johnwalke, karenwayland, luketonachel, nancystoner, oilshale, water

NRDC experts were featured twice today on CNBC... On "Squawk Box," Nancy Stoner explains that revitalizing our economy and our water infrastructure system go hand-in-hand... On "Street Signs," Andy Stevenson emphasizes the need for Obama's green jobs plan...CNN's "Lou Dobbs...continued

BPA, Air Pollution, and Baseball

October 30, 2008

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BPA, fuelefficiency, jennifersass, katesinding, latimes, MLB, NBC, NYT, peterlehner, rolandhwang, sarahjanssen, webmd

Following a scientific advisory panel announcement yesterday that called FDA’s margins of safety for the chemical BPA “inadequate” NRDC has been at the forefront of BPA discussion in the news. Jen Sass appeared on NBC Nightly News last night to...continued

But I Like Not Knowing...

August 20, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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annienotthoff, arsenic, bloomberg, Cnnnewsroom, colonycollapsedisorder, deronlovaas, EPA, fuelefficiency, gabrielachavarria, grist, jennifersass, johnwalke, latimes, luketonachel, pacificaradio, pollution, tires, urbansprawl, wallstreetjournal, washingtonpost, water

Deron Lovaas talks about cash and energy savings from plug-in electric cars on CNN’s Newsroom… The Wall Street Journal reports that a federal appeals court overturned an EPA rule preventing states from implementing tougher pollution-monitoring requirements; John Walke called...continued

If You Plan on Driving, Breathing or Swimming...

August 12, 2008

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albanytimesunion, allenhershkowitz, charlestongazette, deronlovaas, fuelefficiency, ivillage, johnwalke, mercury, NYT, oilvulnerablityreport, pollution, RGGI, ttw

After a conversation with Deron Lovaas, the Charleston Gazette ran an editorial recommending that all the fuel-saving steps for West Virginia “listed by the Natural Resources Defense Council should be considered,” and WV should stop waiting for the federal...continued

Inhale Deeply, Then Think of Clean Air

July 21, 2008

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addictiontooil, alexwang, beijing, cnnmoney, coal, fuelefficiency, graywolves, henryhenderson, jimpresswood, latimes, louisawillcox, NPR, olympics, pollution, timothyhui, USAT

On NPR’s Marketplace, Timothy Hui addresses Beijing’s hope for improving air quality in time for the Olympics… Marking the success of NRDC’s Wolves in Danger campaign, USA Today reports in their On Deadline blog that gray wolves in Montana have...continued

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