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Broadcasting "Clean Energy Common Sense," Thoughts on Copenhagen, Doubts on NIF, and E-Waste and Simple Steps

November 16, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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cleanenergycommonsense, climatebill, copenhagen, ewaste, globalwarming, NIF, simplesteps

  Frances Beinecke was a guest on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show today; she spoke with Lopate about her new book and the need for a strong climate bill... In the Los Angeles Times, Jake Schmidt explained that progress in Copenhagen...continued

"Clean Energy Common Sense" on Air Talk, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Plan, Plug-in Vehicles, and NRDC's Greenest Cities List

November 13, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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chamberofcommerce, chesapeakebay, cleanenergycommonsense, globalwarming, legislation, pluginvehicle, powerplant

  Frances Beinecke was interviewed on KPCC's AirTalk with Larry Mantle about her new book and the need for urgent domestic and international climate action.  Frances also spoke with Southern California listeners on the air to answer their questions about...continued

Global Warming, Air, and Water Pollution Limits Still Needed

October 27, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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chemicals, china, drinkingwater, gasdrilling, globalwarming, renewableenergy

In a Bloomberg News article Jake Schmidt posited that the lack of U.S. limits on global warming pollution may be part of the reason why China does not have specific goals either... In a Greenwire article carried by New York...continued

Defections from Chamber due to Lack of Global Warming Policy Becoming Contagious

October 6, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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carboncaptureandstorage, CCS, globalwarming, GreenLA, nationalparkservice, Nationalparksinperil, uschamberofcommerce

David Pettit spoke about some of the successes of the Green LA project and explained why the program should be emulated elsewhere in the LA Times... The Christian Science Monitor, The Associated Press and more than 50 other print and...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

The Business of Environmentalism

August 10, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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allenhershkowitz, AP, barrynelson, darbyhoover, globalwarming, jakeschmidt, NPR, NYT, philadelphiainquirer, plastics, sanjoaquinriverrestoration, sfchronicle

 An Associated Press article on the international climate negotiations pulled quotes from Jake Schmidt's switchboard blog about South Korea's recently announced emissions targets ... Comments from Allen Hershkowitz on the importance of environmentally conscious decisions at professional sporting events were...continued

Strong Environmental Legislation Makes a Strong America

July 6, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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ACES, AP, bloomberg, businessweek, climateconference, dlashof, energyefficiency, francesbeinecke, globalwarming, jschmidt, louisawillcox, noahhorowitz, NYT, rcavanagh, tennessean, whitebarkpine, WSJ

On July 4th The Tennessean ran an op-ed penned by Frances Beinecke emphasizing the patriotism inherent in creating and supporting a strong climate bill...In a New York Times article, which ran on the front page of the business section, Noah...continued

LIVE COVERAGE of Capitol Hill event supporting the American Clean Energy and Security Act

June 24, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

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ACES, cleanenergy, Congress, energyandclimate2009, globalwarming

As the U.S. House nears a vote on the American Clean Energy and Security Act, reportedly on Friday, former Vice President Al Gore is calling it "the most important environmental vote of this generation." President Obama said this week that...continued

House Draft Climate Bill = An Exciting New Era

April 1, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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climatebill, energysavings, energystar, fusion, globalwarming, mountaintopmining, sanjoaquinriverrestoration, waxmanmarkey, wildlife

David Doniger gives some background to The Washington Post and The Christian Science Monitor about the Waxman-Markey draft climate bill... Frances Beinecke puts forward NRDC's support of the Waxman-Markey draft climate bill to The LA Times Blog. Noah Horowitz explains...continued

Forces for Nature: Efficient Cars, Clean Ports, & Green Leaders

March 31, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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autobailout, emissionsregulations, forcesfornature, globalwarming, portspollution

Rich Kassel supports EPA's proposal to limit pollution at U.S. ports in an Associated Press article picked up by the Washington Post and numerous other outlets... New York's local Fox affiliate and Vanity Fair.com profile the star-studded New York Forces...continued

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