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News This Week: July 31st

July 29, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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ewaste, katesinding, mckinsey, MSNBC, NYT, peterlehner, testingthewaters, USAT

This week, NRDC released its 19th annual "Testing the Waters" report on beach water quality. The report earned widespread media coverage including coverage in USA TODAY, an extended front page cover story and interactive map on MSNBC.com, and an interview...continued

Explaining Cap & Trade vs Cap & Tax, and Ditching Bottled Water

May 8, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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albanytimesunion, bottedwater, capandtrade, csmonitor, daviddoniger, francesbeinecke, greywolf, juliabovey, landuse, louisawillcox, nathanaelgreene, NPR, NYT, peterlehner, USAT, yale360

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

NRDC in the News-- Week of April 10th, 2009

April 10, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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allenhershkowitz, copenhagen, danieltishman, forcesfornature, francesbeinecke, googleearth, greeningNBA, jakeschmidt, nathanaelgreene, peterlehner, renewableenergy, TIME

The Week of April 10th, 2009-- A select cross-section of this week's NRDC news The Sunday Style section of the New York Times ran photos of Paul McCartney, Frances Beinecke, Peter Lehner, Daniel Tishman, and several other NRDC trustees at...continued

Protecting People from Phthalates and Coal Ash

March 13, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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coalash, francesbeinecke, NYT, peterlehner, phthalates, scjohnson, stlouispostdispatch, USAT

A USA Today article reporting that SC Johnson will remove phthalates from products and label all ingredients in response to consumer concerns borrows heavily from Frances Beinecke's blog post on the topic, quoting Frances several times... NRDC's list of "filthy...continued

Efficient TVs, Nanoparticles, & Cellulosic Ethanol

January 9, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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BPA, franzmetzner nanotechnology, globalwarming, jennifersass, laneburt, noahhorowitz, peterlehner

Peter Lehner tells WAMC-AM, NPR's Albany affiliate, how Gov. Paterson's energy plan will benefit New York's economy and environment... Noah Horowitz gives NPR a tour of improvements to television energy efficiency at the Intl. Consumer Electronics Show...  In The New York...continued

Appointing the Right Appointees

December 16, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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appointees, barrynelson, cnnmoney, danlashof, dougobegi, feliciamarcus, francesbeinecke, franzmatzner, highcountrynews, internationalheraldtribune, karenwayland, latimes, minipage, nathanaelgreene, NYT, obamaadministration, peterlehner, sanjoaquinriverrestoration, sanjosemercurynews, smelt

In the International Herald Tribune Frances Beinecke praises president-elect Barack Obama for “putting words into action” by selecting qualified, dedicated individuals for top energy and environment positions, and thereby reconfirming his commitment to fixing America’s economy, building our energy independence,...continued

BPA, Air Pollution, and Baseball

October 30, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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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

Lead, Oil and Grizzly Bears... in the News

October 24, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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adriannaquintero, damonnagami, ginasolomon, grizzlybears, kateslusark, leadstandards, mcclatchynewspapers, MLB, OAS, oildrilling, pacificaradio, peterlehner

In a McClatchy Newspapers article, Gina Solomon cautions that there are a lot of gaps in a federal plan to monitor levels of lead pollution in the air; the article also links to data on lead pollution hot spots compiled...continued

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