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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

EPA, Global Warming, and Google Earth

April 17, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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daviddoniger, endangerment, EPA, googleearth, jerseycity, johannawald, LAofficeanniversary, latimes, leilamonroe, nancymarks, newyorktimes, pollution, sfchronicle, washingtonpost, WNYC

The Week of April 17th, 2009-- In the New York Times David Doniger commends Lisa Jackson and the Obama administration for EPA's proposal to regulate greenhouse gasses, crediting them with going "a long way to restore respect for both science...continued

Energy, Wildlife and Pollution Policy-- What Now?

March 19, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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energypolicy, ESA, greywolf, jerseyjournal, KPAX, louisawillcox, nancymarks, NYT, obamaadministration, pollution, wesleywarren

In a New York Times piece evaluating the direction of Obama's energy policy, Wesley Warren stresses the importance of taking a much more balanced approach to America's energy system, and chides the oil industry for continuing to parrot the same...continued

Illinois, China, and Even the CA Ports Consider Going Green

March 9, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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barbarafinamore, china, cnn, daviddoniger, melissalinperella, pollution, portoflosangeles, time

In TIME magazine David Doniger argues that a green stampede may be coming as even states like Illinois consider a move towards adopting tailpipe emissions regulations like California's... Melissa Lin Perrella talks about NRDC's work cleaning up America's West coast...continued

Wasteland: The Bush Environmental Legacy

January 13, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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airpollution, associatedpress, ballastwater, bushadministration, daviddoniger, davidgoldstein, davidpettit, energyefficiency, EPA, henryhenderson, houstonchronicle, johnwalke, moneysavingtips, NYT, pollution, portoflosangeles, washingtonpost

David Doniger calls Bush’s environmental legacy a “wasteland” in the Houston Chronicle…In the Washington Post John Walke criticizes a lackadaisical new EPA rule that will make it easier for industrial plants, refineries and paper mills to expand operations without applying...continued

Working for a Healthier Planet...

October 21, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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annalexander, belugawhales, BPA, chicagoriver, chrispaine, electriccar, endangeredspecies, petition, plentymagazine, pollution, sfchronicle, wired

The San Francisco Chronicle is the first to report on NRDC’s petition to the FDA requesting for the ban of the chemical BPA from all food products nationwide …Chris Paine criticizes unsavory aspects of a plan to build a nuclear...continued

Create 2 Million Green Jobs in Just 2 Years

September 9, 2008

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about, ballastwaterbill, detroittoday, ESA, francesbeinecke, greenjobs, henryhenderson, invasivespecies, mcclatchynewspapers, middletownjournal, pollution, portlandbusinessjournal, suncoke, thomcmar

Portland Business Journal reports on NRDC’s newest ‘green jobs’ report, saying that with $100 billion in tax credits and investments the US could create 2 million ‘green jobs’ within two years; Frances Beinecke is mentioned as a ‘green jobs supporter’...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

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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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

Don't Drink the Water

July 29, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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ABC, johnwalke, nancystoner, naturalgasny, pollution, todayshow, ttw, wallstreetjournal

Nancy Stoner talks with The Today Show about NRDC’s 18th annual Testing the Waters report, highlighting the main sources of beach pollution around the United States… The lead article featured on ABC News.com also looks at the Testing the...continued

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