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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

Of Whales and Energy

November 17, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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allenhershkowitz, andystevenson, jessicalass, joelreynolds, johnwalke, latimes, navysonar, newyorktimes, oildrilling, PBS, portoflosangeles, radiopacifica, rolandhwang, supremecourt, tarynkiekow, tugboats, wallstreetjournal, washingtonpost, wesleywarren, zaksmith

The Associated Press along with more than 500 online and print outlets quoted NRDCers Joel Reynolds, Zak Smith, and Taryn Kiekow on the Winter v NRDC Supreme Court ruling. Coverage of the ruling, which determined that the Navy was not...continued

Cooking Rocks? Not a Good Energy Policy Either.

October 1, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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adriannaquintero, AP, california, craignoble, dirtyfuels, jessicalass, karenwayland, laondaverde, NYT, oilshale, portoflosangeles, reuters, smartgrowth, wesleywarren

In the Associated Press, Craig Noble discusses the benefits of California’s newest bill providing incentives encouraging communities to grow smartly and in ways that reduce their environmental impact… In New York Times’ Green Inc blog, the writer notes that a...continued

Changing the Way We Consume

September 30, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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algae, AMP-ohio, biofuels, boeing, bostonglobe, briansiu, csmonitor, darbyhoover, green-e, juliabovey, lizbarrattbrown, melissalinperella, plastics, portoflosangeles, thomcmar

In the Christian Science Monitor, Julia Bovey promotes the Green-E certification process while encouraging consumers to change what they consume first—switch to CFLs, purchase recycled paper products, etc—before they turn to things like offsets to solve environmental woes…Darby Hoover explains...continued

Cap-and-Trade, Clean Ports, and Hurricane Pollution

September 26, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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adrianmartinez, alberthuang, AP, beachwaterquality, contracostatimes, dailycomet, dalebryk, governmentexecutive, hurricanepollution, nancystoner, nuclearweapons, portoflosangeles, RGGI, tampabaybusinesstribune, thomascochran

In the Associated Press, Dale Bryk talks about the expected results and benefits from the landmark carbon cap-and-trade system launched in the Northeast US yesterday… The Contra Costa Times reports that a California court rejected a trucking association bid to...continued

Washing the Ports Out

September 11, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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AP, davidpettit, forbes, greenjobs, karenwayland, lindaescalante, louisawillcox, maewu, NBC, newyorktimes, NPR, oilincongress, portoflosangeles, telemundo, testingthewaters, webmd, whitebarkpine

NPR reports on the clean air program NRDC has successfully sued the Ports of LA and Long Beach to institute, which will essentially convert America’s dirtiest ports into the cleanest; Dave Pettit talks about the precedent setting nature of the...continued

61 Votes for Oil Addiction

September 10, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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61votesforoil, davidhawkins, davidpettit, efficiency, greenjobs, karenwayland, OCS, portoflongbeach, portoflosangeles, reuters, tennessean, zdnet

Reuters, Zdnet, a site with over 1.7 million monthly viewers, and the Tennessean wrote about NRDC's newest green jobs report that suggests 2 million green jobs could be created with just $100 billion in tax credits and government investment... Reuters...continued

Bears, Pollution, and Other Things That Don't Read Road Maps

September 8, 2008

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davidpettit, grizzlybears, johnwalke, lasvegasreviewjournal, latimes, liquidcoal, louisawillcox, pittsburghtribunereview, portoflosangeles, seattlepi, theospenser

In the LA Times, David Pettit reflects on the successful signup of cleaner trucking companies to service the ports of LA and Long Beach, chastising the ATA for using empty scare tactics and claiming that reducing port pollution couldn’t...continued

Global Warming Reports, Green Jobs, and Invasive Species

September 2, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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annienotthoff, chuckmagraw, davidpettit, globalwarming, greenjobs, henryhenderson, invasivespecies, KNPR, labusinessjournal, milwaukeejournalsentinel, missoulian, oped, portoflosangeles, sandiegouniontribune, smartgrowth, timothyhay

On KNPR, Nevada Public Radio, NRDC consultant Timothy Hay talks about the shortcomings and flaws of a Nevada global warming solutions report recently published by a state appointed committee… In the Missoulian, Chuck Magraw talks about the growing demand...continued

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