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Post Election Recap: A Few Wins for the Enviroment

November 5, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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AP, davidpettit, francesbeinecke, garyposttribune, huffpo, NBC, prop7, valleyadvocate, waterfilters, whitingrefinery

Frances Beinecke contemplates what it will mean to have an advocate for the environment in the White House in her Huffington Post blog, and emphasizes that green energy and green tech will be very strong tools that will help rebuild...continued

Fed Judge: No Green Taxi Mandate in NYC

November 3, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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ABC, AP, bloomberg, CAFO, greentaxis, grizzlybears, jondevine, katesinding, louisawillcox, nuclearweapons, NYC, prop7, ralphcavanagh, tomcochran, USAT

Kate Sinding expresses her disappointment that “a narrow segment of industry" has prevented "the city from doing what's best for its citizens and the environment," in an Associated Press article explaining actions by a federal judge that will block NYC...continued

Endangered Species, Endangered Coastlines, Endangered Lifestyles

October 23, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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andrewwetzler, BPA, chicagotribune, endangeredspeciesact, francesbeinecke, greywolf, latimes, louisawillcox, montana, offshoredrilling, prop7, ralphcavanagh, sarahjanssen, seattlepi, USAT

Frances Beinecke gets the last word and voices NRDC’s opposition of offshore drilling in a Chicago Tribune article on the future of oil drilling in America… An editorial in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer lambastes the Bush administration for its blatant attempts...continued

Climate Politics

October 20, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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costofinaction, daviddoniger, discovermagazine, EPA waiver, mcclatchynewspapers, naturalgas, NYT, prop7, ralphcavanagh, sanjoaquinriverrestoration, sfchronicle, sharonbuccino

In the New York Times, David Doniger explains that bottom-up pressure could force Congress to pursue a climate bill if the next president granted California the right to regulate automobile emissions or if they ordered EPA to regulate carbon dioxide…...continued

California Laws, Detroit Jobs...

October 16, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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audreychang, bottledwater, csmonitor, detroitfreepress, ginasolomon, greendaily, greenjobs, greenpaws, KTLA, landuse, latimes, leadstandards, mcclatchynewspapers, noahgarrison, prop7, ralphcavanagh

Audrey Chang emphasizes the need for a more aggressive and environmentally protective land-use plan in California in the LA Times… In the Christian Science Monitor, Ralph Cavanagh criticizes California ballot initiative Prop.7 for being harmful to renewable energy progress… Gina...continued

Global Warming? Exists. Dirty Fuels? Make It Worse.

October 3, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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annalexander, bailoutbill, BP, candidanswers, contracostatimes, dirtyfuels, garyposttribune, huffpo, NBC, NPR, phthalates, prop7, wesleywarren, whitingrefinery

In an NPR Morning Edition news piece Wesley Warren, NRDC's director of Programs, talks about oil industry’s exploitation of the Bailout Bill as an opportunity to get funds for dirty fuels written into legislation… In the Gary Post Tribune, Ann...continued

Time to Start Moving on this Environmentalism Stuff...

September 25, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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algae, AP, dailygreen, energy, francesbeinecke, huffpo, jetfuels, lizbarrattbrown, mercury, miriamrotkinellman, nedfarquhar, northkorea, nuclear, NYT, oilshale, prop7, ralphcavanagh, sanjosemercurynews, stannorris, USAT, westernclimateinitiative

USA Today Magazine profiles an NRDC report on the environmental atrocities inherent with oil shale development in their September issue…The Huffington Post and The Daily Green picked up the full text on Frances Beinecke’s newest blog post on the role...continued

Mice Don't Read Maps

September 5, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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albanytimesunion, AP, davidgoldstein, endangeredspecies, ericgoldstein, LEED, newsday, prop7, ralphcavanagh, RGGI, sherylcrow, simplesteps, sylviafallon, totebag, UPI, wholefoods

The Associated Press reports that NRDC intends to sue the US Fish and Wildlife service over an attempt to remove protections for an endangered species in Wyoming while maintaining protections in Colorado; Sylvia Fallon comments on the ludicrous decision, pointing...continued

Drilling for Oil to Export, Draining the Delta, and Renewable Energy Measures That Aren't Actually Renewable.

July 7, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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algae, barrynelson, californiadelta, chattanoogatimefreepress, chicagotribune, drought, foliomagazine, jimlehrer, jimpresswood, latimes, luketonachel, nathanaelgreene, offshoredrilling, oilexports, onearth, prop7, ralphcavanagh, reuters, sfchronicle, tejonranch, watershortage

Water supplies from the California Delta are maxed out and it’s time to start working on solutions according to Barry Nelson on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer… Jim Presswood points out to Reuters readers that "It doesn't look good...continued

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