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Environmentalism and China, the Economy, and the Obama Administration

March 17, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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barbarafinamore, bloomberg, bushadministration, cnnmoney, economyandenvironment, johnwalke, NPR, performancetrack, philadelphiainquirer, rickduke

Alex Wang argues that "a massive investment in energy efficiency and clean energy technologies in China would... improve energy security for China, [and] save firms money mak[ing] China's economy more competitive," in Bloomberg... In a FRONT PAGE Philadelphia Inquirer piece...continued

When Even the (Really Really Old) Trees are Suffering, You Have to Wonder...

December 9, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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bailoutbill, environmentalcapital, EPA, ericgoldstein, globalwarming, johnwalke, mcclatchynewspapers, NBC, philadelphiainquirer, pittsburghtribunereview, recycling, rickduke, rolandhwang, sylviafallon, USAT, whitebarkpine

NRDC has filed a petition to list whitebark pine—a common high-elevation tree in the Western US and Canada—as an endangered species due to consistently deteriorating habitat conditions created by global warming. In a McClatchy Tribune article already picked up by...continued

Global Warming, Pine Trees, and Beetles... Lots and Lots of Beetles

October 14, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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assignmentearth, CMI, internationalheraldtribune, joshmogerman, latimes, localfoods, louisawillcox, navysonar, NBC, PBS, rickduke

Assignment Earth, a TV show carried by both PBS and NBC, aired the first of a series of video segments from the Whitebark Pine media tour arranged by Louisa Willcox and Josh Mogerman…An editorial in the LA Times strongly urges...continued

The Money Saving Faces of the Low Carbon Diet

July 3, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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businessweek, cuttingcarbon, dailygreen, debateroom, desmogblog, francesbeinecke, fuelefficiencyreport, KMBC, moneysavingtips, offshoredrilling, rickduke

Frances Beinecke authored an eloquent opinion piece underlining the futility of drilling for more oil on American soil and the need for effeciency; the piece premiered on BusinessWeek’s point-counterpoint Debate Room webpage… Rick Duke addresses varying expectations for how much...continued

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