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News this week: July 24th

July 24, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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alexwang, bloomberg, francesbeinecke, NYT, robertredford, rolandhwang, simonmui, susanegankeane, USAT

In an inspiring Op-Ed run by The Hill, Frances Beinecke encouraged readers to "rally the American spirit" just as they did when we landed on the moon 40 years ago and come together in support of the American Clean Energy...continued

Daily Green Awards and Robert Redford, Need We Say More?

April 24, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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adriannaquintero, CNN, dailygreen, deronlovaas, francesbeinecke, ginasolomon, Life, NYT, robertredford, rolandhwang, sfchronicle, univision

The Week of April 24th, 2009-- Frances Beinecke is The Daily Green's 2009 Heart of Green Lifetime Achievement Award winner; she was honored at an event Thursday night and an article on Frances was featured on The Daily Green and...continued

Tar Sands and Ocean Monuments

January 7, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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bushadministration, ghostfleet, marineprotectedareas, noahhorowitz, oildrilling, robertredford, sarahchasis, susancaseylefkowitz, tarsands

The New York Times and The Financial Times quote Susan Casey-Lefkowitz on the destructiveness of tar sands extraction... A New York Times editorial and a USA Today blog echoed Sarah Chasis's Switchboard posting on Bush's newly designated national monuments in the...continued

One Victory Followed by Three More Legal Battles

December 19, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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AP, BLM, chicagogreen, coal, drillinginNY, ericgoldstein, jennifersass, joelreynolds, johnwalke, latimes, nanotechnology, NYT, rebeccastanfield, recycling, robertredford, sanonofretollroad, scientificamerican, sharonbuccino, utahoildrilling, WNYC

On the front page, the Los Angeles Times reports on a federal decision that has officially snuffed out plans for the San Onofre toll road in California—a project that was widely unpopular in environmental and surfing communities; in the article...continued

Of Appointees and Chemical Soup

December 18, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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appointees, huffpo, nathanaelgreene, NYT, obamaadministration, robertredford, sarahjanssen, sharonbuccino, TIME, USAT, utahoildrilling, vanityfair

 Yesterday NRDC trustee Robert Redford spoke on behalf of NRDC in opposition to Bush administration plans to lease lands adjacent to Utah national monuments and within eyesight of national parks to the oil and gas industry. Redford authored a scathing...continued

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