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Manganese Near Schools in Ohio, Protecting Water from Natural Gas Drilling, Promoting CFLs, and Protecting the San Joaquin River Delta

October 29, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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CFL, drinkingwater, manganese, naturalgas, sanjoaquinriverrestoration

In a USA Today article on high levels of manganese found near schools in Ohio and West Virginia, Gina Solomon explained the dangers of elementary students being exposed to the harmful chemical... A New York Times editorial stressed that New...continued

The Business of Environmentalism

August 10, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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allenhershkowitz, AP, barrynelson, darbyhoover, globalwarming, jakeschmidt, NPR, NYT, philadelphiainquirer, plastics, sanjoaquinriverrestoration, sfchronicle

 An Associated Press article on the international climate negotiations pulled quotes from Jake Schmidt's switchboard blog about South Korea's recently announced emissions targets ... Comments from Allen Hershkowitz on the importance of environmentally conscious decisions at professional sporting events were...continued

House Draft Climate Bill = An Exciting New Era

April 1, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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climatebill, energysavings, energystar, fusion, globalwarming, mountaintopmining, sanjoaquinriverrestoration, waxmanmarkey, wildlife

David Doniger gives some background to The Washington Post and The Christian Science Monitor about the Waxman-Markey draft climate bill... Frances Beinecke puts forward NRDC's support of the Waxman-Markey draft climate bill to The LA Times Blog. Noah Horowitz explains...continued

Appointing the Right Appointees

December 16, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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appointees, barrynelson, cnnmoney, danlashof, dougobegi, feliciamarcus, francesbeinecke, franzmatzner, highcountrynews, internationalheraldtribune, karenwayland, latimes, minipage, nathanaelgreene, NYT, obamaadministration, peterlehner, sanjoaquinriverrestoration, sanjosemercurynews, smelt

In the International Herald Tribune Frances Beinecke praises president-elect Barack Obama for “putting words into action” by selecting qualified, dedicated individuals for top energy and environment positions, and thereby reconfirming his commitment to fixing America’s economy, building our energy independence,...continued

Building the Teams to Change the Game

December 12, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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ABC, andrewwetzler, AP, barrynelson, cleancoalcharade, cleantrucks, CNN, contracostatimes, danlashof, ddianebailey, environmentalappointees, ESA, feliciamarcus, jakeschmidt, joethecamel, mexico, robperks, sanjoaquinriverrestoration, unclimatetalks, washingtonpost

Felicia Marcus likens the challenges facing leaders of Obama's environment program to the difficulty of "hearding dogs, cats, wolves and sheep" in the Washington Post before going on to say that CEQ appointee Nancy Sutley is "one of those people...continued

Environmental Regulations? What Environmental Regulations?

November 4, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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annascottcarter, barbarafinamore, bushadministration, cookie, more, NYT, sacramentobee, sagebaby, sanjoaquinriverrestoration, simplesteps, stellamccartney, WWD

The New York Times published an editorial today mourning the last minute rush by the Bush Administration to roll back meaningful civil liberties, women’s rights and environmental regulations… The Sacramento Bee urged quick resolution to the water wars of the...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

Environmentalism-- Cleans the Air, Creates Jobs, and Could Help Financial Meltdown

October 2, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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adrianmartinez, andystevenson, associatedpress, biofuels, blue-greenalliance, capandtrade, craignoble, dianebailey, environmentalcapital, fresnobee, garyposttribune, market, portoflongbeach, sanjoaquinriverrestoration, sfchronicle, smartgrowth, wallstreetjournal

Quotes from Andy Stevenson’s blog post about how the financial market meltdown could spur investment in cap-and-trade systems were picked up by the Wall Street Journal’s Environmental Capital blog… In the Associated Press Diane Bailey chides the Port of Oakland...continued

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