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Smarter Consumption

August 13, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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AP, deronlovaas, energy, globalwarming, johannawald, latimes, msn, oilvulnerablityreport, sacramentobee, smartgrowth

MSN's MoneyCentral looks at Georgia's vulnerability to oil price jumps revealed in NRDC's "oil vulnerability" report, quoting Deron Lovaas on what our addiction to oil this means for our nation at large... In the Associated Press, Johanna Wald argues against...continued

Growing Green

January 16, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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andrewwetzler, biofuels, brandweek, bushadministration, lizbarrattbrown, montyschmitt, sfchronicle, smartgrowth, stimulus, tarsands, time, tv, wallstreetjournal

NRDC's stimulus package suggestions are mentioned in a Wall Street Journal article reviewing the progress of the package... Nathanael Greene speaks with Time about the possible negative environmental effects of certain biofuels... Brandweek publishes (almost verbatim) NRDC's steps to green...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

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

From California to New York, NRDC News

September 3, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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allenhershkowitz, annienotthoff, globalwarming, lisaupson, newyorkexaminer, phthalates, seattlepi, smartgrowth, stormwaterrunoff, USOpen, wallstreetjournal, washingtonpost, whitebarkpine

Annie Notthoff worked with the Wall Street Journal to shape a recent news piece on California’s historic smart growth bill: SB 375… A Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist who attended the NRDC sponsored white bark pine tour in Wyoming [photos here],...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

Best Time to Act: Yesterday. Second Best: Today.

August 29, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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amandaeaken, annienotthoff, chile, chrispaine, davidbeckman, davidhawkins, flickr, globalwarming, joshmogerman, latimes, louisawillcox, newyorktimes, nuclearpower, smartgrowth, stormwaterrunoff, whitebarkpine, worldchanging

Annie Notthoff and Amanda Eaken spoke with The New York Times for an article outlining California’s newest smart growth plan… In the LA Times, David Beckman emphasizes that maintaining old storm water runoff standards for the time being until...continued

Plants and Animals: Can Live With Them, Can't Live Without Them

August 28, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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annienotthoff, AP, bostonglobe, colonycollapsedisorder, endangeredspeciesact, fish, globalwarming, greenjobs, jacobschmidt, joshmogerman, latimes, livescience, melissawaage, oceanshealth, offshoredrilling, pittsburghtribunereview, sarahchasis, smartgrowth, whitebarkpine, worldchanging, yellowstone

In the Associated Press Jake Schmidt emphasizes that if an international global warming treaty is to be reached on time, it is of the utmost importance that the next presidential administration organize positioning on global warming quickly after arriving...continued

The Environmental Impact of a $5 Bus Ride, in LA.

August 26, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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annienotthoff, barbarakingsolver, bayersciencecorp, colonycollapsedisorder, davidpettit, dowjones, juliabovey, latimes, localfoods, mcclatchynewspapers, pesticides, renewableenergy, sanjosemercurynews, smartgrowth

In the LA Times Bottleneck blog Dave Pettit critiques LA’s MTA (and the Judge that ruled against the Bus Riders Union suit) for making it harder, not easier, for riders to use public transportation by raising fares yet again…...continued

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