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In the San Diego Union Tribune Doug Obegi comments on the conflicting needs of delta smelt, salmon, and humans coming to a head as California's water resources slowly vanish... In the New York Times' Green Inc blog Ralph Cavanagh labels...continued→
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Susan Casey Lefkowitz warns that tar sands extraction is unlikely to ever be environmentally sustainable in a Bloomberg article and encourages President Obama to steer clear of supporting tar sands on his trip to Canada... Meanwhile, Patrice Simms calls for...continued→
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Today Interior Secretary Salazar canceled leases to drill for fuel on federal land in Utah; the decision marks a victory for NRDC and other environmental groups that protested the leases during the Bush administration. In the Washington Post Sharon Buccino...continued→
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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→
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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→
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Frances Beinecke writes to The Washington Post in support of restoring existing infrastructure rather than investing in new bridges, roads, and pipes; the letter to the editor was arranged by Erin Allweiss... In this week's Time Magazine cover story "Wasting...continued→
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Louisa Willcox argues for the endangered species status of grizzly bears and explains the link between dwindling natural food supplies and grizzly-human conflicts in the Associated Press... Damon Nagami spoke live on Radio Pacifica's KPFK about NRDC's ongoing legal battle...continued→
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Frances Beinecke talks to Grist about the environmental community's hopes for a Barack Obama administration... In Christian Science Monitor Sharon Buccino remarks on President Bush's push to open public lands to development... Liz Barratt-Brown comments on the role of Canada's...continued→
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Ralph Cavanagh talks about the misguided energy measure that is Prop 7 on KQED’s Forum with Michael Krasny… The Associated Press reports on a call with chief climate negotiator for South Korea, Rae-Kwon Chung; on the call Chung announced a...continued→
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Frances Beinecke calls for presidential and congressional leadership and support for clean energy innovation in a Washington Post Letter to the Editor regarding NRDC’s Snake Oil ad…Liz Barratt-Brown emphasizes that tar sand investments only serve to take “us in...continued→
