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Interior Secretary says Destructive Drilling a No-No, and More Stories From the News

February 4, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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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

Nothing says Christmas like Toxic Toys

December 22, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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endangeredspecies, energy, NOAA, toxictoys, transition, utahoildrilling, whitebarkpine

Frances Beinecke talks, in an Environmental News Service article posted on NBC, about the appointment of Dr. Jane Lubchenco as President Elect Obama's choice to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration... Peter Lehner discusses the need for energy efficiency...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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