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Strong Environmental Legislation Makes a Strong America

July 6, 2009

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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ACES, AP, bloomberg, businessweek, climateconference, dlashof, energyefficiency, francesbeinecke, globalwarming, jschmidt, louisawillcox, noahhorowitz, NYT, rcavanagh, tennessean, whitebarkpine, WSJ

On July 4th The Tennessean ran an op-ed penned by Frances Beinecke emphasizing the patriotism inherent in creating and supporting a strong climate bill...In a New York Times article, which ran on the front page of the business section, Noah...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

New Era, New Czars

December 11, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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autobailout, deronlovaas, energyczar, francesbeinecke, jakeschmidt, johnwalke, latimes, mcclatchynewspapers, NYT, PBS, sfchronicle, unclimatetalks, washingtonpost, whitebarkpine

In the LA Times (as well as the Chicago Tribune, Agence France Presse and others) Frances Beinecke praises the incoming Obama administration for taking America's energy challenges seriously by creating an "energy czar" position to help guide White House energy...continued

When Even the (Really Really Old) Trees are Suffering, You Have to Wonder...

December 9, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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bailoutbill, environmentalcapital, EPA, ericgoldstein, globalwarming, johnwalke, mcclatchynewspapers, NBC, philadelphiainquirer, pittsburghtribunereview, recycling, rickduke, rolandhwang, sylviafallon, USAT, whitebarkpine

NRDC has filed a petition to list whitebark pine—a common high-elevation tree in the Western US and Canada—as an endangered species due to consistently deteriorating habitat conditions created by global warming. In a McClatchy Tribune article already picked up by...continued

Washing the Ports Out

September 11, 2008

Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment

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AP, davidpettit, forbes, greenjobs, karenwayland, lindaescalante, louisawillcox, maewu, NBC, newyorktimes, NPR, oilincongress, portoflosangeles, telemundo, testingthewaters, webmd, whitebarkpine

NPR reports on the clean air program NRDC has successfully sued the Ports of LA and Long Beach to institute, which will essentially convert America’s dirtiest ports into the cleanest; Dave Pettit talks about the precedent setting nature of the...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

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

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