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November 20, 2008
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- amymall, andrewwetzler, BBC, financialpost, francesbeinecke, noahhorowitz, NPR, NYT, obamaadministration, politico, susancaseyleftkowitz, thehill, tomcochran
Frances Beinecke speaks on BBC World Today regarding Obama’s commitment to develop clean energy and a national cap-and-trade system in two different three minute segments. BBC World today an internationally broadcast program that reaches millions of listeners across the globe…...
November 19, 2008
Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
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- bushadministration, energyefficiency, francesbeinecke, hybridvehicles, internationalheraldtribune, jakeschmidt, noahhorowitz, obamaadministration, philadelphiainquirer, ringoffire, rolandhwang, todayshow, usat, videogames, wesleywarren
Kathie Lee Gifford tests viewers on their environmental knowledge on the TODAY Show and Noah Horowitz provides the answers; his appearance was arranged by Jenny Powers [Watch]… Frances Beinecke speaks about her expectations for global warming policy under the...
November 18, 2008
Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
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- amymall, AP, capandtrade, davidhawkins, energystar, fossilfuels, katesinding, naturalgas, noahhorowitz, NPR, NYT, oilshale, omahaworldherald, philadelphiainquirer, ralphcavanagh, reuters, TV
On NPR’s All Things Considered Noah Horowitz discusses the shortcomings of Energy Star TV ratings, and draws attention to the pollution and cost that results from the use of inefficient entertainment technology… In articles addressing the move by the Bush...
November 17, 2008
Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
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- allenhershkowitz, andystevenson, jessicalass, joelreynolds, johnwalke, latimes, navysonar, newyorktimes, oildrilling, PBS, portoflosangeles, radiopacifica, rolandhwang, supremecourt, tarynkiekow, tugboats, wallstreetjournal, washingtonpost, wesleywarren, zaksmith
The Associated Press along with more than 500 online and print outlets quoted NRDCers Joel Reynolds, Zak Smith, and Taryn Kiekow on the Winter v NRDC Supreme Court ruling. Coverage of the ruling, which determined that the Navy was not...
November 7, 2008
Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
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- 60minutes, allenhershkowitz, bagfee, biofuels, CAFO, CBS, csmonitor, danlashof, ericgoldstein, ewaste, greeneconomy, gristmill, nathanaelgreene, NYT, petealtman, renewableenergy, wallstreetjournal
Dan Lashof says the time has come to aggressively move forward with the development of clean renewable energy in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required)… CBS.com posted a prelude to 60 Minutes’ e-waste investigation that will air this weekend on...
November 6, 2008
Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
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- environment, Obama, publicland, runoftheriver, sacramentodelta, tarsands
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...
November 5, 2008
Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
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- AP, davidpettit, francesbeinecke, garyposttribune, huffpo, NBC, prop7, valleyadvocate, waterfilters, whitingrefinery
Frances Beinecke contemplates what it will mean to have an advocate for the environment in the White House in her Huffington Post blog, and emphasizes that green energy and green tech will be very strong tools that will help rebuild...
November 4, 2008
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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...
November 3, 2008
Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
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- ABC, AP, bloomberg, CAFO, greentaxis, grizzlybears, jondevine, katesinding, louisawillcox, nuclearweapons, NYC, prop7, ralphcavanagh, tomcochran, USAT
Kate Sinding expresses her disappointment that “a narrow segment of industry" has prevented "the city from doing what's best for its citizens and the environment," in an Associated Press article explaining actions by a federal judge that will block NYC...
October 31, 2008
Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
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- bushadministration, colonycollapsedisorder, dailygreen, eatlocal, examinerdotcom, francesbeinecke, johnwalke, joshmogerman, urbanland, washingtonpost
In a feature Q&A in Urban Land (the magazine of the Urban Land Institute) Frances Beinecke discusses several issues including the energy crisis, NRDC’s work in China, energy efficiency, and where the environmental movement is going next… John Walke criticizes...
October 30, 2008
Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
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- BPA, fuelefficiency, jennifersass, katesinding, latimes, MLB, NBC, NYT, peterlehner, rolandhwang, sarahjanssen, webmd
Following a scientific advisory panel announcement yesterday that called FDA’s margins of safety for the chemical BPA “inadequate” NRDC has been at the forefront of BPA discussion in the news. Jen Sass appeared on NBC Nightly News last night to...
October 29, 2008
Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
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- BPA, cleanenergy, francesbeinecke, mcclatchynewspapers, navysonar, ocs, sarahjanssen, USAT, washingtonpost, wesleywarren, zaksmith
Frances Beinecke warns that offshore drilling entails needless risks, urging instead for investment in clean renewable technology in a well circulated McClatchy Newspapers article… USA Today ran an article focusing on the major health concerns held by NRDC and a...
October 28, 2008
Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
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- algae, andrewwetzler, boeing, ESA, johnwalke, mcclatchynewspapers, NPR, NYT, powerplantpollution, seattlepi
On NPR’s Marketplace John Walke explains the twisted logic behind EPA’s controversial new power plant rules that would technically allow power plants to pollute more, while pretending to keep overall emissions in check… An editorial on the same topic in...
October 24, 2008
Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
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- adriannaquintero, damonnagami, ginasolomon, grizzlybears, kateslusark, leadstandards, mcclatchynewspapers, MLB, OAS, oildrilling, pacificaradio, peterlehner
In a McClatchy Newspapers article, Gina Solomon cautions that there are a lot of gaps in a federal plan to monitor levels of lead pollution in the air; the article also links to data on lead pollution hot spots compiled...
October 23, 2008
Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
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- andrewwetzler, BPA, chicagotribune, endangeredspeciesact, francesbeinecke, greywolf, latimes, louisawillcox, montana, offshoredrilling, prop7, ralphcavanagh, sarahjanssen, seattlepi, USAT
Frances Beinecke gets the last word and voices NRDC’s opposition of offshore drilling in a Chicago Tribune article on the future of oil drilling in America… An editorial in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer lambastes the Bush administration for its blatant attempts...