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On WAMU radio, an affiliate of NPR, BBC and Public Radio International, Sharon Buccino addresses energy issues and what is fact and what is fiction about natural gas… And on PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Marcia Coyle and Judy Woodruff...
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Wednesday, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in Winter v. NRDC, a case that will determine the limits of presidential authority when it comes to exempting US agencies from federal environmental laws in the name of national security. Joel Reynolds, lead...
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In the Chicago Tribune, Henry Henderson points out that though there is a great opportunity to use wind power in Chicago, before the city moves forward, there are tough questions that need to be addressed… Ann Alexander is quoted numerous...
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The New York Times ran an editorial about California’s landmark anti-sprawl law mentioning NRDC's role in shaping the bill… Andrew Wetzler addresses the importance of outlining protected habitat for the polar bear in an Associated Press article picked up by...
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Joel Reynolds speaks about NRDC’s upcoming Supreme Court case, dubbed ‘Navy v. Whales’ on Living on Earth the nationally syndicated NPR show based out of Boston…In the LA Times Bobby McEnaney warns that tax breaks for dirty fuel refineries included...
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In an NPR Morning Edition news piece Wesley Warren, NRDC's director of Programs, talks about oil industry’s exploitation of the Bailout Bill as an opportunity to get funds for dirty fuels written into legislation… In the Gary Post Tribune, Ann...
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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...
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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...
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In the Christian Science Monitor, Julia Bovey promotes the Green-E certification process while encouraging consumers to change what they consume first—switch to CFLs, purchase recycled paper products, etc—before they turn to things like offsets to solve environmental woes…Darby Hoover explains...
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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...
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In the Associated Press, Dale Bryk talks about the expected results and benefits from the landmark carbon cap-and-trade system launched in the Northeast US yesterday… The Contra Costa Times reports that a California court rejected a trucking association bid to...
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USA Today Magazine profiles an NRDC report on the environmental atrocities inherent with oil shale development in their September issue…The Huffington Post and The Daily Green picked up the full text on Frances Beinecke’s newest blog post on the role...
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NPR’s Marketplace speaks with Dale Bryk about the launch of RGGI – a plan by Northeastern states to cut global warming pollution from their power plants; it is the first CO2 cap and trade system in the United States …...
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MSNBC.com uses NRDC’s energy and money saving tips to help people cut back on money spent on electricity… In an Associated Press article, Damon Nagami contends that California’s San Onofre toll road, which would threaten a national park by...
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NRDC has been involved in lawsuits since 2004 with EPA for failing to set storm water runoff limits for builders; today the LA Times reports on NRDC’s success: a federal court just ruled that EPA must limit Builders’ water pollution…...
