Press Clips: airline fuel economy, a conservation deal, integrated pest management, more
Posted May 9, 2008 in The Media and the Environment
NRDC in the News (May 9, 2008)
NRDC’s Deron Lovaas scored some valuable real estate on the front page of the USA Today business section discussing attempts by airlines to reduce fuel use. Lovaas, director of NRDC's Vehicles Campaign, told the paper, "The airlines have historically done a much better job than the auto companies at increasing efficiency."
"They feel fuel prices,” Lovaas explained, “much more than your average consumer feels changes in fuel costs at the pump."
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Speaking of valuable real estate, quotes from NRDC's Joel Reynolds book-ended a New York Times piece detailing the conservation efforts of the Tejon Ranch development deal in California that secured easements on 240,000 acres of uniquely biodiverse land.
''This is the Holy Grail of conservation in California,'' Reynolds said.
The paper concludes by saying that Reynolds “also noted that public access to the ranch, from the grasslands to the gnarled Joshua trees, would be guaranteed, and that a 49,000-acre park would most likely be created."
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In Women's Health, NRDC's Kim Knowlton plugged NRDC.org while drawing reader’s attention to the connection between global warming, smog, allergies and asthma.
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In another health magazine – surprisingly titled Health – NRDC’s Jen Sass told readers about integrated pest management and advised caution when dealing with toxic pesticides, which, she warns, "aren't selective killers" and may increase cancer risk or neurological maladies such as Parkinson's disease.
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NRDC also maintains a strong presence in Canadian media with analyst Susan Casey-Lefkowitz telling the Vancouver Sun about the Alberta tar sands' dubious future in US energy policy. “We want our energy,” she said, “but not at all costs.” To this end, the Sun reports, "The Natural Resources Defense Council and 26 other US and Canadian environmental groups sent a letter to members of the US Congress" to maintain a section of our energy bill that prohibits use of tainted energy sources like Canada's oil sands.
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Press Clips is a new feature on Switchboard that will provide a highly selective view of the world as seen through the eyes of NRDC staff quoted by mainstream media outlets. Roundups will appear daily, Monday through Friday.
