Posted by Phil Gutis in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment
I recently wrote about NRDC's public opinion research program and promised to tell additional tales from the often-humbling land of surveys and focus groups. In the category of humbling, we were recently told that the American public is deeply skeptical...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , The Media and the Environment
I'll admit it. There's a Ford Explorer towering over the Honda Civic hybrid in our driveway. A gas-guzzling monster of an SUV that my husband inherited years ago. But it will not be there much longer.Yep, rising gas prices and...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , The Media and the Environment
This weekend, the husband and I stopped by Home Depot to see if we could find shelves to house my out-of-control Kidrobot collection. We got our shelves -- at a huge discount in fact -- but still walked out a...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
Today's Guardian newspaper quotes NASA climate scientist James Hansen calling for the executives of large fossil-fuel companies to be put on trial for crimes against humanity. "When you are in that kind of position, as the CEO of one [of]...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
Public opinion research is part of my responsibilities at NRDC and its a piece of my job that I love. There's nothing quite like watching a group of folks from behind a one-way mirror talk about the issues that NRDC...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
Couldn't resist this nugget from the front page of today's USA Today: "Speeders to Pay Extra for Police Fuel."According to the paper, the City Council of suburban Holly Springs, GA, decided to help cover the spiraling cost of gasoline by...
Posted by Phil Gutis 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...
Posted by Phil Gutis in The Media and the Environment
NRDC in the News (May 8, 2008)NRDC's Roland Hwang shares an irritating tale with NPR's Marketplace [listen] about how -- despite spending millions to fight higher CAFE standards in Congress -- Ford has had fuel-efficient technology all along. A bit...
Posted by Phil Gutis in The Media and the Environment
NRDC in the News (May 7, 2008)Going green may be all the rage in corporate America, but some are starting to question what it all means. Linda Greer, Director of NRDC’s Health and Toxics Program, tells the Christian Science Monitor...
Posted by Phil Gutis in The Media and the Environment
NRDC in the News (May 6, 2008)An influential insider website, Environment and Energy Daily, talks with Dan Lashof, Director of the NRDC Climate Center, [transcript, video] about a joint NRDC/Ceres benchmarking report on greenhouse gas emissions of American power companies...
Posted by Phil Gutis in The Media and the Environment
In “Is Ethanol Getting a Bum Rap?,” Business Week’s John Cary considers biofuels’ connection to soaring global food prices. He writes, “Certainly a rapid rise in food prices brings misery to poor countries.”Cary looked to NRDC Senior Policy Analyst Nathanael...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Living Sustainably , The Media and the Environment
No, this is not a plea for NRDC membership (although we wouldn't object, of course, if you wanted to wander over to the donation forms and make a contribution!) Instead, I'm writing with the fascinating observation in this week's Business...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , The Media and the Environment
The following revelation probably won't likely earn me any brownie points with my policy crazy colleagues, but I'm a dedicated American Idol viewer. Amid all the hype and overwhelming commercialism, there's something inspiring about watching a bunch of talented kids...
Posted by Phil Gutis in The Media and the Environment
With Earth Day only a few hours away, the coverage of all things green is started to explode. Time Magazine’s green coverage leads with a story about how to win the war against global warming and visits with NRDC President...
Posted by Phil Gutis in The Media and the Environment
President Bush made headlines today when he offered new policy guidelines on climate change.In Newsday, NRDC President Frances Beinecke observed that "the president has just proposed a path on global warming weaker than the campaign pledge he made in September...
