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October 19, 2009
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Green Enterprise
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, The Media and the Environment
- Tags:
- bloomberg, booker, diesel, newark, NYC, pollution, portpollution, sustainability, trucks
Yesterday, NYC Mayor Michael P. Bloomberg and Newark Mayor Cory Booker teamed up with Teamsters President James P. Hoffa to endorse federal legislation that would enable ports around the nation to adopt local green-growth programs to reduce air pollution and...continued→
September 17, 2009
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, The Media and the Environment
- Tags:
- airpollution, asthma, citycouncil, diesel, newyork, newyorkcity, pollution, schoolbus, simplesteps
Every day, more than 7,000 large and small school buses take thousands of students to and from school. Unfortunately, their free trip to school usually includes a heavy dose of diesel soot pollution-pollution that has been shown to trigger asthma...continued→
October 10, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
, Reviving the World's Oceans
, The Media and the Environment
- Tags:
- diesel, globalshipping, IMO, InternationalMaritimeOrganization, pollution, portpollution, shippollution, smartercities
Good news on the Dump Dirty Diesels Campaign front today... Yesterday, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted new fuel and emissions standards for large diesel-fueled, ocean-going ships. When fully implemented, this will help reduce pollution by 80 percent or more...continued→
June 2, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
- Tags:
- andrewrevkin, china, copenhagenconsensus, diesel, pollution, sulfur, urbanpollution
Over the weekend, I read, with great interest, Andy Revkin’s recent dotearth blog post about the Copenhagen Consensus. The Copenhagen Consensus is shorthand for a research effort by a group of 8 leading economists, including 5 Nobel Laureates, which attempted...continued→
February 12, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, The Media and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- boat, diesel, emissions, EPA, locomotive, marine, pollution, ship, trains
Where’s the rule? Unlike my colleagues who have worked on power plant and climate issues over the past eight years, I have developed the habit of welcoming new EPA rules on my diesel issues. After all, there have been no...continued→
December 11, 2007
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, Solving Global Warming
- Tags:
- bloomberg, buildings, congestionpricing, diesel, gothamgazette, newyorkcity, PlaNYC2030, pollution, QueensMuseum, sustainability, transportation
About a year ago in Queens, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the outlines of his sustainability plan. I wrote about it in a recent Gotham Gazette article, but neglected to alert Switchboard readers to it, so am doing so now.He presented...continued→
October 22, 2007
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, The Media and the Environment
- Tags:
- asthma, diesel, gothamgazette, media, newyorkcity, pollution
In addition to my work at NRDC, I write a monthly column on environmental issues for the Gotham Gazette, a great online source for New York City public affairs and political news. Today, my most recent column was posted. It’s about...continued→
October 3, 2007
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
- Tags:
- airpollution, BRT, diesel, mexico, newyorkcity, pollution, sustainability
With this post, I’m finally joining the ranks of NRDC’s bloggers. While I’ll leave it others to cover the latest news on the ethanol, halo 3, or arctic melting, I’ll try to fill in the gaps with posts on the...continued→
