The oil that spewed into the Gulf was an unprecedented environmental disaster that continues to devastate local communities. It will be years before we understand the full extent of the damage. The bipartisan commission appointed by President Obama in the wake of the Gulf oil disaster found that the disaster was not a one-time fluke, but a result of systemic failures in government oversight and industry management. The oil industry, the administration and Congress should move swiftly to implement the recommendations of the commission to guard against another deadly disaster.
Posted January 31, 2012 by Deron Lovaas in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
Partisanship is the reason for constant gridlock in Congress. One exception has been the issue of transportation. NRDC is on the record -- analyzing and critiquing yet supporting -- the bipartisan federal transportation bill that passed the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Passage...continued→
Posted January 29, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
On February 2, the ground hog will poke his head out of his hole and see the same old thing: Republicans in Congress pushing their “drill, baby, drill” agenda. That’s right -- only this time, the dirty energy-lovers will attempt...continued→
Posted December 30, 2011 by Rocky Kistner in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, Moving Beyond Oil
BP's newest PR salvo touting its Gulf cleanup hit a nerve with many residents still struggling to get their lives back (one ad captured this BP beach protest in the background). The oil behemoth's slickly produced pleas for Americans to “come on down” to the Gulf where the weather...continued→
Posted December 13, 2011 by Simon Mui in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Trend would be shifted with California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard NRDC has long supported efforts by companies to invest in cleaner technologies. We have started tracking oil industry investments in renewable fuels such as advanced biofuels, down to the company...continued→
Posted December 13, 2011 by Zak Smith in Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
NRDC initiated legal action today against the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for violating our most basic of environmental laws when it decided to move forward with an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico without...continued→
Posted December 7, 2011 by Simon Mui in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
California’s top air quality regulator corrects industry misinformation provided to European government officials. Oil industry lobbyists have been working to convince European governments to drop environmental standards that would result in proper accounting and cleaning up of dirtier fuel sources, such as...continued→
Posted November 28, 2011 by Simon Mui in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Top Things You Should Know About California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard This year, California began quietly implementing the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) that will result in production of clean, safe and renewable forms of energy to fuel our cars...continued→
Posted November 22, 2011 by Gina Solomon in Health and the Environment, Moving Beyond Oil
Last night, our recent scientific paper on Gulf seafood safety was featured on Anderson Cooper's 360*. It's a nice piece, and is worth watching, since it highlights the ongoing crisis in the Gulf fisheries, and the ongoing disagreements about seafood...continued→
Posted November 16, 2011 by Simon Mui in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
How California could send a powerful message that oil companies must phase in cleaner fuels and phase out dirty fuels like tar sands in the nation’s largest market. Make no mistake. President Obama’s decision to delay the Keystone XL tar...continued→
Posted November 11, 2011 by Rocky Kistner in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
As Keystone XL protesters savor their victory to postpone the pipeline project, another oil policy decision this week did not turn out so well; a plan to expand drilling operations in the oil-damaged Gulf and pristine arctic. This is not good news for those who oppose the fossil fuel industry's relentless march into more vulnerable ecosystems. NRDC...continued→
