May 20, 2013
by Frances Beinecke
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Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City
Scientists recently reported that the level of carbon in the atmosphere has passed 400 parts per million. Carbon pollution causes climate change, and many experts believe we need to bri… Continue reading
March 27, 2013
by Dan Lashof
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Dan Lashof, Program Director, Climate & Clean Air, Washington, D.C.
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has released a six-point plan in a letter to President Obama responding to his request f… Continue reading
February 13, 2013
by Frances Beinecke
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Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City
On Tuesday night, I had the honor of sitting in the House Chamber and hearing President Obama give a full-throated call for climate action in his State of the Union Address. &ldquo… Continue reading
November 29, 2012
by Frances Beinecke
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Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City
Jennifer Pinkowski was terrified when her parents and brother decided to stay in their Jersey Shore home during Hurricane Sandy. Writing in NRDC’s OnEarth magazine, Pinkowski desc… Continue reading
November 7, 2012
by Frances Beinecke
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Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City
Tuesday night Americans reelected a president who made clean energy and environmental protection a cornerstone of his first term. They chose the one candidate who spoke seriously about … Continue reading
June 5, 2012
by Henry Henderson
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Henry Henderson, Director, Midwest Program NRDC, Chicago, Illinois
Today Mayor Rahm Emmanuel announced plans to tackle one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gases in Chicago (or any city), and a key part of the City’s economy … Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 18, 2011
by Jake Schmidt
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Jake Schmidt, International Climate Policy Director, Washington, DC The long drama of whether or not the US Congress would invest in international efforts to curb global warming pollution or gut these investments is finally over – at least for th… Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 11, 2011
by Peter Lehner
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Last week at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, NRDC drew attention to one of the positive signs that the United States remains committed to climate action: the joint U.S. and India Green Partnership to address climate change and promote clean e… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 12, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Next month, NRDC’s sustainable communities team will be having a strategic planning retreat in Oakland, California. Oakland presents some logistical advantages for such a meeting, including its proximity to our office across the bay… Continue reading
August 6, 2010
by Thom Cmar
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As every native Chicagoan learns in elementary school social studies, over 100 years ago Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett crafted a plan to make Chicago a global city for the 20th century, through a series of integrated infrastructure projects. … Continue reading
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