May 14, 2013
by Adrianna Quintero
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Adrianna Quintero, Senior Attorney, Director, La Onda Verde de NRDC, San Francisco
It’s been nearly three months since President Obama’s strongly worded State of the Union address, in which he vowed to tackle climate change … Continue reading
May 3, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Does covering a coal-fired power plant with topiary make it any greener? Continue reading
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by MoreRecycling
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Tougher EPA air-quality standards could spur an increased shift away from coal and toward natural gas for electricity generation, according to a new study. Complying with stricter regulations on sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, nitrogen oxide and me… Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 4, 2013
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America.
January 27 – February 1, 2013
Chile
4.80 GW of non-c… Continue reading
January 22, 2013
by Pete Altman
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Pete Altman, Climate and Clean Air Campaign Director, Washington, D.C.
It was thrilling to hear President Obama put climate change front and center in his Inaugural Address. In case you missed what he said, here it is:
The goo… Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 10, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America.
December 3-9, 2012
Chile
The highest administrative authori… Continue reading
November 14, 2012
by Rob Perks
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Rob Perks, Transportation Advocacy Director, Washington, D.C.
“A city is like a pizza, and a neighborhood is like a slice of pizza. Just as a slice of pizza should contain all the ingredients of the pizza, each neighborhood should conta… 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
September 27, 2012
by Pierre Delforge
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Pierre Delforge, Senior Engineer, San Francisco
Although the huge amounts of energy consumed by “cloud” data centers helping to power our digital economy garnered media attention this week, a recent NRDC report estimates tha… Continue reading
September 4, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
*Please Note: NRDC’s weekly Latin America news round-up will not be posted for the next two weeks, as our staff will be traveling. We will return on the week of Sept. 17-21. Thanks … Continue reading
May 29, 2012
by NRDC News
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NRDC News, NRDC News Team, NRDC Offices Worldwide
The San Francisco Chronicle covered NRDC’s 2012 Growing Green Awards, which celebrated the nation’s food vanguards, and quoted Peter Lehner on the need to use life-saving ant… Continue reading
May 4, 2012
by NRDC News
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NRDC News, NRDC News Team, NRDC Offices Worldwide
Following the administration’s release of proposed federal rules for fracking on public lands, the Wall Street Journal quoted Amy Mall commending the administration for reduci… Continue reading
March 28, 2012
by Vignesh Gowrishankar
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Vignesh Gowrishankar, Sustainable Energy Advocate, New York
NRDC today released a new report titled “Leaking Profits: How the U.S. oil and gas industry can reduce pollution, conserve resources, and make money by preventing methane… Continue reading
March 2, 2012
by NRDC News
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NRDC News, NRDC News Team, NRDC Offices Worldwide
Peter Lehner was interviewed by Marketplace about the release of ‘The Lorax,’ a film adaptation of Dr. Suess’ children’s book, which chronicles the Lorax’s fight … Continue reading
November 15, 2011
by Adrian Martinez
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Adrian Martinez, Staff Attorney, Environmental Justice, Santa Monica, California
Today is America Recycles Day, and I had the good fortune to share some excellent news about an important report that will hopefully spur a bold vision fro… Continue reading
November 15, 2011
by Jake Schmidt
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Jake Schmidt, International Climate Policy Director, Washington, DC
[This is a part of a series of posts on some key global warming and clean energy actions that should be taken at the Earth Summit 2012 happening in Rio de Janeiro next … Continue reading
November 15, 2011
by Allen Hershkowitz
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Allen Hershkowitz, Senior Scientist, NYC and throughout the world
A new report released today by a coalition of labor and environmental groups estimates that recycling 75 percent of the nation’s municipal waste, in combination wit… Continue reading
September 8, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Industry analysts predict that environmental and economic factors will lead to the retirement of dozens of aging coal-fired power plants in the coming decade. &nbs… Continue reading
March 30, 2011
by Dan Lashof
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Dan Lashof, Director, Climate Center, Washington, D.C. President Obama today renewed his call to move America forward by reducing our dependence on imported oil and dirty coal at a Georgetown University speech. Meanwhile at the other end of town, Membe… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 16, 2011
by Nathanael Greene
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Coal-fired power plants are under increasing pressure to clean up, but these are massive facilities with voracious demand for fuel. Many have already started to look at harvesting whole trees to replace some of their coal use, creating a sucking sound … Continue reading
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