May 10, 2013
by David Doniger
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Carbon Dioxide Hits New Highs: Living In a League Where Batting 400 Is Not Good

David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C.
Carbon dioxide concentrations have hit 400 parts per million for the first time in at least three million years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admini… Continue reading

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November 23, 2011
by Dan Lashof
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What Will the Transition to a Clean Electricity System Look Like?

Dan Lashof, Program Director, Climate & Clean Air, Washington, D.C.
Last Friday I attended a talk by Venita McCellon-Allen, the President of the Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), at the Columbia University Energy Symposi… Continue reading

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May 26, 2011
by Frances Beinecke
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Time for FDA to Act: Antibiotic Use in Healthy Livestock Is Endangering Our Families

Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City Anyone who has ever watched a child suffer from strep throat or a parent fall prey to pneumonia knows the healing power of antibiotics. Not only do these wonder drugs offer relief within hours, but the… Continue reading

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May 12, 2011
by Larry Levine
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New Study Rethinks NYC’s Old Assumptions: Green Roofs May Be the Single Most Cost-Effective Way to Clean Up Waterways

Larry Levine, Senior Attorney, New York As I’ve described in other blogs here, and here, New York City has a nearly 30 billion gallon-per-year problem with raw sewage overflows that’s going to take decades of sustained public and private in… Continue reading

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