May 10, 2013
by David Doniger
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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
April 22, 2013
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The April-May issue of Poder Magazine featured Frances Beinecke’s article on greening the sports industry through sustainable, energy-efficient, and low-impact facilities as well a… Continue reading
March 26, 2013
by David Doniger
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David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C.
Virginia’s attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli, last week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out the Environmental Protection Agency’s scientifi… Continue reading
February 14, 2013
by David Doniger
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David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C.
A panel of automotive engineers has forcefully reaffirmed the safety and acceptability of the new car air conditioning refrigerant called HFO-1234yf, also k… Continue reading
February 5, 2013
by David Doniger
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David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released plant-by-plant data on 2011 emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping air pollutants. … Continue reading
December 13, 2012
by David Doniger
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David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C.
Almost every new car has air conditioning. Almost every car air conditioner uses a refrigerant called HFC-134a, a “super greenhouse gas” w… Continue reading
November 20, 2012
by David Doniger
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David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C.
As living standards rise for tens of millions of people, India is on the verge of an enormous expansion in room and vehicle air conditioning that could stra… Continue reading
September 20, 2012
by David Doniger
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David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C.
The World Bank held an event yesterday to celebrate the Montreal Protocol’s 25th anniversary. The Bank’s President, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, and Environ… Continue reading
July 21, 2012
by David Doniger
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David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C.
I’ve just arrived in Bangkok, where negotiators from around the world will convene next week for the mid-year meeting of the Montreal Protocol, t… Continue reading
May 29, 2012
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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
April 27, 2012
by David Doniger
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David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C.
Today NRDC and its partners are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to set a deadline for getting a powerful climate-changing pollutant out of new re… Continue reading
April 10, 2012
by Vignesh Gowrishankar
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Vignesh Gowrishankar, Sustainable Energy Advocate, New York
As NRDC and our partners have shown, the oil and gas industry has the technical and financial resources to meet the proposed EPA standards to clean up natural gas production, v… Continue reading
March 2, 2012
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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
March 1, 2012
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The Huffington Post published a piece co-authored by Peter Malik about sustainable capitalism and how the business community needs to join an ongoing dialogue to make the global eco… Continue reading
September 16, 2011
by Kelly Henderson
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Kelly Henderson, Climate Center Program Assistant, Washington, D.C.
Have you heard about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, or in other words, 2,000 miles of sheer environmental devastation? This pipeline would transport filthy tar sand… Continue reading
May 2, 2011
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NRDC News, NRDC News Team, NRDC Offices Worldwide Frances Beinecke was interviewed by Edible Manhattan, a local food magazine, about the importance of eating locally, the problem and solution to food waste, and what citizens can do to strengthen New Yo… Continue reading
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In E&E News, Frances Beinecke voiced her support for the White House’s decision to appoint Heather Zichal as the head of the policy development for clean energy and climate change within the Domestic Policy Council… In the New Yor… Continue reading
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