April 8, 2013
by Reduce
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Apple’s new charging connector for the iPhone 5 is credited in part with helping Apple create its thinnest phone design yet. However the new, slim-line port means millions of current Apple accessories will need an adapter to work with the iPhone 5 or become unusable – a shift that could potentially funnel a wave of [...] Continue reading
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by Alice Henly
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Alice Henly, Research Fellow, New York
It was a big weekend for sports greening at Cornell. The University hosted two impressive events to advance Cornell’s work in athletics sustainability.
First, the University held a panel disc… Continue reading
September 24, 2012
by Amanda Eaken
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Amanda Eaken, Deputy Director, Sustainable Communities, San Francisco
NRDC and Move LA released a report today touting the expansive benefits of sustainability planning in three of California’s largest cities—representing ne… Continue reading
June 22, 2012
by Rachel Fried
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Rachel Fried, Program Assistant, Lands and Communications, Washington, D.C.
I used to associate the word “Rio” with a glass jar filled with spare lunch money. My first grade elementary school class decided to raise money to … Continue reading
June 6, 2012
by Frances Beinecke
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Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City
Last week I had the joy of watching my daughter get married in our backyard. Weddings make me think of the future, and while I know my daughter and her husband will build a good life to… Continue reading
May 1, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
As elaborated in yesterday’s post, metropolitan regions may well be the economic engines that drive America, and they may be one of the most significant scal… Continue reading
February 21, 2012
by Jacob Scherr
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Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC
I am in Nairobi this week for the United Nations Environment Programme (“UNEP”) Governing Council. It is in part a celebration of the 40th anniversary … Continue reading
February 14, 2012
by Adrian Martinez
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Adrian Martinez, Staff Attorney, Environmental Justice, Santa Monica, California
Yesterday, during a marathon hearing that went past 5:30pm, the Los Angeles Board of Public Works took a huge step to a more sustainable future. You … Continue reading
November 21, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Last year the European Union began honoring cities for exemplary environmental efforts by designating one each year as the “European Green Capital.”&nb… Continue reading
November 21, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Last year the European Union began honoring cities for exemplary environmental efforts by designating one each year as the “European Green Capital.”&nb… Continue reading
October 11, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
The American Society of Landscape Architects has just released a massive database of 479 case studies describing the successful application of ”green … Continue reading
January 24, 2011
by Jonathan Kaplan
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Any way you look at it, California isn’t going to solve pressing environmental challenges without agriculture being part of the solution. I can’t think of anyone better than Karen Ross to help make that happen.
Agriculture matters.&nb… Continue reading
January 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
December 15, 2010
by Lizzeth Henao
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This past summer, the city of Santa Monica adopted the Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE), a blueprint for the city’s development for the next 20 years. A complete bicycle network that encourages people of all ages and experience levels … Continue reading
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