April 23, 2013
by Linda Greer
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Linda Greer, Director, Health and Environment Program, Washington, D.C.
Few people think of the fashion industry as a heavy industry like steel or cement. However, the dyeing and finishing of fabric has an enormous environmental f… Continue reading
April 12, 2013
by Melissa Lin Perrella
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Melissa Lin Perrella, Staff Attorney, Southern California Air Project, Santa Monica
If our name was Walmart, you wouldn’t even be having this lawsuit. We’re operating like a private company.
David S. Freeman, Fo… Continue reading
April 5, 2013
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Two days ago, I published Lee Epstein’s summary of the essential elements of green cities. Many of those are on display in the fast-moving cartoon vide… Continue reading
April 4, 2013
by Alice Henly
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Alice Henly, Research Fellow, New York
Today, in conjunction with opening day of NBA Green Week 2013, the National Basketball Association is launching a league-wide online tool designed to measure their environmental impact.
In par… Continue reading
January 3, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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How you can streamline your gadgets, lighten your environmental footprint, and even save money. Continue reading
Share on FacebookJuly 26, 2012
by Sasha Lyutse
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Sasha Lyutse, Policy Analyst, New York
If a government agency shamelessly caves to industry pressure but everyone is around to see—and Tweet—about it as it happens, do Americans win or lose?
Earlier this week, the U.S. Depar… Continue reading
June 21, 2012
by Reduce
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Automakers have a very real impact on the environment – from energy used in production to consumers using the fossil fuels that make those cars run. But General Motors is out to reduce its impact in a big way. The automaker recently added its one hundredth landfill-free facility – a Lansing, Michigan parts distribution center. [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookJune 21, 2012
by Reduce
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Automakers have a very real impact on the environment – from energy used in production to consumers using the fossil fuels that make those cars run. But General Motors is out to reduce its impact in a big way. The automaker recently added its one hundredth landfill-free facility – a Lansing, Michigan parts distribution center. [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 11, 2012
by Alice Henly
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Alice Henly, Research Fellow, New York
Over the past few years sports greening has taken the U.S. by storm. All major professional leagues have joined forces with NRDC to make commitments to environmental stewardship, and have already a… Continue reading
February 22, 2012
by Sasha Lyutse
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Sasha Lyutse, Policy Analyst, New York
Our last Frugal Feast host really threw down the gauntlet, creating a gorgeous home-cooked meal for a dozen of our friends for less than $5 a plate. But this month’s host was u… 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 10, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
This time it’s real. Cincinnati voters have (again) defeated a misguided attempt to block the city’s new streetcar, which now will move forward a… Continue reading
October 27, 2011
by Alice Henly
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Alice Henly, Research Fellow, New York
The 2011 World Series may go down as one of the best in history thanks to the awesome slug-fest between big-name batters on both sides, Colby Lewis’ hot postseason pitching, or the fact that … Continue reading
September 16, 2011
by Pierre Delforge
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Pierre Delforge, Senior Engineer, San Francisco
The biggest energy and environmental impact of using Google and other internet services may not be where you think it is. The rapid spread of large data centers that power the internet is … Continue reading
May 19, 2011
by Reduce
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Want to get rid of the plastic in your wallet? Try an electronic gift card. Digital gift cards may be the first step to eliminating plastic payment and its environmental costs, say retail industry executives. This rapidly growing segment of the gift card industry – Americans purchased six million e-cards in the last six months [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookNovember 29, 2010
by Reduce
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The real versus artificial Christmas tree debate replays itself year after year. But the truth is, each option has its own place on the naughty-and-nice list. Just a few short decades ago, displaying a Christmas tree in your living room really only yielded one option: a real pine or fir tree. That all changed when [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookSeptember 22, 2010
by Frances Beinecke
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People say you can tell the latest color trends in fashion by looking at the shade of the rivers in China. Each season’s dyes get dumped into Chinese waterways after they are circulated through poorly operated textile mills, leaving a string of h… Continue reading
Share on FacebookSeptember 20, 2010
by Peter Lehner
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Last week in Changshu, China, my NRDC colleagues and I visited the New Kasum and Golden Morning textile printing and dying companies. The men who own these companies started them from nothing; now the two companies produce 8 million garments every… Continue reading
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