April 16, 2013
by Adrian Martinez
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Adrian Martinez, Staff Attorney, Environmental Justice, Santa Monica, California
There’s a growing impatience amongst those committed to pushing LA to meet its ambitious Zero Waste goals. For years, the Don’t Waste LA … Continue reading
April 4, 2013
by Alice Henly
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Alice Henly, Research Fellow, New York
The NBA stands alone as the only major professional sports league in the world to host an annual weeklong celebration of environmental stewardship—NBA Green Week, April 4th to 12th. The leagu… Continue reading
April 4, 2013
by Allen Hershkowitz
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Allen Hershkowitz, Senior Scientist, NYC and throughout the world
The National Basketball Association’s Green Week is globally unique in all of professional sports: No other league or team dedicates an entire week every year to ed… Continue reading
March 15, 2013
by Frances Beinecke
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Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City
On Thursday night, professional athletes, team owners and stadium operators from around the country gathered in New York City. They didn’t come to play ball. They came to attend N… Continue reading
March 5, 2013
by Alice Henly
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Alice Henly, Research Fellow, New York
Bowdoin College has long worked to incorporate sustainability efforts into its sports operations, including building the first hockey arena in the U.S. to be awarded LEED certification for New Cons… Continue reading
October 10, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
In a city that is perhaps the country’s most culturally rich, it is a bit surprising that the large city park in its heart is called, well, City Park. … Continue reading
September 5, 2012
by Allen Hershkowitz
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Allen Hershkowitz, Senior Scientist, NYC and throughout the world
Today NRDC released its report on the sports industry’s embrace of environmental stewardship titled “Game Changer: How the Sports Industry is Saving the Envir… Continue reading
July 10, 2012
by Allen Hershkowitz
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Allen Hershkowitz, Senior Scientist, NYC and throughout the world
The sports industry’s growing embrace of energy efficiency, renewable energy, recycling, water conservation, safer chemicals and healthier food is educating million… Continue reading
May 30, 2012
by Alice Henly
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Alice Henly, Research Fellow, New York
The 2011 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals are accustomed to winning. With a total of 11 World Series titles under their belt—second only to the Yankees—it’s no surprise that the… Continue reading
May 14, 2012
by Alice Henly
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Alice Henly, Research Fellow, New York
Yesterday was a historic day for the Ivy League, in more ways than one.
The League launched the inaugural Ivy League Women’s Rowing Championship with a very successful regatta full of intense raci… 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
April 4, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC
I can’t claim to have reviewed them all, but the sustainability initiative at Emory University has to be one of the nation’s most comprehensive and acco… Continue reading
March 2, 2011
by Reduce
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The House Administration Committee announced it will cancel the chamber’s food composting program, instituted three years ago as part of former Speaker of House Nancy Pelosi’s “Green the Capitol” initiative. Committee Chair Rep. Dan Lungren of California cited high energy costs and “nominal reductions in carbon emissions,” according to a statement. Under the program, food waste was sent to a [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 2, 2011
by Reduce
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The House Administration Committee announced it will cancel the chamber’s food composting program, instituted three years ago as part of former Speaker of House Nancy Pelosi’s “Green the Capitol” initiative. Committee Chair Rep. Dan Lungren of California cited high energy costs and “nominal reductions in carbon emissions,” according to a statement. Under the program, food waste was sent to a [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 28, 2011
by Reduce
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There’s long been a push for the federal government to mandate nationwide recycling, but the power to encourage one of the basic tenets of environmental stewardship still rests with state governments. Many states prefer to set up minimal recycling infrastructure and allow residents to participate on a strictly voluntary basis, but some states are taking [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 23, 2011
by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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Recently I had the pleasure of engaging in a dialogue with friends of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles in the beautiful home of Marilyn Ziering. For nearly 60 years, the Jewish Community Foundation has helped individuals, families, instit… Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 9, 2010
by Kaid Benfield
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Regular readers will know that I’m a fan of Chuck Marohn’s Strong Towns Blog. Recently he has been taking some polite (he’s a midwesterner to the core, or so it seems in his writing) shots at the engineering profession, of which he is a member.&n… Continue reading
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