May 14, 2013
by Adrianna Quintero
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Adrianna Quintero, Senior Attorney, Director, La Onda Verde de NRDC, San Francisco
It’s been nearly three months since President Obama’s strongly worded State of the Union address, in which he vowed to tackle climate change … Continue reading
November 7, 2012
by Frances Beinecke
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Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City
Tuesday night Americans reelected a president who made clean energy and environmental protection a cornerstone of his first term. They chose the one candidate who spoke seriously about … Continue reading
November 2, 2012
by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz
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Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Director International Program, Washington, D.C.
This week, my brother, his wife and young baby were trapped without electricity in their Hoboken apartment. My sister is still in the dark in Allentown. Hurricane S… Continue reading
August 6, 2012
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NRDC News, NRDC News Team, NRDC Offices Worldwide
Pierre Delforge spoke to Scientific American about how we can reduce the energy consumption necessary to keep the Internet humming by relying on natural ways to keep server rooms cool, l… Continue reading
July 27, 2012
by NRDC News
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NRDC News, NRDC News Team, NRDC Offices Worldwide
Linda Greer was quoted in a Wall Street Journal piece about its partnership with Wal-Mart, Patagonia, DuPont, and the apparel industry to make clothing material more sustainable …… Continue reading
May 25, 2012
by Peter Lehner
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Peter Lehner, Executive Director, New York City
Nine out of ten travelers–about 30 million people–will be hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). In the organization’s annual… Continue reading
May 23, 2012
by Simon Mui
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Simon Mui, Scientist, Clean Vehicles and Fuels, San Francisco
Over thirty million Americans will be on the road this Memorial Day holiday weekend heading to vacation with family and friends according to a survey produced by the automobi… Continue reading
May 7, 2012
by Deron Lovaas
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Deron Lovaas, Federal Transportation Policy Director, Washington, D.C.
The authors of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study released last week must have been sniffing gas fumes when they drastically overestimated the effects of th… Continue reading
April 20, 2012
by NRDC News
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NRDC News, NRDC News Team, NRDC Offices Worldwide
Los Angeles Times quoted Luke Tonachel on a new NRDC report revealing consumers will save $68 billion annually once national fuel efficiency standards are fully implemented; USA Today an… Continue reading
October 20, 2011
by Roland Hwang
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Roland Hwang, Transportation Program Director, San Francisco
Today’s auto dealers have come a long way from their past, less than flattering image. Unfortunately, National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA)… Continue reading
May 24, 2011
by NRDC News
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NRDC News, NRDC News Team, NRDC Offices Worldwide Nathanael Greene spoke to the Financial Times about the progress the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels is making on setting standards for the global biofuels market… David Pettit was interviewed… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 3, 2011
by Mark Izeman
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Mark Izeman, Senior Attorney and Director of the New York Urban Program, New York Earlier today, Mayor Bloomberg announced that New York City has chosen the Nissan NV200 as the winner of its Taxi of Tomorrow competition. The new vehicle – once th… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 31, 2011
by Anubhav Gupta
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Anubhav Gupta, Program Assistant, Water, San Francisco Climate Change
Why India Might Save the Planet
“Singh had already begun to subtly shift from that recalcitrant position on climate change, promising that India would never exceed the develop… Continue reading
March 24, 2011
by Peter Lehner
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Peter Lehner, Executive Director, New York City Twenty-two years ago today, the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, dumping 11 million gallons of oil into a pristine ecosystem. Just three years before, my wife and I had kayaked through th… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 23, 2011
by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz
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Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Director International Program, Washington, D.C. USA Today published an important story about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline that would bring tar sands oil from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The article outlines the… Continue reading
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