April 30, 2013
by Leila Monroe
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Leila Monroe, Staff Attorney, Oceans Program, San Francisco
Late yesterday, after a marathon hearing of the California Assembly Natural Resource Committee, Assembly Bill 521, known as the Marine Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility… Continue reading
April 16, 2013
by Leila Monroe
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Leila Monroe, Staff Attorney, Oceans Program, San Francisco
On April 16 we celebrate California Oceans Day, an annual event when ocean lovers and leaders from across the state come together to advocate for healthier oceans. This y… Continue reading
March 6, 2013
by Reduce
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A program would handle all non-rechargeable batteries sold in the state. Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 21, 2013
by Leila Monroe
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Leila Monroe, Staff Attorney, Oceans Program, San Francisco
Experience and scientific study both reveal that plastic now pollutes the farthest reaches of the world’s oceans. From the deep seabed of the Arctic, to once-pristi… Continue reading
February 5, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Fighting global warming means stopping pumping more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, but it also increasingly mean adapting to new weather patterns. The ICLEI has compiled a list of actions taken by local governments. Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 17, 2013
by Amanda Eaken
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Amanda Eaken, Deputy Director, Sustainable Communities, San Francisco
This blog was co-written with Dana Gunders, Project Scientist, Food and Agriculture, NRDC.
A report released this morning by the American Farmland Trust finds that lo… Continue reading
January 17, 2013
by Samantha Beckerman
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Samantha Beckerman, Program Assistant, Global Strategy & Advocacy and Climate Programs, Washington, D.C.
I grew up in Montclair, New Jersey a suburb 12 miles west of Manhattan and when my mom and dad (born and raised in Manhattan and Qu… Continue reading
December 5, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
I have been majorly impressed by the community-building work of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development since its Office of Sustainable Housing and… Continue reading
November 26, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
To move more deliberately toward anything resembling a sustainable future, we need to use land more efficiently, building more compactly, with significantly higher… Continue reading
November 9, 2012
by Elly Pepper
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Elly Pepper, Legislative Advocate, Washington, DC
Yesterday, at a meeting of federal officials, nongovernmental organizations, and international diplomats at the State Department, Secretary Clinton gave a keynote speech on the ways in… 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
August 29, 2012
by Leila Monroe
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Leila Monroe, Staff Attorney, Oceans Program, San Francisco
One city and county at a time, millions of Californians have taken a stand to help stop plastic bags from polluting our beaches, clogging our creeks, killing marine life and bu… Continue reading
August 27, 2012
by Nick Magrisso
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Nick Magrisso, Midwest Program , Chicago
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn vetoed the Plastic Bag and Film Recycling Act (SB 3442); a controversial state senate bill that passed the legislature in May, and was the source of much contenti… Continue reading
June 6, 2012
by Sarah Chasis
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Sarah Chasis, Senior Attorney and Director, Ocean Initiative, New York
This week in our nation’s capital, ocean leaders, advocates and businesses, along with ocean champions in Congress, are taking a closer look at the f… 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
April 30, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Our highly fragmented “system” of local governments makes it nearly impossible to address important issues facing metropolitan America in a rational way. Ind… Continue reading
March 29, 2012
by Anjali Jaiswal
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Anjali Jaiswal, Senior Attorney, San Francisco
In New Delhi, Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, released our interim report, Constructing Change: Accelerating Energy Efficiency in India’s Buildin… Continue reading
March 29, 2012
by Kate Sinding
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Kate Sinding, Senior Attorney, New York City
One year after the state passed what is considered to be among the nation’s most progressive laws to help consumers recycle old electronics for free, a report assessing initial progress… Continue reading
March 7, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
It’s one thing for advocates and pundits like yours truly to advocate the greening of cities, towns and suburbs through environmentally responsible revitaliz… Continue reading
February 1, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
A bad economy hurts sustainability, in part because sustainability requires new approaches that must be funded, frequently with money from investors able and willing to ta… Continue reading