March 6, 2013
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Week of 3/1: Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, TEDx on food waste, threats from climate change, and more NRDC in the News….

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MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry spoke with Frances Beinecke on a panel discussing the Keystone XL pipeline and the growing coalition of people who are fighting to stop it… Fran… Continue reading

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July 11, 2012
by Amrita Batra
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Survey of State Solar Projects Reveals Immense Opportunity for Solar Energy in Rural India

Amrita Batra, Program Assistant, India Initiative and Food and Agriculture, San Francisco
Last week, one of India’s leading solar energy developers, Mahindra Solar One announced plans to move forward with a 50 megawatt solar plant… Continue reading

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June 20, 2012
by Barry Nelson
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Pipe Dreams – A New Report from NRDC on Water Pipeline Proposals in the West

Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco

You hear it all over – the dam building era is over.  MSNBC said it.  The National Research Council also said it — in a far drier fashion.  In a re… Continue reading

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March 27, 2012
by Leila Monroe
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NRDC & Kyra Sedgwick take Global Call to End Plastic Pollution to U.N.

Leila Monroe, Staff Attorney, Oceans Program, San Francisco
Today, I had the great pleasure to work with Kyra Sedgwick on the launch of a new worldwide campaign: a Global Call to End Plastic Pollution. We started the day on MSNBC’… Continue reading

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November 29, 2011
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NRDC in the News 11/28: Protections for grizzly bears, Invasive species in Great Lakes, Greenhouse gas rules and more…

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Andrew Wetzler commented in the Los Angeles Times  about a decision to restore federal protections for Yellowstone grizzly bears, saying that “it reflects the growing recognit… Continue reading

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November 18, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Best US cities for living car-free? None of the above, really

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
 
Earlier this week, a story began making the rounds about the ten best metro areas in which to live without a car.  The winners include some of the usual suspe… Continue reading

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November 15, 2011
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NRDC in the News 11/15: Gulf disaster update, Keystone XL decision, "Forces for Nature" benefit and more…

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Frances Beinecke spoke to the Oil and Gas Journal [subscription req'd] about the failure of the Federal government to enact any of the Presidential Oil Spill Commission’s recommend… Continue reading

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September 19, 2011
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NRDC in the News 9/19: Water shortages, TCE standards delayed, global warming pollution regs delayed, and more…

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In a front-page story in the San Francisco Chronicle, Tina Swanson commented on the recent report that the increased pumping of freshwater to Central Valley farms threatens to … Continue reading

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July 13, 2010
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Tar sands’ water pollution; Next steps for climate bill; Critiquing Gulf cleanup; Map shows Gulf coast beaches under siege; Plastics problem; No more incandescents

A DigitalJournal.com article linked to and quoted from Peter Lehner’s NRDC Switchboard blog that discussed water pollution issues related to the Canadian tar sands industry… Dan Lashof discussed with Politico the steps President Obama need… Continue reading

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