April 2, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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A pitcher plant’s work seems simple: Their tube-shaped leaves catch and hold rainwater, which drowns the ants, beetles, and flies that stumble in. But the rainwater inside a pitcher plant is not just a malevolent dunking pool. It also hosts a complex s… Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 15, 2012
by Janie Chen
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Janie Chen, Program Assistant – Midwest, Chicago, IL
When I attended the Chicago Ideas Week talk, “Water: A Ripple Effect,” I expected to hear solutions to the global water crisis. Yet when Shalini Kantayya, a filmma… Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 25, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
In January of 2010, Toronto became the first city in North America to require the installation of green roofs on new commercial, institutional, and multifamily res… Continue reading
February 17, 2012
by NRDC News
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NRDC News, NRDC News Team, NRDC Offices Worldwide
The Seattle Times published Frances Beinecke’s op-ed, which called upon President Obama to uphold his vow to stand up to Big Oil and protect the Arctic from drilling; the op-ed was… Continue reading
February 14, 2012
by Noah Garrison
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Noah Garrison, Project Attorney, Santa Monica
When I boarded my plane Monday morning in Portland, Oregon it was (not surprisingly) raining. When I landed in Los Angeles a few hours later, it was raining. It was raining most… Continue reading
October 13, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Via Verde (“Green Way” in Spanish) is a new mixed-income, mixed-use development nearing completion in a once-severely disinvested area… Continue reading
May 12, 2011
by Larry Levine
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Larry Levine, Senior Attorney, New York As I’ve described in other blogs here, and here, New York City has a nearly 30 billion gallon-per-year problem with raw sewage overflows that’s going to take decades of sustained public and private in… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 13, 2011
by Larry Levine
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When you hear the term “high performance,” you might think of a fast sports car – or your child’s report card. But last week, New York City officials gave it a different meaning, releasing a blueprint for sustainable desig… Continue reading
Share on FacebookAugust 27, 2010
by Scott Slesinger
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What happens to the toxics that utilities remove from their stacks that used to pollute our skies? They now pollute our waters.
COAL ASH FINALLY ADDRESSED — EPA versus OMB
During the past 30 years, the pollutants that used to go up the sta… Continue reading