March 9, 2013
by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz
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Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Director International Program, Washington, D.C.
The State Department draft environmental review of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline shows how TransCanada, the American Petroleum Institute and other proponents o… Continue reading
November 21, 2012
by Rocky Kistner
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Rocky Kistner, Communications Associate, Washington, DC
Thanksgiving is traditionally a time to celebrate the positive things in life, to cherish friends and family and individual accomplishments. But in a rapidly-warming world chock-fu… 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
May 4, 2012
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Following the administration’s release of proposed federal rules for fracking on public lands, the Wall Street Journal quoted Amy Mall commending the administration for reduci… Continue reading
December 14, 2011
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David Pettit spoke with Bloomberg to discuss the federal government’s decision to sell new leases for oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico; this story was also covered by The Wall St… Continue reading
November 29, 2011
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On CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, Gina Solomon refuted claims by the FDA that their testing methodology for Gulf seafood was adequate, and explained why eating seafood contaminated with oil … Continue reading
November 3, 2011
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John Adams spoke with Reuters about Sunday’s protest of the Keystone XL pipeline, which will mark his first visit to the White House since President Obama awarded him a Medal of Fr… Continue reading
October 6, 2011
by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz
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Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Director International Program, Washington, D.C.
Over 200 business leaders sent a letter to President Obama calling on him to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline as not being in our economic interest. The St… Continue reading
August 29, 2011
by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz
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Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Director International Program, Washington, D.C.
This is a guest post by Danielle Droitsch, Senior Advisor to NRDC’s International Program.
On Friday afternoon, just hours after the State Department issued a findi… Continue reading
July 21, 2011
by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz
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Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Director International Program, Washington, D.C. Canada’s international reputation suffered another blow with the short-sighted endorsement by its energy ministers of continued expansion of the tar sands oil industry. This … Continue reading
Share on FacebookJune 16, 2011
by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz
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Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Director International Program, Washington, D.C.
So often, we hear of commitments to protect wilderness areas and the final, legal protection then takes years to realize. Today, the Canadian province of Manitoba and Poplar… Continue reading
March 24, 2011
by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz
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Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Director International Program, Washington, D.C. Today 25 American mayors spoke out against the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. They are concerned that the upcoming second round of environmental reviews should … 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
Share on FacebookDecember 16, 2010
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In the New York Times, Susan Casey-Lefkowitz discussed the environmental damage caused by the tar sands industry; Susan was also quoted in The Canadian Press… David Pettit spoke with the Times-Picayune about a recent lawsuit filed by the federal… Continue reading
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