May 14, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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The Wall Street Journal’s defense of CO2 is ‘monumentally naive’


A recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal titled In Defense of Carbon Dioxide” suggests climate change isn’t a problem because plants need CO2 to grow. Climate writers call it a new low for climate denial. Continue reading

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May 2, 2013
by Greenlaw from NRDC China
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China Environmental News Alert

Greenlaw from NRDC China, NRDC China Program, Beijing
April 26, 2013- May 2, 2013
NRDC has been working in China for over fifteen years on such issues as energy efficiency, green buildings, clean energy technologies, environmental law, … Continue reading

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April 22, 2013
by NRDC News
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Week of 4/15: Greening sports, national oceans policy, China’s pollution control, and more NRDC in the News…

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The April-May issue of Poder Magazine featured Frances Beinecke’s article on greening the sports industry through sustainable, energy-efficient, and low-impact facilities as well a… Continue reading

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April 12, 2013
by Amanda Maxwell
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Latin America Green News: Pascual Lama is suspended in Chile, green homes awarded in Costa Rica, wind energy enters the national debate in Mexico

Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America.
April 8-12, 2013
Chile
The Italian energy company Enel&mdas… Continue reading

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March 12, 2013
by Max Baumhefner
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Wall Street Journal Op-Ed Needs a Better Accountant

Max Baumhefner, Sustainable Energy Fellow, San Francisco
A Wall Street Journal Op-Ed by Bjorn Lomborg, “Green Cars Have a Dirty Little Secret,” argues that even though driving on electricity emits half as much pollution as d… Continue reading

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August 30, 2012
by Greenlaw from NRDC China
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China Environmental News Alert

Greenlaw from NRDC China, NRDC China Program, Beijing
NRDC has been working in China for over fifteen years on such issues as energy efficiency, green buildings, clean energy technologies, environmental law, and green supply chain issue… Continue reading

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July 27, 2012
by NRDC News
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NRDC in the News 7/27: Sustainable clothing industry, fuel-efficiency standards exceeding expectations, fracking dangers and more…

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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

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May 31, 2012
by NRDC News
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NRDC in the News 5/30: Greening the LA Convention Center, Growing Green Award winner, fracking dislosure, and more…

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NRDC’s comment letter to the Los Angeles City Planning Department regarding the proposed construction of a 72,000-seat football stadium and Convention Center expansion in downtown … Continue reading

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May 29, 2012
by NRDC News
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NRDC in the News 5/29: Growing Green Awards, atrazine dangers, climate change and health threats, and more…

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The San Francisco Chronicle covered NRDC’s 2012 Growing Green Awards, which celebrated the nation’s food vanguards, and quoted Peter Lehner on the need to use life-saving ant… Continue reading

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May 4, 2012
by NRDC News
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NRDC in the News 5/4: Stronger fracking rules proposed, transit funding, Keystone XL pipeline update, and more…

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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

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May 3, 2012
by Amanda Eaken
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Author of California’s Smart Growth Law Gets WSJ Platform

Amanda Eaken, Deputy Director, Sustainable Communities, San Francisco
On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal ran a lengthy letter by California Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg, in response to Wendell Cox’s April 7th pi… Continue reading

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April 25, 2012
by Henry Henderson
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Fracking in Ohio

Henry Henderson, Director, Midwest Program NRDC, Chicago, Illinois
Listen to the fracking fanatics in Ohio and you are likely to hear lots about the economic possibility, but a whole lot less about its economic and environmental liabili… Continue reading

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April 16, 2012
by NRDC News
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NRDC in the News: Christie’s Green Auction, FDA and antiobiotics, stormwater pollution and more…

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Frances Beinecke was quoted in Forbes about Christie’s third annual Green Auction: Bid to Save the Earth to draw attention to the rampant water pollution in China, saying “Yo… Continue reading

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December 14, 2011
by NRDC News
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NRDC in the News 12/14: New Gulf oil leases, Keystone XL pipeline and other dangerous riders, fracking and more…

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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

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November 16, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Back to the farm: subdivision land now reverting to agriculture

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
 
How the times have changed:  while residential land prices in the US have fallen by a staggering 70 percent since 2006, the value of cropland has actually ris… Continue reading

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October 25, 2011
by NRDC News
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NRDC in the News 10/25: Keystone XL concerns, air pollution rule delay, water shortages, and more…

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Anthony Swift was quoted in a Bloomberg BusinessWeek story about Nebraska Gov. Heineman’s call for a special legislative session to consider ways the state may change the prop… Continue reading

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March 24, 2011
by Peter Lehner
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22 Years after the Exxon Valdez, It’s Time for America to Do More with Less Oil

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

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March 18, 2011
by Greenlaw from NRDC China
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Chinese property: the most important sector in the world and other environmental news

NRDC has been working in China for over twelve years on such issues as energy efficiency, green buildings, clean energy technologies, environmental governance and public participation, and green supply chain issues. This China Environmental News Alert … Continue reading

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March 18, 2011
by Greenlaw from NRDC China
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Chinese property: the most important sector in the world and other environmental news

NRDC has been working in China for over twelve years on such issues as energy efficiency, green buildings, clean energy technologies, environmental governance and public participation, and green supply chain issues. This China Environmental News Alert … Continue reading

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March 5, 2011
by Barbara Finamore
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China Puts Forth Energy Intensity, Carbon Intensity and Total Energy Consumption Targets in Twelfth Five Year Plan in Effort to Tackle "Unsustainable Economic Growth"

China’s annual parliamentary session opened Saturday morning, with 3,000 National People’s Congress members and 2,000 members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) gathered in the Great Hall of the People t… Continue reading

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