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The U.S. Takes the Lead in Restricting Polar Bear Hunting and International Trade

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, Natural Resources Defense Council, Polar Bears, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nrdc, Canada, Green News
Andrew Wetzler

Obama, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar all deserve enormous credit for taking this step, which wasn't easy and is sure to irritate our friend to the north, Canada.

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Turning Up the Pressure on the U.S Chamber of Commerce

Josh Nelson | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Nrdc, General Electric, Ed Markey, South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, President Obama, Employee Free Choice Act, PNM Resources, Accce, San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Alcoa, Climate Change, Americans With Disabilities Act, New Yorker, Apple, Nike, Kevin Grandia, Adam Green, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, PG&E, Blue America, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Politics, Service Employees International Union, Exelon, CREDO Mobile, Global Warming, Family and Medical Leave Act, Political News, Steven Chu, Efca, Natural Resources Defense Council, Duke Energy, Health Care, Chamber of Commerce, Senator Graham, Frank Knapp, Levi Strauss, Move On, Seiu, Entergy, Psef, Green News
Josh Nelson

Companies should only be members of the Chamber of Commerce if they support hyper-conservative anti-regulatory policies across the board, and aren't afraid to show it.

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That Glass is Pretty Full: Why Yesterday's Wolf Ruling is (Mostly) Good News

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Montana, Wolf Hunting, Northern Rockies, Idaho, Fish and Wildlife Service, Nrdc, Wolf, Gray Wolves, Wolves, Endangered Species, Gray Wolves Endangered Species, Natural Resources Defense Council, Endangered Species Act, Green News
Andrew Wetzler

Yesterday, a judge gave the Obama Administration a chance to start over in protecting wolves. I hope the president seizes it.

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You're Not the King of Me: Midwest Gen Runs Afoul of the Clean Air Act

Henry Henderson | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Natural Resources Defense Council, Epa, Chicago, Midwest Generation, Department of Justice, Pollution, Air Pollution, Coal, Clean Air Act, Lisa Madigan, Chicago News
Henry Henderson

Filing a lawsuit against the folks responsible for filth-spewing, coal-burning relics in Chicago's Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods.

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Did Bad Energy Policy Cause the Economic Crisis? (VIDEO)

Blaise Zerega | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: David Goldstein, Energy, Natural Resources Defense Council, fora.tv, Nrdc, Economy, Economic Crisis, Environment, Green News, Blaise Zerega, Green Energy, Green News
Blaise Zerega

David Goldstein of the Natural Resources Defense Council makes a convincing case linking jobs, inflation, and the savings rate to smart environmental practices.

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Behind the NRDC's Social Media Strategy

Eric Kuhn | Posted 07.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Blogs, Natural Resources Defense Council, Twitter, Social Networks, Nrdc, Netroots, NRDC Action Fund, Viral, Facebook, Obama-Environemntal-Policy, Global Warming, Green News
Eric Kuhn

hen the Natural Resources Defense Council needs to generate attention for environmental issues, one of the people they turn to is Apollo Gonzales, the Netroots campaign manager.

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NRDC Gala: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Tom Ford, And More (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Natural Resources Defense Council, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Slideshow, Heather Graham, Leonardo Dicaprio, Cameron Diaz, Lisa Kudrow, Brian Grazer, Robert Kennedy, Rosanna Arquette, Entertainment News

The Natural Resources Defense Council held a 20th anniversary gala at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills Saturday night. Celebrities who cam...

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Court Agrees: Phthalates are Banned From Toys Effective Next Week!

Sarah Janssen | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Toys, Simplesteps, Cpsc, Petition, Phthalates, Children, Personal Health, Nrdc, Raising Children, Parenting, Natural Resources Defense Council, Kids, Health, Children's Health, Parents, Living News
Sarah Janssen

Phthalates (pronounced thal-ates) are chemicals used in many common consumer products, including as softeners of plastic children's toys -- like a rubber ducky.

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Can You Spare a Drop of Water?

Sarah Newman | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Natural Resources Defense Council, Drought, Australia, Desertification, Water, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Los Angeles, Global Warming, California, Water Waste, Climate Change, Environment, Bottled Water, Green News
Sarah Newman

Although I live in Los Angeles, warnings of droughts seem to be a mere blip on most people's radar screens. Global warming doesn't know boundaries and California is next in line.

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Al Meyerhoff and the Chemistry of Life and Death

Diane Dulken | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Organic Farming, Pesticides, Lawyers, Toxic, Organic Farmers, Nrdc, Organic, Memories, Death, Toxic Chemicals, Natural Resources Defense Council, Leukemia, Food Quality Protection Act, Tribute, Al Meyerhoff Leukemia, Al Meyerhoff, Organic Food, Memory, Cancer, Memorial, Oregon, Portland Oregon, Green News
Diane Dulken

This environmental lawyer reminded us that the vast majority of commercial and industrial chemicals in circulation today are not tested for longterm health effects before being put on the market.

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Describing the Devastation of Mountaintop Mining

Peter Lehner | Posted 03.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Mountaintop-Removal Mining, Tennessee Coal Ash, Renewable Energy, Fertility, Animals, Coal, Tennessee Valley Authority, Mountains, Trees, Mountaintop Removal, Grass, Tennessee, Topsoil, Kentucky, Coal Mining, TVA Spill, Toxic, Clean Coal, Carbon Emissions, Nrdc, Environmentalism, Winter, Tva, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bush Administration, Mining, Tennessee Coal Spill, Land, Environment, TVA Disaster, Valleys, Green News
Peter Lehner

We also need to cap carbon and make coal pay its true price so that clean energy can compete with it. NRDC will be working on all of that.

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Look Who's Following me... Yikes!

Julia Bovey | Posted 03.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, The Internet, Ads, Twitter, Christmas Carols, Clean Coal, Fuel Efficiency, Nrdc, Computers, Web, Websites, Advertisements, Science, Pollution, Coal, Internet, Natural Resources Defense Council, Electricity, The Onion News, Alternative Fuels, Singing, Technology, Global Warming, Scientists, Green News
Julia Bovey

Someday, coal-fired electricity plants will likely be able to capture and store their global warming pollution, and that's something that NRDC encourages, as long as it's done well.

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California's Water Problems Weren't Caused By a Fish: We Need a 21st Century Water Policy for Fish and People

Doug Obegi | Posted 02.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Rain, Low-Flow Showerheads, Drought, Water Demands, Natural Resources Defense Council, California, Fish and Wildlife Service, Precipitation, Orange County, Snow, Water, Nrdc, Toilets, Levees, Environment, Green News
Doug Obegi

California is at a crossroads; it can either follow its old course toward drought and an insufficient drinking water supply, or it can commit to a new, smart-water solution for the 21st century.

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Yes, We Can Regulate CO2!

Sarah Newman | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Nrdc, Oil and Gas, George Bush, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Yes We Can, Carbon Dioxide, Obama, Co2, Transportration Secretary Roy LaHood, Bush-Era, Natural Resources Defense Council, Oil Industry, Transportation Department, Takepart, Kyoto Protocol, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Global Warming, Environment, Green News
Sarah Newman

Environmentalists are heralding Obama's decision to review the request by California and 13 other states to establish strict limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.

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Thank You Robert Redford, and I'm Sorry

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Bush Administration, Sundance Film Festival, Green Energy, Global Warming, Nrdc, Robert Redford, Clothing, Peacoats, Three Days of the Condor, California, Environmentalism, Paul Newman, Pea Coats, Teenage Girls, Army Navy Store, Los Angeles, Teenagers, Natural Resources Defense Council, Awkwardness, Century City, Green News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

While other celebrities sit at home counting their money, you have used your fame to make the planet better, as did your good friend Paul Newman. Thank you!

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Now Let's Get to Work, Starting with the House Stimulus Package

Frances Beinecke | Posted 02.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Natural Resources Defense Council, Biden, Energy Efficiency, Van Jones, Economic Stimulus Package, Inauguration Day 2009, Economy, Nrdc, Inauguration, House Stimulus Package, Environment, Obama, Clean Energy, Waxman, Global Warming, Green News
Frances Beinecke

For the first time ever, clean energy solutions like smart grids, weatherizing homes, and renewable power sit at the centerpiece of a national stimulus bill -- Obama's.

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Utah Lands Win a Reprieve at the Dawn of a Cleaner, Greener Future

Robert Redford | Posted 02.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Natural Resources Defense Council, Robert Redford Utah Wilderness, Bush Administration, Obama Inaugural Address, Nrdc, Environment, Bureau of Land Management, Obama, Wilderness Protection, National Parks, Utah, Green News
Robert Redford

Destroying our natural heritage will do nothing to solve our energy challenges for the long-term, which to me, is even more reason to act.

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Bush Administration to Strip Wolves of Federal Protection... Except for Wyoming

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 02.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Nrdc, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bush Administration, Montana, Environmental Protections, Earthjustice, Wyoming, Esa, Wolves, Northern Rockies, Gray Wolves Endangered Species, Bush Endangered Species, Animals, Endangered Species Act, Idaho, Wolf, Green News
Andrew Wetzler

With a viable population of this American icon so close to being a reality, we simply cannot allow the Bush Administration to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory as they slink out the door.

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Day 1 of the New Congress Bodes Well for Oceans

Sarah Chasis | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: 111th Congress, George Bush, Natural Resources Defense Council, Congress, Beaches, George W. Bush, Environment, National Healthy Oceans Act, Obama, Oceans, Barack Obama, Marine Monuments, Offshore Drilling, Healthy Oceans Act, Green News
Sarah Chasis

Like a Clean Air Act for our air, and a Clean Water Act for our water - we need a landmark bill to protect the health of our oceans.

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Bush's New Marine Monuments: The Good, the Bad and Next Steps

Sarah Chasis | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Oil Rigs, George Bush, Natural Resources, Ocean Animals, Sonar Whales, Pacific Remote Islands, Nrdc, Sonar Harmful, George W. Bush, Whales, Marine Monuments, Sonar, Save the Whales, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sea Creatures, Beaches, Fish, Environment, Marinas, Ocean Resources, Oceans, Pacific Ocean, Politics News
Sarah Chasis

Dozens of scientific studies show that fully protected marine reserves have more and bigger fish than similar habitats that are fished, which makes them highly productive.

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Major Turning Point in the Fight to Save Whales

Joel Reynolds | Posted 01.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Save the Whales, Natural Resources Defense Council, Marine Life, Natural Resources, Oceanic Life, Sonar Whales, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Nrdc, Environment, Mammals, Whales, Ocean, Green News
Joel Reynolds

Despite mounting evidence that such sonar can kill and seriously injure marine mammals, the Navy refused to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act.

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Is Schwarzenegger Throwing the Baby Out With the Bathwater?

Annie Notthoff | Posted 01.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Natural Resources Defense Council, Green Infrastructure, Natural Resources, California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nrdc, Environment, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Global Warming, Politics News
Annie Notthoff

Governor Schwarzenegger has been one of the most visible champions on the world stage for the proposition that a healthy environment and strong economy go hand in hand.

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John "Nuke Bailout" Bryson Must Not Be Secretary of Energy

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Solartopia, Bailout, Secretary of Energy, Barack Obama, Deregulation, Green Energy, Nuclear Power, SoCalEd, Southern California Edison, California Public Utilities Commision, Pacific Gas and Electric, Gray Davis, Enron, CPUC, John Bryson, Sustainable Energy, Pete Wilson, Gov. Schwarzenegger, Ralph Canvanagh, Natural Resources Defense Council, Electric Power, Greenwashing, Green News
Harvey Wasserman

Long gone from Southern California Edison, John Bryson's ascent to head the Department of Energy would send a disastrous signal to those who are committed to a post fossil/nuclear future.

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The Birds on the Tar Sands

Susan Cosier | Posted 01.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Tar Sands, Natural Resources Defense Council, Birds, Boreal Songbird Initiative, Boreal Forest, Green News
Susan Cosier

Harvesting oil sands in Alberta could impact up to 170 million birds that breed in the boreal.

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Sam Stein

Environmentalists Fear Obama Will Forget Them In Economic Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rodger Schlickeisen, Environmental Policy, President Obama, Green Jobs, Eocnomy Environment, Environmental Concerns, Jim Lyonational, Union of Concerned Scientists, Greenpeace, Global Warming, Climate Change, Obama Environment, Environment, Defenders of Wildlife, Natural Resources Defense Council, Economic Debate, Gas Leaks, Barack Obama, Green Technology, Green News, National Wildlife Federation, National Audubon Society, President Elect Obama, Politics News

There is a small but growing concern within environmental circles that the current economic crisis will push back some of the "green" agenda that Bara...

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