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Common Sense for the Clean Energy and Climate Debate

Robert Redford | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Kerry-Boxer, Climate Change, Frances Beinecke, Copenhagen 2009, Barack Obama, China, Global Warming, Nrdc, Green News

Two centuries ago, Thomas Paine wrote, "I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense." That's precisely the approach Beinecke has taken in her stand against climate change.

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BP Slapdown: EPA Really is Back on the Job!

Henry Henderson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Lisa Jackson, Bp, Nrdc, Northwest Indiana, Epa, British Petroleum, Bp Whiting Refinery, Indiana, Coal Industry, Lake Michigan, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Environmental Protection Agency, Atrazine, Water Pollution, Asthma, Air Pollution, Chicago News

The EPA is back: it just weighed in on the controversial BP refinery expansion on Lake Michigan and issued an objection to the lax pollution permit that Indiana had lavished on the project.

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No Impact Week: Consumption and Garbage

Molly Greenwood | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Nrdc, No Impact Week, Reduced Consumption, Local Food, National Resources Defense Council, Green, Low Impact Living, Sustainability, Global Warming, Carbon Footprint, Green News

Looking at the garbage and recycling bins under my own kitchen sink yesterday, it struck me that most of the stuff I end up throwing away consists of packaging.

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Walking the Talk -- My Week of Environmentally Responsible Living

Shravya Reddy | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: No Impact Week, Reduced Consumption, Local Food, Green, Sustainability, Low Impact Living, Global Warming, Carbon Footprint, Nrdc, National Resources Defense Council, Green News

For an environmentalist in America wishing to minimize his or her footprint, New York City is one of the better choices -- less sprawl, more compact living, and a public transit system.

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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

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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The Legacy of Erin Brockovich: Chromium Contamination in Drinking Water

Gina Solomon | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Cancer, Nrdc, Simple Steps, Hexavalent Chromium, Drinking Water, Erin Brockovich, Green News

Almost ten years after Julia Roberts played the title role in the movie, the saga about chromium contamination in drinking water continues.

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Global Warming Fight: Saudi Kingdom Wants Countries To Pay For Drop In Oil Revenue

New York Times | AD MOUAWAD and ANDREW C. REVKIN | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Saudi Arabia is trying to enlist other oil-producing countries to support a provocative idea: if wealthy countries reduce their oil consumption to com...

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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

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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Misguided: Whitman Wants to Roll Back California Climate Plan

Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nrdc, Meg Whitman, Solar Energy, Ab-32, California Legislature, Wind Energy, Climate Change, California, Politics News

Whitman says she would place a moratorium on AB-32 by executive order. It's hard to imagine a more effective way to choke off the burgeoning clean energy economy.

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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

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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Feds to Release Plan to Clean Up Chesapeake Bay

Nancy Stoner | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Stormwater, Nrdc, Water, Agriculture, Factory Farms, Runoff, Pollution, Chesapeake Bay, Green News

The Chesapeake Bay watershed spans portions of six states and more than 60,000 square miles. The only way to clean up the Bay is to get all of those states to work at home to clean up the streams.

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Verizon Wireless Invites Backlash by Supporting Controversial Climate Denier Rally

Rob Perks | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Nrdc, Massey Energy, Don Blankenship, Mountaintop Removal, Facebook, Coal, Verizon Wireless, Green News

No amount of spinning will help Verizon Wireless. But the company can dig itself out of this hole simply by admitting its mistake and immediately withdrawing its support for the rally.

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Verizon Wireless Dumped Glenn Beck: Will It Dump Bizarre Big Coal Sponsorship?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Nrdc, Massey Energy, Dirty Coal, Coal Sludge, Human Rights, Ted Nugent, President Barack Obama, Verizon Wireless, Mountaintop Removal, Coal, Glenn Beck, Green News

Glenn Beck's controversial track record pales in comparison to Massey Energy's mining operations in Appalachia, which have literally displaced American citizens from their native homes.

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Members of Congress Received Fraudulent Letters Paid for by Coal Companies

Josh Nelson | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

A burst of developments Monday considerably raised the profile of the latest attempt by polluting industries to thwart environmental legislation through fraudulent mailings to Congress.

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City Beaches NRDC Report: Some Barely Make The Grade

NY Daily News | By Irving Dejohn and Christina Boyle | Posted 08.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Nrdc Beach Report, City Beaches and Nrdc, City Beaches, Manhattan Beach, City Beach Report, Orchard Beach, Nrdc, Nrdc and City Beaches, New York News

A new report card on New York's coastline says Orchard and Manhattan beaches are among the dirtiest in the city. South Beach on Staten Island and K...

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Winnetka Beach Tops List Of Area's Most Polluted Beaches

Chicago Tribune | Kristen Schorsch | Posted 08.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Evanston South Beach, Monstrose Beach, Rainbow Beach, Northwestern University Beach, Nrdc, Chicago Beaches, Winnetka Elder Park Beach, Beach Water Quality, Beach Pollution, Chicago Beach Pollution, Chicago News

A Winnetka beach topped the list of Cook County's most polluted beaches in 2008, according to a national water testing report issued today....

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How Clean Is Your Favorite Beach? Find Out Now

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 08.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Water Quality, Video, Beach Water Quality, Beach Pollution, Beaches, Nrdc, Vacation Beaches, Green News

The Natural Resources Defense Council just released an in-depth report on the water quality at popular vacation beaches across the nation. The water...

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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

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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Want a Healthy Job Market? Invest in Healthy Technologies

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 07.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Peri, Green Business, Green Jobs, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Business, Nrdc, Green Technology, Business News

Two reports conducted by four cooperating groups show that investing in sustainability (energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofits) c...

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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

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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Bright Lights, Green City: Taking Off-Broadway Off Coal

Jeff Biggers | Posted 06.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Nrdc, Dirty Coal, Michael Bloomberg, Theatre, Mountaintop Removal, Broadway, NY Loves Mountains Festival, Coal, New York City, Green News

Theatre can educate and move people to create change for the common good, not just be another outlet for entertainment.

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Do We Have a Cap? Midwest Governors and Climate Leadership

Henry Henderson | Posted 06.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon, Cap and Trade, Midwest Governors Association, Illinois Governor, Minnesota, Carbon Cap, Midwest, Climate, Nrdc, Minneapolis, Governor Quinn, Clean Energy, Climate Legislation, Clean-Energy-Investments, Energy Policy, Green Energy, Green News

D.C. should take notice that the Midwest is opening the road to a reinvigorated economy and clean energy future.

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Destination: Greenland -- Lessons from the Ice

Ben Jervey | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Exploration, Greenland, Climate Change, Global Warming, Nrdc, Destination: Greenland, Arctic, Inuit, Green News

Surrounded by a vast expanse of white, the Arctic looks and feels completely untouched by man. Yet it is where the effects of our greenhouse gas emission are concentrated.

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Making Every Day Earth Day

Robert Redford | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Earth Day 2009, Nrdc, Environment, Environmentalism, Earth Day, Robert Redford, Green News

Today, pause for a moment and take full advantage of the unprecedented array of tools we have for connecting with others and expressing your views on how to protect the environment.

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A Food Revolution in the Making, from Victory Gardens to the White House Lawn

Michael Pollan | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Nrdc, Michelle Obama, Michael Pollan, Local Food, White House Garden, Sustainable Food, In Defense of Food, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Gardening, Local Farmers, Victory Garden, Victory Gardens, Green News

If we want to make significant progress in reducing global warming we will need to wean the American food system off its heavy diet of fossil fuel and put it back on a diet of solar energy.

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