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Steve Horn: Fracking 'Shock Doctrine' Unveiled as 2013 Illinois Legislative Session Nears End

2013-05-31T13:42:08Z

With the deadline looming rapidly, anti-fracking activists -- or "fracktivists" -- have been protesting, sitting in, testifying in committee hearings and committing acts of non-violent civil disobedience daily at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.

Read more: Nrdc, Illinois Oil and Gas Association, Cameta Energy LLC, Fracking, New Albany Shale, Shale Gas, Federated Natural Resources, Natural Resources Defense Council, Jakob Campbell, Lake Michigan Oil Drilling, Jack Darrin, Hydraulic Fracturing, Sierra Club, Campbell Energy LLC, Illinois, Ioga, Green News

Jeff Biggers: UPDATE: Live at Historic Vote in Illinois: Steingraber and Citizens Bust Fracking Bill (Video)

2013-05-30T14:45:40Z

Since the Governor and the bill negotiators have refused to visit a fracking operation, citizens delivered letters from impacted fracking and frac sand mining residents from Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Iowa to Gov. Quinn and Attorney General Madigan.

Read more: Nrdc, Mark Ruffalo, Fracking, Gov. Pat Quinn, Sierra Club, Lisa Madigan, New York, Illinois, Sandra Steingraber, Hydrofracking, Illinois Fracking Bill, Video, Green News

Henry Henderson: Illinois Fracking Update

2013-05-21T18:20:12Z

With almost no laws in place to protect the public from the known -- and very scary -- dangers associated with the controversial oil and gas extraction technology, communities across Illinois are in harm's way.

Read more: Illinois General Assembly, Hydrofracking, Natural Resources Defense Council, Fracking, Illinois Fracking, Nrdc, Chicago News

Liz Neumark: Foodies With Worries

2013-04-26T18:12:45Z

How safe is our food? How does the FDA monitor domestic food products (as well as what comes into the U.S. food system from other countries?)

Read more: Farm Bill, Immigration Reform, Hunger, Consumer Federation of America, Nrdc, Epa, Food Politics, Food Insecurity, Food Policy, Food Safety, Climate Change, Immigration, Food Waste, Usda, Green News

Henry Henderson: Illinois Fracking Debate: Silence Before the Storm in Springfield

2013-04-26T08:35:46Z

As discussions stall in Springfield, the interests of Illinoisans are left flapping in the wind, with entire communities completely and unacceptably exposed to the array of well known risks associated with the controversial oil and gas extraction technique.

Read more: Illinois General Assembly, Natural Resources Defense Council, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracking, Nrdc, Chicago News

Henry Henderson: Goldman Prize: Kimberly Wasserman Nieto Is a Truly Deserving Winner

2013-04-19T12:48:53Z

This year, I found it invigorating to see the award go to Kimberly Wasserman Nieto, who is one of the most committed and determined leaders in the long fight waged in my city to close Chicago's Fisk and Crawford coal plants.

Read more: Crawford Generating Station, Fisk Coal Plant, Natural Resources Defense Council, Kimberly-Wasserman-Nieto, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Fisk Generating Station, Nrdc, Air Pollution, Crawford Coal Plant, Goldman Prize, Kimberly Wasserman Nieto, Video, Chicago News

Report: State Department's Keystone Analysis Ignores True Climate Impact

2013-04-16T14:16:12Z

WASHINGTON -- The State Department has drastically underestimated the damage the Keystone XL pipeline will do to the global climate, according to new ...

Read more: Oil Change International, Steve Kretzmann, Keystone, Keystone XL Pipeline, Nrdc, Dr. James Hansen, State Department Keystone, James Hansen, Keystone XL, Keystone Climate Impact, Keystone Xl Climate Change, Green News

Henry Henderson: City Hall Continues Investing to Give Chicago the River it Deserves

2013-04-15T10:13:51Z

Change comes slow. Especially when it runs headlong into 150 years of history. That is certainly the case with the Chicago River, a waterway long maligned and mistreated at the heart of this city.

Read more: Natural Resources Defense Council, Chicago River, Rahm Emanuel, Ray Lahood, Nrdc, Chicago News

Larry Jacobs: A Good Bug Doesn't Mean a Dead Bug

2013-04-12T09:50:56Z

The reality of our dependence on toxic pesticides in the United States and around the world can be hard to stomach. The toxic chemicals we spray on our crops aren't just killing pests.

Read more: Pesticides, Organic Food, Sustainable Food, Sustainable Business, Nrdc, 2013 Growing Green Awards, Green Business, Growing Green Awards, Video, Green News

Alicia Jessop: The NBA Adopts A State-Of-The Art Energy Use Tracking System To Cut Costs And Save The Environment

2013-04-11T17:04:37Z

Calculating the NBA's target footprint is important, as it will not only allow teams to adopt standards of best practice to lower the impact of their footprint, but will allow teams to do so in a business savvy manner.

Read more: Miami Heat, Nrdc, Green Living, Green Energy, Earth Day, Nba, Nba Nrdc, Nrdc Growing Green Awards, Nrdc Nba, NBA Green Week, Sports News

Brianna Almaguer Sandoval: Fresh, Healthy Food: Coming to a Corner Store Already Near You

2013-04-09T17:44:55Z

While corner stores are often viewed negatively and blamed for contributing to the obesity epidemic, I've had the privilege over the past four years to view corner stores in a new light: as critical allies in improving the health of our communities.

Read more: Healthy Food, Healthy Corner Store Initiative, Corner Stores, Sustainable Food, Healthy Corner Stores, Nrdc, Growing Green Awards, 2013 Growing Green Awards, Food Deserts, Video, Green News

Tezozomoc: Renewing Our Community's Agricultural Life From Loss in South Central Los Angeles

2013-04-08T10:17:06Z

Too often, the same people who work our fields during the day, planting and harvesting fresh produce, spend their evenings in line at the local food bank.

Read more: 2013 Growing Green Awards, Sustainable Food, Growing Green Awards, Nrdc, Food Justice, South Central Farmers Health and Education Fund, Food Deserts, Video, Green News

Allen Hershkowitz: NBA's Green Week Is Unique

2013-04-04T18:11:46Z

The National Basketball Association's Green Week is globally unique in all of professional sports: No other league or team dedicates an entire week every year to educating tens of millions of fans about the importance of protecting our planet.

Read more: Nrdc, Greenbusiness, Energyefficiency, Usgbc, Greensportsalliance, Nba, Recycling, Sportsgreening, Leed, Greenweek, Davidstern, Green News

Henry Henderson: Fracking vs. Democracy: State Laws Subvert Home Rule and Property Rights

2013-03-26T14:41:43Z

One of the most fascinating and disturbing issues that comes up again and again around fracking is the multitude of exemptions and entitlements that have been handed to the industry at the expense of citizens.

Read more: Natural Resources Defense Council, Illinois, Illinois Oil and Gas Act, Illinois Fracking Regulations, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracking, Property Rights, Nrdc, Ohio, Fracking Bill, Fracking Illinois, Green News

Henry Henderson: Chicago Commercial Buildings Initiative: The Skyline That Makes Our City Beautiful Also Makes It Great

2013-03-07T09:21:25Z

Here in Chicago, the buildings are part of the solution. The skyline that makes our city beautiful is also making it great: energy efficient, sustainable, resilient and ready to face the challenges of a new generation.

Read more: Karen Weigert, Mayor Emanuel, Natural Resources Defense Council, Energy Efficiency, Chicago-Commercial-Building-Initiative, Nrdc, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago Skyline Expansion, Chicago, Chicago Skyline, Chicago News

Steve Horn: ALEC Sham Chemical Disclosure Model Tucked Into Illinois Fracking Bill

2013-03-01T12:53:51Z

Illinois is the next state on the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)'s target list for putting the oil industry's interests ahead of the public interest.

Read more: Nrdc, Natural Resources Defense Council, American Legislative Exchange Council, Fracking, Alec, Chesapeake Energy, Exxonmobil, Council of State Governments, Hydraulic Fracturing, Sierra Club, Illinois, Fracfocus, Green News

Henry Henderson: Fracking in Illinois: Starting With Standards

2013-02-22T19:33:10Z

Unless and until we have strong, protective safeguards on the books, we should not start fracking in Illinois. While we are encouraged by what is currently in bill HB 2615, we will remain vigilant for any weakening of the standards.

Read more: Illinois General Assembly, Natural Resources Defense Council, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracking, Nrdc, Illinois Fracking, Chicago News

OnEarth: Why I Got Arrested at the White House to Stop the Tar Sands Pipeline

2013-02-21T12:34:48Z

By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., OnEarth
On Sunday, NRDC and the Waterkeeper Alliance will join 350.org, the Sierra Club, and many other partners in holding...

Read more: Tar Sands, Nrdc, Tar Sands Action, Nokxl, Video, White House, Civil Disobedience, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tar Sands Jailbirds, Keystone XL, Green News

Kate Gale: Can Gamers Save the World?

2013-02-17T18:39:53Z

A relationship with a person involves presence. If you don't believe me, try raising kids by Skype or phone or email. Obviously, it wouldn't work. If you want to have a relationship with your kids or as an adult kid with your parents, you have to commit to presence.

Read more: Can Gamers Save the World?, Jane McGonigal, Gaming Ted Talks, Gamers, Nrdc, Jane McGonigal Gaming, Tedtalks, Oxfam, Gaming, Green Peace, Technology News

Tina Gerhardt: The State of the Union and Climate Change

2013-02-13T13:26:29Z

While President Obama's focus on climate change is a welcome, albeit belated, shift, it remains to be seen whether he will match words with action. More and more environmental organizations and activists are prepared to keep the pressure on to ensure he does.

Read more: Frances Beinecke, Nrdc, Renewable Energy, Center for Biological Diversity, Phil Radford, Bill Mckibben, 350.Org, Fracking, Fuel Efficiency, Solar Energy, Energy Efficiency, Bill Snape, Greenpeace, Green, Global Warming, Green Energy, Clean Air Act, Climate Change, Barack Obama, Wind Energy, State of the Union 2013, Green News, Hyrdraulic Fracturing, Michael Brune, Sierra Club, State of the Union, Green News

Kate Sinding: 'You're Silencing Us' -- Protecting Free Speech Rights in Sanford, New York

2013-02-12T15:07:45Z

Last September, after taking a series of pro-fracking actions over a four-year period, Sanford's Town Board abruptly imposed a gag order silencing its citizens from discussing the red-hot issue of proposed new fracking in New York and the town.

Read more: Newyork, Fracking, Nrdc, Cuomo, New York Fracking, Gas Drilling, Free Speech, Sanford Fracking, Fracking Protests, Natural Gas, Video, Green News

Sarah Janssen: Toxic-Free Furniture In our Future - Newly Proposed California Regulations Will Improve our Health and Fire Safety

2013-02-08T15:04:49Z

Usually draft regulations released on a Friday get little fanfare, but a new draft furniture flammability standard, TB 117-2013, released today is a r...

Read more: Toxic Chemicals, Flame Retardants, California, Tsca, HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS, Toxic Substances Control Act, Toxics, Nrdc, Video, Green News

Henry Henderson: Chicago River Re-reversal Debate: Getting Infrastructure Ready for the Rigors of Climate Change

2013-01-17T18:37:57Z

The unplanned flow of contaminated water into Lake Michigan is a serious possibility. This situation is another mind-blowing signal that we have to rethink how we manage the Chicago River.

Read more: Natural Resources Defense Council, Lake Michigan, Chicago-Diversion, Water Pollution, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Nrdc, Great Lakes, Climate Change, Army Corps of Engineers, Mwrd, Chicago River, Chicago News

Andrew Winston: Top 10 Sustainable Business Stories of 2012

2012-12-23T10:44:45Z

We may not be keeping pace with these pressures, but leading companies continue to evolve more sustainable strategies and tactics. Let's look at some top macro- and company-level stories.

Read more: Nrdc, Emc, Mit, Big Data, Green Business, China, US Drought 2012, Staples, Apple, Nike, Hybrid Cars, Saudi Arabia, Jeremy Grantham, Bill Mckibben, Bcg, Solar Power, Global Warming, Clean Economy, Fuel Economy Standards, Microsoft, Unilever, Biofuels, Corporate Sustainability, Mayor Bloomberg, Collaborative Consumption, Marks and Spencer, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Zero Waste, Clean Air Act, Transparency, Mckinsey, Natural Capital, Universal Pictures, Carbon Tax, Al Halvorsen, Foxconn, Heineken, Ups, Solyndra, Walmart, John Elkington, Do the Math, Pwc, H&M, Kimberly-Clark, President Obama, Patagonia, Green Supply Chain, Cop18, Greenbiz, Hertz, Dupont, Coca-Cola, Hurricane Sandy, Crayola, Climate Change, Dunkin' Donuts, Flyknit, Tazreen Fashions Fire, Gm, B&Q, Carbon Disclosure Project, Tyson Foods, Open Innovation, Carbon Footprint, Energy Efficiency, Mississippi River, Tesla Model S, Columbia University, Lca, Pepsico, Sasb, Gisr, Green News

Henry Henderson: Fracking Fudged: Looking at Illinois Chamber of Commerce's Job and Economic Numbers

2012-12-18T16:10:16Z

Thursday, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce released a remarkably rosy sounding report, speculating on the impacts that fracking might have on Illinois. Having a look at the report, I was disappointed to find that it's not really all that comprehensive.

Read more: Natural Resources Defense Council, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Shale Gas, Fracking, Nrdc, Illinois-Basin, Hydrofracking, Natural Gas, Illinois, Shale Gas Boom, Albany Shale, Illinois Fracking, Illinois Chamber of Commerce Fracking, Chicago News