Issues
Curbing Pollution
- Wisconsin vs. Fish Ebola: New rules protect the Great Lakes ecosystem (11/20/09)
- The Value of Water (11/19/09)
- A close-up look at a revitalization district (Indianapolis, part 2: the challenges) (11/19/09)
- Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Mario Cordero Speaks About The ATA Settlement (11/17/09)
- Diving Into the Trash at NRDC (11/16/09)
- Join Bobby Kennedy Jr. and Me at a New York City Town Hall (11/16/09)
- Cleaner Cars to Drive Down our Gas Bills by 10% under Climate Bill (11/15/09)
- For the Chemical Industry, Too Much is Never Enough (11/13/09)
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Environmental Justice
- Today is World Toilet Day! (11/19/09)
- A close-up look at a revitalization district (Indianapolis, part 2: the challenges) (11/19/09)
- Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Mario Cordero Speaks About The ATA Settlement (11/17/09)
- Habitat partners with state, private sector to build affordable LEED-ND project in Oakland (11/17/09)
- Water and Ecosystems a Focus at Barcelona Climate Change Talks (11/16/09)
- Contaminated Soil in New Orleans: New Research Finds Arsenic is from Katrina Flood (11/16/09)
- Urban education: the next environmental and smart growth frontier (11/16/09)
- “Housing First” offers glimmer of hope for homeless veterans, others (11/11/09)
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Green Enterprise
- EPA's new, interactive green homes site (11/20/09)
- Clean Energy Promises Abundant Opportunities for Job Growth and Farm Revenues in Arkansas — the 'Natural' State (11/19/09)
- A close-up look at a revitalization district (Indianapolis, part 2: the challenges) (11/19/09)
- "Cash for Caulkers" Coming As Soon As Congressionally Possible (11/18/09)
- Living green above the big box (11/18/09)
- Habitat partners with state, private sector to build affordable LEED-ND project in Oakland (11/17/09)
- Preparing for No Impact (11/15/09)
- New book ‘Green Community’ defines and illustrates sustainable neighborhoods, towns, cities (11/13/09)
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Greening China
- Obama's China Trip: A Breakthrough on Clean Energy and Climate (11/18/09)
- Obama and Hu's New Clean Energy Agreements: On the Path to a Low-Carbon Future (11/17/09)
- Subtle but Important Shifts in Global Warming Positions Just Announced by US & China (11/17/09)
- Obama’s First Trip to China: What to Expect on Global Warming (11/16/09)
- Clean Energy Cooperation on the Eve of the US-China Summit (11/16/09)
- Obama in China: What Should be Done to Build Confidence on US-China Climate Action (11/16/09)
- Obama's Trip to China: a New Interest in Clean Tech and a New Spirit of Cooperation (11/12/09)
- China Environmental News Alert (11/08/09)
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Health and the Environment
- A Water Agency for the 21st Century: Can "Mother Met" Become Met 2.0? (11/20/09)
- High levels of benzene emissions in the Barnett Shale (11/20/09)
- EPA's new, interactive green homes site (11/20/09)
- Today is World Toilet Day! (11/19/09)
- Dispatch from Israel: Smart Nations Are Investing Heavily in Water-Saving Innovations (11/19/09)
- Interior Department Comes Out Strong (Rhetorically) on Mountaintop Removal (11/19/09)
- Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Mario Cordero Speaks About The ATA Settlement (11/17/09)
- How drilling near a home can affect mortgage conditions (11/17/09)
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Living Sustainably
- Windfall or Burden? Two New Reports Focus on "Location Efficiency" and the Real Cost of Housing (11/20/09)
- Three days late, but just as important: TRANSPORTATION (11/20/09)
- EPA's new, interactive green homes site (11/20/09)
- The Value of Water (11/19/09)
- A close-up look at a revitalization district (Indianapolis, part 2: the challenges) (11/19/09)
- Living green above the big box (11/18/09)
- Why are you putting your [insert produce here] into a plastic bag? (11/17/09)
- Habitat partners with state, private sector to build affordable LEED-ND project in Oakland (11/17/09)
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Moving Beyond Oil
- Windfall or Burden? Two New Reports Focus on "Location Efficiency" and the Real Cost of Housing (11/20/09)
- Clean Energy Promises Abundant Opportunities for Job Growth and Farm Revenues in Arkansas — the 'Natural' State (11/19/09)
- Join Bobby Kennedy Jr. and Me at a New York City Town Hall (11/16/09)
- Business Leaders Agree that Electrification of The Transportation Sector is Critical (11/16/09)
- Preparing for No Impact (11/15/09)
- Cleaner Cars to Drive Down our Gas Bills by 10% under Climate Bill (11/15/09)
- Veterans, Clean Energy and Common Sense (11/10/09)
- Major real estate report: shift to urban living is “fundamental,” outer suburbs may “lack staying power” (11/10/09)
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Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy
- Florida Utilities Drag State Efficiency Ranking Down (10/21/09)
- At the Confluence of Water Use and Energy Production (09/30/09)
- Nuclear energy folks are starting to sound a little shrill (07/21/09)
- U.S. Offshore Wind Developments: Deep-Water Turbine Farms vs. Near-Shore Projects (07/20/09)
- Coming soon to a market near you…Gotham Greens! (06/02/09)
- Offshore Wind Moving Forward... (06/01/09)
- US Chamber Calls on Congress to Force Dirty Energy Projects Down Americans' Throats (04/16/09)
- What is next for tar sands? Saskatchewan comes to woo Washington (03/05/09)
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Reviving the World's Oceans
- Blue Ribbon Task Force Concedes to Difficult Compromise for South Coast Marine Protected Areas (11/11/09)
- Lautenberg Raises Alarm on Ocean Acidity (11/04/09)
- Mexico Steps up to the Plate for Endangered Porpoise (11/03/09)
- Off to Cleveland Today to Testify for Great Lakes and Oceans (10/29/09)
- Decision Delayed for South Coast Marine Protected Areas (10/23/09)
- Decision Day for South Coast Marine Protected Area Task Force, Part 2 (10/22/09)
- Decision Day for South Coast Marine Protected Area Task Force, Part 1 (10/22/09)
- Choosing Marine Protected Areas That Will Work Best for Southern California (10/22/09)
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Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
- Does Agency Cynicism Serve Wolves, Science, or the Public Interest? (11/20/09)
- Wisconsin vs. Fish Ebola: New rules protect the Great Lakes ecosystem (11/20/09)
- Come to Montana and Poach a Wolf! (11/19/09)
- Interior Department Comes Out Strong (Rhetorically) on Mountaintop Removal (11/19/09)
- Yellowstone grizzly prospects improve as relisting ruling is upheld (11/18/09)
- Mountains, Mining and Mayflies (11/16/09)
- Pull the Plug on the Electric Asian Carp Fence (11/12/09)
- The Water Package – New Solutions, not “Back to the Future.” (11/12/09)
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Solving Global Warming
- Windfall or Burden? Two New Reports Focus on "Location Efficiency" and the Real Cost of Housing (11/20/09)
- American Rights at Work Launches "Not My Chamber" Campaign (11/20/09)
- Laying the Foundation for US-India Collaboration on Climate Change (11/19/09)
- South Korea Firmed Up Its Global Warming Commitment (11/19/09)
- BREAKING NEWS: RFK, Jr. and Don Blankenship to Debate Energy (11/19/09)
- The US Chamber's Chronic Reliance on Biased Policy Analysis (11/19/09)
- Duke Energy Cut Its Payments to the US Chamber Over Climate (11/19/09)
- Clean Energy Promises Abundant Opportunities for Job Growth and Farm Revenues in Arkansas — the 'Natural' State (11/19/09)
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The Media and the Environment
- "Acid Test" on "Good Morning America"; Fixing Climate Change and Creating Jobs, TVs and Energy-Efficiency Standards, Wastewater in Lake Michigan, and Grizzly Bears Threatened by Climate Change (11/19/09)
- Frances Beinecke and "Clean Energy Common Sense" on MSNBC, Climate Bill Update, Copenhagen, California Delta, Drought, and Wolf Hunts (11/18/09)
- Frances Beinecke on Climate Change; Looking Ahead to Copenhagen, A/C in Cars and Arsenic Contamination in New Orleans (11/17/09)
- Broadcasting "Clean Energy Common Sense," Thoughts on Copenhagen, Doubts on NIF, and E-Waste and Simple Steps (11/16/09)
- "Clean Energy Common Sense" on Air Talk, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Plan, Plug-in Vehicles, and NRDC's Greenest Cities List (11/13/09)
- Get Rid of the Smoke: The NYS Senate Should Pass S.1145-A on Monday (11/13/09)
- Frances Beinecke Discusses "Clean Energy Common Sense," China and Climate Solutions; Renewable Energy Standards, BPA and Human Health Threats, Natural Gas Drilling in NY. (11/12/09)
- Clean Energy Common Sense, Climate in Copenhagen, Fighting Mountaintop Removal Mining in Appalachia, and Touting Wind Energy (11/11/09)
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U.S. Law and Policy
- Wisconsin vs. Fish Ebola: New rules protect the Great Lakes ecosystem (11/20/09)
- Cleaner Cars to Drive Down our Gas Bills by 10% under Climate Bill (11/15/09)
- For the Chemical Industry, Too Much is Never Enough (11/13/09)
- Get Rid of the Smoke: The NYS Senate Should Pass S.1145-A on Monday (11/13/09)
- The Canary in the Coal Mine Is Screaming, But Is Anybody Listening? Highway Pollution and its Devastating Impacts on Local Communities (11/10/09)
- Why Thinking Small Is Smart Transportation Policy (11/10/09)
- The Whole Enchilada - A Summary of the Water Bills (11/06/09)
- On Leadership and the Water Package (11/06/09)
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