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LIVE: Ask NRDC President Frances Beinecke Tuesday, 11/10 at 9:45 a.m. EST

LIVE: Ask NRDC President Frances Beinecke Tuesday, 11/10 at 9:45 a.m. EST

The Senate has started debating the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, and in just a few weeks, the United Nations climate meetings in Copenhagen will begin. I have chosen this moment to release my first book, Clean...continued

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climatechange, climatelegislation, copenhagencountdown, energyandclimate2009, fgbbook, globalwarming, greenchat

LIVE CHAT: "Climate Week" and the G20 10am EDT Friday 9/25

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This week world leaders have met in New York and Pittsburgh to discuss global warming.  These high-level meetings are aimed at providing a much needed boost to international efforts to secure a strong agreement to address global warming in Copenhagen,...continued

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climatechange, climatechangenegotiations, climateweek, copenhagencountdown, g20, greenchat, pittsburgh, UNFCCC

Live Blogging from the Ocean Policy Taskforce Hearing in San Francisco

Live Blogging from the Ocean Policy Taskforce Hearing in San Francisco

The Obama Administration's Interagency Ocean Policy Taskforce will come to San Francisco Thursday, Sept. 17, in its only scheduled West Coast stop in a series of public hearings nationwide on a national ocean policy. The Task Force has been directed to create...continued

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greenchat, healthyoceans, nationaloceanspolicy, oceanpolicytaskforce, presidentobama, publichearing, sanfrancisco

LIVE CHAT: International Climate Talks from Bonn

LIVE CHAT: International Climate Talks from Bonn

This December, the nations of the world will meet in Copenhagen to forge a new climate accord that replaces the Kyoto Protocol. With those meetings just six months away, world leaders are gathering this week in Germany to make progress...continued

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LIVE CHAT: What You Should Know Before Heading to the Beach

LIVE CHAT: What You Should Know Before Heading to the Beach

Heading to the beach this summer? Before you go, chat live with NRDC's Nancy Stoner on May 21 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern about beachwater pollution and tips for protecting yourself and your family from waterborne illnesses. Nancy heads the team...continued

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LIVE CHAT on Protecting Wolves and the Endangered Species Act

LIVE CHAT on Protecting Wolves and the Endangered Species Act

The wolves of the northern Rockies have been kicked off the endangered species list. NRDC is going to court to fight for them. Join Andrew Wetzler, director of NRDC's endangered species project, for a special live chat at 2 p.m....continued

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biogems, delisting, endangeredspecies, ESA, greenchat, rockymountains, wildlife, wolves

LIVE CHAT on EPA Determination that Global Warming Pollution Endangers Public Health

LIVE CHAT on EPA Determination that Global Warming Pollution Endangers Public Health

Join David Doniger, NRDC's chief global warming attorney, at 1 p.m. Eastern today, April 20, for a special online chat. Doniger will take questions on Friday's official determination by the EPA that global warming pollution endangers public health, and the...continued

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americancleanenergyandsecurityact, cleanairact, endangerment, energyandclimate2009, EPA, globalwarming, greenchat, pollution
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