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- World's rarest marine mammal could face extinction under Trump administration Tue, 27 Mar 18, 5:43amUnder 30 vaquita porpoises live in the wild — but Donald Trump's administration may be violating federal laws that could protect the animals, according to a lawsuit recently filed by conservation groups and reported on...
- EPA ends clean air policy opposed by fossil fuel companies Sat, 27 Jan 18, 3:21amThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing a key Clean Air Act provision. They're reversing the "once-in always-in" policy, which requires power plants to always be classified as a major source of pollution....
- California's last nuclear power plant to be retired by 2025 Wed, 22 Jun 16, 2:16amBy 2030, California hopes to gain 50 percent of its energy from renewable sources and a proposal signed today brings Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) closer to that goal...
- Disturbing Videos Show How Fracking Affects Everyday People in California Fri, 12 Sep 14, 1:19amThe Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) just released three new thought-provoking videos that show how oil and gas development affects residents of California...
- 10% of U.S. Beaches Are Too Polluted for Swimming: How Does Your Favorite Rate? Fri, 27 Jun 14, 2:04amThe Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has just released its 24th annual Beach Report, "Testing the Waters 2014," which identifies the most polluted beaches in the U.S. Shockingly, 10 percent of the nation's beaches...
- Americans Waste $4 Billion on Outdated Dryers Sun, 22 Jun 14, 1:08amWhile some appliances have moved into the future, the humble dryer has been stuck in the past. As refrigerators, washing machines and other things have evolved and become much more energy efficient, the clothes dryer really...
- Supreme Court Supports the EPA’s Power to Control Carbon Emissions Wed, 26 Feb 14, 3:08amSeveral U.S. Supreme Court justices just confirmed that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sufficient power to regulate carbon emissions. A case brought by 13 states and several power companies claimed that the...
- INFOGRAPHIC: How to Buy Green Electronics During Holiday Sales Wed, 27 Nov 13, 3:19amThe Natural Resources Defense Council is helping turn Black Friday green with its annual guide to shopping for environmentally-friendly, energy-efficient electronics...
- Studio Gang’s Mega Efficient NRDC Office Retrofit Achieves LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge Certification Fri, 22 Nov 13, 2:58amLocated in the Civic Opera House building, the open floorplan was key to the design because it allowed for a minimal amount of building materials and maixmum energy efficiency...
- Great moments in activist climate science – NRDC’s Dr. Laurie Johnson: ‘CO2 makes your car hot’ Fri, 24 May 13, 4:27amPeople send me stuff. This makes Bill Nye’s recent CNN fail look almost forgivable. My friend Lars Larson, who runs a nationally syndicated radio show out of Portland, OR sent me this audio clip today. I had to listen...
- Climate Craziness of the week: Chris Mooney, climate trolls, beluga whales, NRDC and all that Fri, 11 Jan 13, 6:09amHere’s another one of those things I discovered when I was looking at something else, and serendipity kicked in. This comes from comment in Chris Mooney’s Twitter feed highlighted by Tom Nelson. In another laughable...
- ‘Waste Cooking’ is a Reality TV Show That Makes Delicious Dishes From Discarded Food Thu, 10 Jan 13, 2:17amAs a species, we waste an amazing amount of food. According to Natural Resources Defense Council, the humans of the world chuck an incredible 40% of all food we produce. Dumpster divers have long sought to live off of the...
- Polling Purple, Spinning Green Sat, 29 Sep 12, 7:07amPolling these days is often a form a spin. Pollsters artfully phrase and sequence questions to elicit the answers the sponsor is paying for. The sponsor then uses the answers to influence the voter attitudes he pretends...
- National Resources Defense Council Study Finds 40% of the World’s Food Goes Uneaten Fri, 24 Aug 12, 2:20amIt’s not exactly breaking news that we humans waste a lot of our food, but a new study by the National Resources Defense Council puts a striking figure on the actual statistics, suggesting that we waste a whopping 40%...
- The “Toxic Twenty”: Keeping America’s Lights On Mon, 13 Aug 12, 12:26pmGuest Post by David Middleton The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is out with their latest “Toxic Twenty” list… The NRDC’s report is standard green claptrap...