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Protecting Eagles While Working to Guide Wind Development
posted by Katie Umekubo, 5/20/13
Katie Umekubo, Western Renewable Energy Project Attorney, Washington, D.C.: Recent ...
Illinois Fracking Update
posted by Henry Henderson, 5/20/13
Henry Henderson, Director, Midwest Program NRDC, Chicago, Illinois: Normal 0 false ...
A Big Move for a Small State -- Delaware Bans Shark Fins
posted by Francesca Koe, 5/20/13
Francesca Koe, Director of Campaigns, San Francisco: Delaware may be tiny in terms ...
Clean energy in Colorado needs Governor Hickenlooper's leadership
posted by Noah Long, 5/20/13
Noah Long, Legal Director, Western Energy Project, Energy & Transportation Program; and Clean Energy ...
New Carbon Pollution Level Confirms We Have Entered the Era of Extreme Weather
posted by Frances Beinecke, 5/20/13
Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City: Scientists recently reported that ...
New round of arts grants help revitalize and animate city neighborhoods
posted by Kaid Benfield, 5/20/13
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC:   It’s ...
California Could Save $1.2 Billion by Setting Efficiency Standards for 15 New Products
posted by Pierre Delforge, 5/20/13
Pierre Delforge, Director, High Tech Sector Energy Efficiency, San Francisco: Making ...
Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Issues Decision on San Onofre, Sides with FOE and NRDC
posted by Jordan Weaver, 5/20/13
Jordan Weaver, Project Scientist and Science Center Fellow, Washington, D.C.: In the ...
Missouri's 2013 Legislative Session Ends, the Renewable Energy Standard Stays Intact
posted by Kimi Narita, 5/20/13
Kimi Narita, MAP Energy Fellow , Chicago: As Missouri’s legislative session ...
Mission Impossible?
posted by Dan Lashof, 5/19/13
Dan Lashof, Program Director, Climate & Clean Air, Washington, D.C.: On Friday ...

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You’re Never Alone When You’re with a Drone
posted by David Gessner, 5/20/13
By David Gessner Last Tuesday, as I do almost every day, I went ...
Frog Fungus and the Pregnancy Test of Doom
posted by Jason Bittel, 5/17/13
By Jason Bittel Things are not going well for frogs. A type of ...
Overinflated: Why the NYC Bike Share Backlash Is a Good Thing
posted by Tom Vanderbilt, 5/15/13
By Tom Vanderbilt No revolution is deserving of the label if it ...

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El futuro del planeta está en nuestras manos
posted by Adrianna Quintero, 5/18/13
Este blog fue escrito con la colaboración de Evelyn Arévalo En este mes en el cual celebramos ...
La calidad del aire en América Latina: altos niveles de contaminación requieren una fuerte acción gubernamental
posted by Amanda Maxwell, 5/6/13
La nube sofocante de humo que se situó sobre Beijing en enero de este año fue un recordatorio ...
La visita de Obama a México es una oportunidad para revisar la cooperación ambiental entre México y Estados Unidos
posted by Carolina Herrera, 5/2/13
La visita del presidente Obama a México esta semana será la segunda vez en menos de seis ...
Consejos para celebrar el Día de la Tierra a diario
posted by Noah Horowitz, 4/18/13
Se aproxima el Día de la Tierra, pero puedes lograr mucho en los próximos minutos y todos ...

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Two Zijin Senior Staff Fined 1.15 Million RMB and Other Recent China Environmental Law, Public Participation, and Climate Change News
posted by Greenlaw, 1/14/11
紫金矿业两高管被罚115万以及其他最近的中国环境法、公众参与及气候变化的新闻 Two Zijin senior staff fined 1.15 million RMB, Zijin to donate ...
NRDC Beijing Office-DSM Staff Engineer – Job Opening
posted by JingJing Qian, 1/12/11
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is seeking a full-time staff engineer for the Demand Side ...
The Warriors of Qiugang – A New Documentary on the Struggle to Save China’s Environment
posted by Alex Wang, 1/10/11
A great deal has been written about the struggles to resolve China’s overwhelming environmental problems, ...
Progress and Retreat for Environmental Transparency in China: Announcing the 2009-10 Pollution Information Transparency Index (PITI) Results
posted by Alex Wang, 1/4/11
Environmental transparency in China showed both progress and retreat over the past year, and many ...

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