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Greener Washdays Ahead
posted by Ed Osann, 5/16/12
Ed Osann, Senior Policy Analyst, Santa Monica: In the years ahead, new clothes washers ...
Ahmedabad to Atlanta: Partnership Advances Innovative Project to Protect Communities Against Extreme Heat in India
posted by Meredith Connolly, 5/16/12
Meredith Connolly, Energy Law and Policy Fellow, San Francisco: Co-authored with Kathy ...
Kathy Tran Guest Blog: Ahmedabad to Atlanta - Partnership Advances Innovative Project to Protect Communities Against Extreme Heat in India
posted by Anjali Jaiswal, 5/16/12
Anjali Jaiswal, Senior Attorney, San Francisco: Guest Blog by Kathy Tran, Master of ...
Extreme Rain Storms Double in Midwest: Time to Act
posted by Theo Spencer, 5/16/12
Theo Spencer, Senior Advocate, Climate Center, New York: NRDC released a report today ...
The Light Bulb War: Ideologues Fight for Your Right to Buy Inferior Products
posted by Peter Lehner, 5/16/12
Peter Lehner, Executive Director, New York City: House Republicans are preparing to ...
New Standards for Clothes Washers and Dishwashers Great News for Consumers
posted by Meg Waltner, 5/16/12
Meg Waltner, Energy Efficiency Advocate, Washington, DC: Clothes washers and dishwashers ...
Growing Green Awards: Winners Produce Food that Nourishes People and the Planet
posted by Frances Beinecke, 5/16/12
Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City: Today NRDC announces the winners ...
Citizen participation in the design of sustainable communities
posted by Kaid Benfield, 5/16/12
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC:   ...
Update: Illinois Shark Fin Ban Clears General Assembly
posted by Josh Mogerman, 5/15/12
Josh Mogerman, Deputy Director, National Media, Chicago: The effort to ban trade in ...
Los Angeles Explores Innovative Model to Address Environmental Injustice
posted by Adrian Martinez, 5/15/12
Adrian Martinez, Staff Attorney, Environmental Justice, Santa Monica, California: I ...

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Sowing Justice in the Florida Tomato Fields
posted by Barry Estabrook, 5/16/12
A little over a year ago, Lucas Benitez, Greg Asbed, and I committed ...
Get the Lead Out (of Your Garden)
posted by Paige Smith Orloff, 5/10/12
Lead, cadmium, phthalates, and other nasty chemicals may be lurking ...
Eco Porn: Unbearably Cute Polar Bear Cub Takes First Steps
posted by Melissa Mahony, 5/8/12
Polar bear cubs can turn any icy heart into squee-jeeable slush ...

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VIDEO: Valorando el trabajo de los humanos que nos traen los alimentos
posted by Lucas Benítez, 5/16/12
La Onda Verde felicita a la Coalición de Trabajadores de Immokalee y a Lucas Benítez y ...
A pesar de protestas públicas y una evaluación de impacto ambiental pésima, Chile aprueba otra gran represa en la Patagonia, la Rio Cuervo
posted by Amanda Maxwell, 5/16/12
El 8 de mayo, las autoridades regionales encargadas del medio ambiente en la región patagónica ...
¿Primeros pasos hacia solucionar el cambio climático?
posted by Adrianna Quintero, 5/5/12
Acabamos de pasar un agradable fin de semana con temperaturas más cálidas de lo normal. ...
Senado Mexicano aprueba ley de cambio climático
posted by Jake Schmidt, 5/3/12
La ley nacional sobre el clima recientemente aprobada por el Congreso mexicano está ...

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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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