Expert Blog

The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.

Facts Are Stupid Things

John Adams, our second president, famously said: "Facts are stubborn things." In a 1988 slip of the tongue, Ronald Reagan said : "Facts are stupid things." For...

January 08, 2008

The Great Galvanizer

Seven years ago, incoming President Bush brashly withdrew America from the international effort to stop global warming. Then national security advisor...

January 02, 2008

America’s New Direction

As an American citizen attending climate treaty talks on behalf of NRDC, for too many years I’ve had to endure watching my country’s government play the role...

December 10, 2007

Mad (and Hot) as Hell

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is not going to take it any more. He and Attorney-General Jerry Brown are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today,...

November 08, 2007

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