Arctic Drilling: 6 months is not enough
My colleague Chuck Clusen posted a blog yesterday on the many reasons why offshore drilling in Alaska’s Arctic is a terrible idea. Today we learned that...
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MMS split a start, but not a solution
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today proposed the first of what we hope will be a long string of reforms aimed at strengthening the regulations of oil industry...
Oil & Dispersants Spell Trouble for Florida’s Coral Reefs
When an oil spill happens, the first thing many people think of are the beaches, wetlands, birds and other life along the shore. And the impacts of oil on that...
Video from HSH the Prince of Monaco at the U.N. during Climate Week
NRDC President Frances Beinecke and I did a press conference at the United Nations yesterday with HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and others to highlight the...
The U.S. Should Sign the Law of the Sea Treaty
Today is World Oceans Day - and in Washington, the U.S. Senate is in the midst of deciding whether or not to sign on to the United Nations Law of the Sea...
Managing a melting Arctic
As I type, NRDC Global Leadership Council member Larry Lunt and Belgian explorer Alain Hubert, co-founder of the International Polar Foundation, are trekking...