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Scientists Discover a New—and Endangered—Orangutan Species

November 2, 2017 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

Meet the frizzy-haired Tapanuli orangutan, already among the world’s most imperiled great apes.

Summers of Our Discontent

November 2, 2017 Expert BlogDr. Kim Knowlton

A new study confirms the growing scientific consensus: Extreme heat isn’t just an inconvenience—it can be deadly.

Market Report Series: Energy Efficiency 2017

November 1, 2017 Resource

Energy Efficiency 2017 is the key global tracker of energy efficiency progress and a vital information resource for policy makers and companies seeking to reap the multiple benefits of energy efficiency.

Master Thanksgiving Dinner Planning with New “Guest-imator”

November 1, 2017 Expert BlogDana Gunders

We’ve all been there: hands on a full belly, eyes slightly drooping, debating one last helping of mashed potatoes from the mounds of food still on the table. As the cornucopia stares back at me, I can’t help but think…

New Dinner Party Planning Calculator Can Help Hosts Waste Less Food This Thanksgiving

November 1, 2017 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK, NY – Just in time for Thanksgiving, a new digital calculator is taking the guesswork out of portion planning to help hosts reduce the massive amount of food, money and resources that go to waste around the holiday…

Canada’s Boreal Clearcutting Is a Climate Threat

November 1, 2017 Expert BlogCanadaJosh Axelrod

For the sake of the global climate, Canada must reign in boreal forest clearcutting and protect as much of this critical resource as possible.

Time to Change Our Clocks Back and Our Lightbulbs Forward

November 1, 2017 Expert BlogNoah Horowitz

The Natural Resources Defense Council is launching an #LEDchallenge to urge everyone to switch out at least one inefficient bulb for an LED.

Tell DOT to Protect the Environment, as Required by Law

November 1, 2017 Expert BlogDeron Lovaas

I just reviewed the U.S. Department of Transportation’s draft 5-year strategic plan, posted on Monday. There is nothing green about the plan, despite the fact that my heart jumped when I spotted the word “environment” under the first objective of…

Boreal Clearcutting Undermines Canada's Climate Leadership

November 1, 2017 Expert BlogAnthony Swift

New analysis by NRDC shows that clearcutting in Canada's boreal forest is a significant source of carbon emissions - and a failure to address them risks undermining the nation's climate leadership.

Clearcutting in Canada’s Boreal Forest Unleashes Unreported Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Worsening Climate Change

November 1, 2017 Press Release

Impacts of industrial logging jeopardize Canada’s climate leadership

“America’s Serengeti” Faces Unprecedented Congressional Threat

November 1, 2017 Expert BlogNora Apter

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is so spectacular that it’s alternately referred to as America’s Serengeti—the Crown Jewel of the National Wildlife Refuge System—and the Sacred Place Where Life Begins.

The World’s Largest Solar Park - Kurnool, India

October 31, 2017 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal

Boreal Caribou Crisis Worsens as Inaction and Delay Continue

October 31, 2017 Expert BlogShelley Vinyard

Threats to Canada’s boreal caribou were thrown into stark relief when the Canadian federal government announced that provinces and territories failed to meet a deadline to finalize science-based conservations plans for the species.

Lawsuit Update: DOE Inaction Costs Consumers Billions

October 31, 2017 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

EPA’s Pruitt Putting Health at Risk by Replacing Scientists with Pollution Apologists

October 31, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt moved today to dismiss science advisors who have received EPA grants from its Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Science Advisory Board, and reportedly is planning to put in their place…