To Fight Warming, Ban Arctic and Atlantic Offshore Drilling
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/niel-lawrence/fight-warming-ban-arctic-and-atlantic-offshore-drilling
Still Seeking UN Leadership to End Routine Livestock Drugs
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/david-wallinga-md/still-seeking-un-leadership-end-routine-livestock-drugs
Nevada Regulators Accept Solar Deal, but Need to Do More
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/dylan-sullivan/nevada-regulators-accept-solar-deal-need-do-more
Con Edison Commits To Significant New Efficiency Programs
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A diverse coalition negotiating Con Edison’s rates and services for 2017 through 2019—including Department of Public Service (DPS) staff and Con Edison representatives—agreed to a joint proposal, released today, that includes a significant commitment by the utility to implement new energy efficiency programs, as well as performance incentives […]
The Clean Power Plan Will Save Lives and Money
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Next week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments in the polluter-backed case challenging the most significant step our country has taken to address climate change: the Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan will help clean up power plants, the largest […]
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Go Crabbing
Published by Ocean Conservancy What happens when feisty, tough Dungeness crabs meet an even tougher bunch of fishermen? We’ll find out this fall in Discovery Channel’s new series, Dungeon Cove. The show highlights how the Newport, Oregon Dungeness crab fleet and the local community handle the dangers, victories and worries of the fishing season. It’s clear […]
NC Now Second In Solar; Smart Policies Can Keep It That Way
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund North Carolina just got some pretty excellent news about solar power in the last week: We Tar Heels now have more solar power installed than any other state, save blindingly bright California. Got that? Second in the nation. Only 10 years ago, we were a paltry 19th in […]
Small Power, Big Grid: Part 2
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Emerging Relationship between Distributed Energy Resources and the Transmission System DERs AND REGIONAL LOAD FORECASTING: Getting Full Bang for Our Bucks This blog is the second in a series on the relationship between distributed energy resources or “DERs” (energy efficiency, demand response, rooftop solar, electric vehicles and […]
Arctic ice hits second-lowest level on record
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Arctic ice hits second-lowest level on record – At 1.6 million square miles, sea ice reached its summer low on the 17th. The previous record, 1.31 million square miles, was set in 2012. Associated […]
Thanks for a Fantastic International Coastal Cleanup!
Published by Ocean Conservancy Thank YOU! This weekend, we wrapped up another spectacular International Coastal Cleanup. Thank you so much to all of our volunteers and supporters who came out to make a difference for our ocean. Hundreds of thousands of people turned out all over the world to clean up their local beaches and waterways. […]
Should You Go Solar?
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Elena Elisseeva Solar power sounds like a genius, obvious way to save the planet—after all, solar is clean and renewable. “If you can offset your home energy consumption, that might mean eliminating a quarter to a third of your carbon footprint,” says Jay Orfield, a renewable energy analyst […]
NRDC Sues EPA to Fix Anacostia River Trash Clean-Up Plan
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today NRDC sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approving a flawed clean-up plan for trash in the Anacostia River. The Anacostia—which flows from Maryland, through the District of Columbia, and eventually into the Potomac—is one of the few waterways in the country that’s legally designated as “impaired” […]
Climate Week 2016: Cities Get It and It’s Time We Did, Too
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund When you talk about taking a trip in the United States, or even the world, do you note what state you’re visiting or what city? Nine times out of 10, I’d venture it’s the latter. Pixabay Major metropolitan areas are their own attraction and they’ve become something akin […]
Most states are meeting their Clean Power Plan targets
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Most states are meeting their Clean Power Plan targets – Twenty-seven states are challenging Obama’s climate plan in court, arguing that cutting carbon pollution poses an undue burden. But thanks to changes to […]
More Countries to Formally Join Paris Agreement Next Week
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund After international agreements are finalized it often takes years for countries to formally join the agreement and for the agreement to take effect. It took the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change almost two years after it was adopted for that agreement to enter-into-force. On September 21st, a next […]
Power Plan Foes from Mars, Backers from Venus (Earth Really)
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In less than two weeks, nine judges on the Court of Appeals in Washington will hear arguments over the Clean Power Plan, the centerpiece of this country’s action on climate change. At stake are limits on the nation’s biggest single source of dangerous carbon pollution – some 1500 […]
Sea Shepherd Turtle Protection Campaign Ordered to Immediately Cease Operations in Costa Rica
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd Turtle Protection Campaign Ordered to Immediately Cease Operations in Costa Rica Volunteers given warnings; fate of turtle hatcheries in danger Baby sea turtle trying to make it to the seaThe Costa Rican Government is forcing Sea Shepherd to shut down Operation Jairo II, a campaign to protect endangered […]
Countdown to Kigali
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Moving Toward Strong Global Climate Action on HFCs Co-authored by Bhaskar Deol Countdown to Kigali is a round-up of recent news, blogs and other stories as world leaders head to Kigali, Rwanda to achieve a global agreement on phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent heat trapping greenhouse gases, under […]
Filling the Policy Gap for Community-Located Energy Storage
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Written by my colleague Robin Roy. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) hosted a well-attended Capitol Hill briefing this week on the Community Storage Initiative, aimed at making tomorrow’s electricity grid cleaner and cheaper. I had the pleasure of participating, representing both NRDC and the Community Storage Initiative (CSI), where I serve […]
NYS Offers Impressive Blueprint for Offshore Wind Power
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Offshore wind power is finally on the rise in the United States, with the first U.S. offshore wind project slated to come online soon off Block Island, off the Rhode Island coast. Here in New York, the State has just released its Blueprint for the New York State […]