Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Yesterday, NRDC sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice to express its strong opposition to the creation of the largest seed and chemical corporation in the world—a new industrial goliath anticipated from the German chemical and pharmaceutical conglomerate, Bayer AG’s, proposed takeover of the U.S. agrochemical […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Part of NRDC’s Year-End Series Reviewing 2016 Energy Developments The incredible strides renewable energy made in America this year, combined with the election of Donald Trump, remind me of that famous quote from A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund With the flip of a switch today, the country’s first offshore wind power project began commercial operations. That’s something to celebrate—and it’s only the beginning for this abundant energy resource! An American First: The nation’s first offshore wind power project, located off the Rhode Island coast, can be […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) just-released standard for commercial and industrial compressors succeeds in lowering the energy use of these machines and, consequently, reduces the pollution output necessary to run them, but still falls short of what we and other researchers believe is possible. What’s a compressor? […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In a breakthrough year of “firsts” for offshore wind in the United States, New York State is poised to add another to the list. The State’s clean energy agency, NYSERDA, plans to play a pioneering role in the early development of our region’s first federal offshore wind energy […]
Published by the Environmental News Service ABUJA, Nigeria, December 8, 2016 (ENS) – Five more West African countries have agreed to ban the import of Europe’s dirty high-sulfur diesel fuel, a move that will slash vehicle emissions and help an estimated 250 million people breathe cleaner air. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/12/08/african-countries-ban-dirty-diesel-imports-from-europe/
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In a new report, NRDC examines the impact a suite of new tar sands oil infrastructure proposals could have on America’s coasts and rivers if they were built. Ranging from coast to coast and leaving hardly any major U.S. waterway free from threat, these projects would facilitate more […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It’s easy to get lost in the details of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s work, but there’s nothing hard to understand about their mission: “to protect human health and the environment.” Although the agency aims to serve all Americans, the EPA recognizes that children are particularly susceptible to […]
If you live in Austria, should you be concerned about exposure to bisphenol A (BPA)? Not according to the results of a new study from Austrian government researchers that was just published in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. The title of the new study (Human biomonitoring of bisphenol A exposure in an Austrian population) may not […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President-elect Donald Trump’s list of contenders contains big polluter allies and apologists. Andrew Soundarajan/iStock As early as this week, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name a new administrator to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. We don’t know who he’ll tap, but we’ve seen nothing but worrisome […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund With a very different federal landscape, and action on clean energy and climate change threatening to stall, the real climate action is going to occur where the rubber hits the road: cities and states. There is already tons of good news in this area, including, after more than […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund When Canada’s Prime Minister announced his government’s approval of two new tar sands pipelines earlier this week, he repeated his befuddling claim that expanding productions of one of the world’s dirtiest sources of energy was a necessary step in the fight against climate change. Huh? It’s a claim […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. November 19 – December 1 Water Niños bolivianos observan las obras en el sector de Collpani, desde donde se intentará bombear agua para la ciudad de La Paz Agencia EFE Bolivia’s Altiplano region—including […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund You may have missed it while you were putting the finishing touches on your green bean casserole, but last Wednesday, Health Canada—the Canadian government department with responsibility for that country’s public health—issued a report proposing to ban almost all uses of the controversial neonicotinoid pesticide (or “neonic”) imidacloprid. […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The following message is from Janis Searles Jones, President, and Andreas Merkl, CEO. This has been such a great year for the ocean, and I have you to thank for it. Protecting the ocean is a BIG job, and we can’t do it without people like you. You’ve put in so much effort all […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This week, about 46 million turkeys will appear on tables across the United States. As families give thanks and try to steer conversations away from politics, they should also give a nod of appreciation to the ancient Mayans, who were the first to domesticate that bird on their […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A federal appeals court is reviewing whether Connecticut’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) violates the Federal Power Act and the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. On November 22, NRDC and several allied groups filed a “friend of the court” brief in defense of the RPS, which requires an increasing […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund CSIRO We’ve been expecting them, the green crabs. Scientists have watched the European invaders creep up the Pacific Coast for decades, and now they’ve finally arrived in Puget Sound, off northwestern Washington. Volunteers found Puget’s first green crab in a baited trap on August 30, and five more […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Philippe Echaroux The Brazilian rainforest is an inextricable part of the Surui people’s past and present. The future of the tribe and the trees, however, depends on the rest of the world knowing it. Outsiders first made contact with the Surui tribe in 1969. Soon after, the Surui […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As leaders the world over extend their initial thoughts to President-elect Trump, one message has become abundantly clear: cooperate on climate change, or risk becoming an international pariah. Trump has been vocal in his campaign rhetoric to “renegotiate” or even “cancel” the Paris Agreement on climate change that […]