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U.S. Green Building Council adds certification for neighborhoods
From Green Right Now Reports The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced a new “LEED for Neighborhood Development” rating system today that aims to reward communities that try to reduce urban...
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Senator Lisa Murkowski, drilling away at environmental protections
From Green Right Now Reports (Editor’s note: On June 10, the Senate voted 53-47 to reject Murkowski’s bill.) While some U.S. senators struggle to find a way forward on climate action, Senator Lisa...
View ArticleRobert Redford says the BP oil disaster shows need for clean energy
Green Right Now Reports The Natural Resources Defense Council, and many other environmental groups, are campaigning with renewed vigor for a clean energy bill, in the wake of the ongoing BP oil...
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CBO finds corn ethanol costs taxpayers nearly $2 a gallon in subsidies (on...
(In this column, Sasha Lyutse, a public policy expert with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Welch Environmental Innovation Fellow, based in New York City, argues that corn ethanol is a...
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CBO finds corn ethanol costs taxpayers nearly $2 a gallon in subsidies (on...
(In this column, Sasha Lyutse, a public policy expert with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Welch Environmental Innovation Fellow, based in New York City, argues that corn ethanol is a...
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Report says Virginia landmarks jeopardized by climate change
Satellite image of Jamestown (Photo: NASA) From Green Right Now Reports More than $200 million in spending and 4,000 Virginia jobs supported by the six million visitors each year to Jamestown,...
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Congress should support job-creating clean energy programs
(Peter Lehner is the executive director of the Natural Resources Defense Council, a leading environmental group, which supports efforts to reduce U.S. carbon emissions and raise mileage standards for...
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15 American metro areas with transportation bragging rights
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now New York City, the nation’s best networked metro area, provides the full course of transportation options. Here you can easily hop a plane, train, bus or taxi. You...
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New web tool shows how climate change will worsen extreme heat, drought
From Green Right Now Reports Climate change is expected to lead to worsening drought conditions and greater heat extremes, along with myriad health problems. And a new web tool created by the Natural...
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Most of the nation suffers ‘bad air’ days this summer
California has led the nation in “code orange” dangerous air days this year. From Green Right Now Reports Many American’s are feeling the stress of extreme heat and drought this summer, but we’re also...
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How the US auto industry is creating jobs and cutting pollution while helping...
(As transportation program director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, Roland Hwang advocates for cleaner, more efficient transportation. Below is his speech to the Automotive News World...
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Survey shows a majority of Americans support Obama’s climate action plan
From Green Right Now Reports A poll of Americans reveals that a majority support President Obama’s plan to attack climate change by cracking down on carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power...
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