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NRDC President's New Book Calls for Action on Climate Change
WASHINGTON (November 10, 2009) – Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, releases her first book today against the background of vibrant debate on global climate change at home and abroad. As Congress continues to advance clean energy and climate legislation and nations around the world prepare for climate negotiations in Copenhagen, a spirited and authoritative voice explains why the time has come to act.
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Following is a Statement by Daniel Lashof, Ph.D., director of NRDC's Climate Center on the Science Magazine article "Fixing a Critical Climate Accounting Error"
“This article, by prominent ecologists and climate scientists, underscores the need to measure the environmental benefits and costs of bioenergy in a complete and scientifically valid way. We need to promote bioenergy that helps us fight global warming rather than costs us forests. Global warming is too serious of a problem for us to use incomplete balance sheets.”
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Polar Bear to Receive Habitat Protection
Washington D.C. (October 22, 2009) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to designate over 200,000 square miles of coastal lands and waters along the north coast of Alaska as “critical habitat” for the polar bear. This proposal is a response to a partial settlement in a lawsuit brought by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Greenpeace.
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California Adopts Flawed Mileage-Based Auto Insurance Regulations
SACRAMENTO, CA (October 19, 2009) –The Natural Resources Defense Council today said that new California “Pay As You Drive” insurance regulations will not likely save Californians money nor significantly reduce global warming pollution. The final regulations, which merely permit insurance companies to verify the miles their customers drive, can be found here.
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Latinos use Voces Verdes to Call for Strong Climate and Energy Legislation
Washington, D.C. (October 14, 2009) – Voces Verdes, an innovative platform designed to highlight the Latino community’s support for strong climate and clean energy legislation was launched today by La Onda Verde, the Latino arm of the Natural Resources Defense Council, in partnership with America Verde and Common Ground for Conservation.
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