Green Options » Natural Resources Defense Council http://greenoptions.com/tag/natural-resources-defense-council Posts tagged 'Natural Resources Defense Council' Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:54:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Alaska Vows To Fight Polar Bear Protection With Lawsuits, Disses Climate Change http://ecoworldly.com/2009/10/23/alaska-vows-to-fight-polar-bear-protection-with-lawsuits-disses-climate-change/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/10/23/alaska-vows-to-fight-polar-bear-protection-with-lawsuits-disses-climate-change/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:54:48 +0000 Rhishja Larson http://ecoworldly.com/2009/10/23/alaska-vows-to-fight-polar-bear-protection-with-lawsuits-disses-climate-change/ Polar bear with cubs for article about Alaska trying to remove polar bear protections

Now that the polar bear is about to receive over 128 million acres of critical habitat designation, the state of Alaska is taking legal action to challenge the decision.

Following the announcement that threatened polar bears are set to receive over 128 million acres of critical habitat designation, Alaska Governor Sean Parnell and Attorney General Dan Sullivan responded by taking legal action against federal protection of polar bears.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/10/23/alaska-vows-to-fight-polar-bear-protection-with-lawsuits-disses-climate-change/feed/ Waxman-Markey: What the Big Green Guns Are Saying http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/05/18/waxman-markey-what-the-big-green-guns-are-saying/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/05/18/waxman-markey-what-the-big-green-guns-are-saying/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 15:53:44 +0000 Dave Levitan http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/05/18/waxman-markey-what-the-big-green-guns-are-saying/ Markup of the ACES bill begin MondayAs discussions open in Congress today surrounding the American Clean Energy and Security Act (the Waxman-Markey Bill), I started to wonder what environmental advocacy groups’ attitudes are about the climate change/green jobs/clean energy/energy independence legislation. Here is a quick rundown of statements from some of the biggest and most influential environmental groups in the country.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/05/18/waxman-markey-what-the-big-green-guns-are-saying/feed/ Green Denim Becomes Hot to Trot as Blue Jeans Sing the Blues http://feelgoodstyle.com/2008/12/11/green-jeans-become-hot-to-trot-as-blue-jeans-sing-the-blues/ http://feelgoodstyle.com/2008/12/11/green-jeans-become-hot-to-trot-as-blue-jeans-sing-the-blues/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:23:27 +0000 Lucille Chi http://feelgoodstyle.com/2008/12/11/green-jeans-become-hot-to-trot-as-blue-jeans-sing-the-blues/

NRDC’s OnEarth site has an educational article out on blue jeans that states:

“Some 450 million pairs of jeans are sold in the United States each year — 1.5 pairs for every man, woman, and child. The average woman has eight pairs in her closet. Chances are that to make those jeans, cotton crops were drenched in pesticides; fibers were stained with toxic dyes… There is another option: the eco-minded can invest in a pair of jeans woven from organic cotton, dyed with natural indigo, and faded with nontoxic ozone.”

In the post they cover the truth about growing cotton, making denim, dying, hardware, distressing and fit. Here is a quick recap of the downside to wearing denim from the Natural Resources Defense Council:

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]]> http://feelgoodstyle.com/2008/12/11/green-jeans-become-hot-to-trot-as-blue-jeans-sing-the-blues/feed/ Is An Endangered Tree Equal To An Endangered Animal? http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/10/is-an-endangered-tree-equal-to-an-endangered-animal/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/10/is-an-endangered-tree-equal-to-an-endangered-animal/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:48:46 +0000 Melissa Elliott http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/10/is-an-endangered-tree-equal-to-an-endangered-animal/ The Whitebark Pine Tree may be the first widely dispersed tree to receive endangered species protection. Conservationists have filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service stating the tree’s extinction could leave huge holes in some of the continent’s most spectacular landscapes and eliminate food sources for wildlife, including grizzly bears.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/10/is-an-endangered-tree-equal-to-an-endangered-animal/feed/ Conservation Coalition Protests Utah BLM Lease Auction: 100,000 Acres of Public Land for Oil and Gas Development http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/06/conservation-coalition-protests-utah-blm-lease-auction/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/06/conservation-coalition-protests-utah-blm-lease-auction/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:42:27 +0000 Derek Markham http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/06/conservation-coalition-protests-utah-blm-lease-auction/ Moab Utah

A coalition of conservation groups has just filed a formal protest opposing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decision to auction off 100,000 acres of public lands for oil and gas leasing and development. Leases will be auctioned for wild and remote public lands in Utah, including White River, the greater Desolation Canyon region, Labyrinth Canyon, and the benches east of Canyonlands N.P.

The coalition includes Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA), The Wilderness Society (TWS), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), Grand Canyon Trust (GCT), and the Sierra Club. Together they represent over a million Americans who support conservation efforts.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/06/conservation-coalition-protests-utah-blm-lease-auction/feed/ EPA Covers-Up Pesticide’s Role in Bee Colony Collapse: NRDC Sues http://ecoscraps.com/2008/08/28/epa-covers-up-pesticides-role-in-bee-colony-collapse-nrdc-sues/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/08/28/epa-covers-up-pesticides-role-in-bee-colony-collapse-nrdc-sues/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:26:29 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecoscraps.com/2008/08/28/epa-covers-up-pesticides-role-in-bee-colony-collapse-nrdc-sues/ bee on flower30-90 percent of bee colonies have been dying over the past two years.   Europeans are banning the pesticide clothianidin to protect their bee populations from “Colony Collapse Disorder” (CCD), yet the FDA, which approved the pesticide in 2003, refuses to release public documents of studies conducted by clothianidin’s maker Bayer CropScience on the chemical’s impact on bees and the environment.  Last week, the Natural Resources Defense Council filed suit against the FDA in order to release these documents and save the bees.

Via:  Organic Consumers Association

Image: peasap on Flickr under a Creative Commons License

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