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Environmental Defense Fund

Type: Organization

Name: Environmental Defense Fund

Web Address: http://www.environmentaldefense.org/home.cfm

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Environment)

EDF Applauds New Law to Create NY Energy Efficiency Program

Gov. signs bill to make federal energy savings available to New YorkersHAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental Defense Fund applauded a new law signed by New York Governor David Paterson today to save property-owners money by ... [Street Insider - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Environmental Defense Fund, Mary Barber, David Paterson, Thies

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 Documents

Groups call on N.C. to build safer route after sea reclaims outer banks highway

Longer bridge option less exposed and safer for people and refugeCHAPEL HILL, NC—Six conservation groups today called on the North Carolina Department of Transportation to build a safer, less-exposed emergency route for Outer Banks residents and tourists ... [Defenders of Wildlife - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Environmental Law, Environmental Defense Fund, Erosion, National Audubon Society, Wildlife Refuge

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Tom's recollections from "Acorn Days"

Tom Graff passed away last week after a long battle with cancer. The following is his account of opening up EDF's California office in 1971, as described in "Acorn Days (1990)".It was sometime in mid-April of 1971, still considerably less than a year ... [Environmental Defense - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Michael Palmer, Litigation, Environmental Defense Fund, Berkeley (California, United States)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

National Wildlife Federation

Puerto Rico Gov. Renews Threat to Critical Habitat

Just a year after a critical Leatherback Turtle nesting site was declared a nature reserve, Puerto Rico’s governor now wants to cancel that designation to make way for a massive new development. , just 10 months in office, announced on Oct. 30 that he ... [Digital Journal - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Puerto Rico, Habitat, Endangered Species, National Wildlife Federation, Environmental Defense Fund

First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Environment)

John Kerry

John Kerry vs. World Bank

—Photo courtesy of the World Bank.John Kerry gave a barn-burner of a speech at the World Bank on Wednesday, laying into development banks for pouring massive sums into dirty energy projects in poor countries. 'Reducing energy poverty and combating climate ... [Mother Jones - 16 hours ago]

Entities: John Kerry, World Bank Group, Coal

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 1 Documents

Advanced Energy Industries Inc

Energy Policy Council named

Tags: Advanced Energy Corporation | Bevery Perdue | Energy Policy Council | Under the DomeGov. Bev Perdue has named the members of the reorganized Energy Policy Council.Legislation passed during the last legislative session restructured the council as ... [Raleigh News & Observer - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Energy Policy, Simon Rich, Advanced Energy Industries Inc, Raleigh (North Carolina, United States), Bev Perdue

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Wal-Mart Stores Inc

Wal-Mart Plans to Cut Bag

Wal-Mart today committed to reduce its global plastic shopping bag waste by an average of 33 percent per store by 2013. This is expected to eliminate more than 135 million pounds of plastic waste globally. 'By reducing the number of plastic bags our customers ... [Packaging Digest - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Recycling, Environmental Defense Fund

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 1 Documents

PASSINGS: Thomas J. Graff

Thomas J. GraffLawyer shaped state water policyThomas J. Graff, 65, a lawyer and environmentalist who helped influence California water policy as regional director of the Environmental Defense Fund for 37 years, died Thursday at an Oakland hospital of ... [Los Angeles Times - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Environmental Defense Fund, Oakland (California, United States), Sacramento River

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

California’s water wars rage on

Last week, California lawmakers approved several bills that could overhaul the state’s troubled water system for the first time in 60 years. Farm interests and some environmental groups hailed the measures, fueling hopes that a generation of feuds over ... [Crikey Media - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Sierra Club, Water Conservation, Mendota (California, United States), Sacramento River

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Green groups split on Danish idea

Tags:Barack Obama ,Environment ,Green Industry ,Obama Administration ,Copenhagen ,Greenpeace ,Denmark ,Text Size-+resetThe global environmental group Greenpeace blasted the Obama administration's decision to go along with a Danish proposal not to push ... [Politico - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Copenhagen, Greenpeace, Natural Resources Defense Council, Obama Administration, Climate

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Coal Country Dems vs. Climate Bill

More bad news for the climate bill? Fourteen Senate Democrats wrote to party leaders last week objecting to the legislation circulating in the Senate—and the letter's signatories included some lawmakers generally assumed to be reliable 'yes' votes for ... [Mother Jones - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Coal, Climate, Allotment, Emission

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

EDF Applauds NY Legislature's Approval of Energy Efficiency Program

Bill to make energy savings available to New Yorkers taps federal stimulus fundsNEW YORK, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental Defense Fund applauded the New York State Legislature today for passing historic legislation to save property-owners ... [Street Insider - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Environmental Defense Fund, Mary Barber, Solar Panels

Quotes

...will protect our environment and improve our local economy,' said Mary Barber, New York Region Campaign Director for Environmental Defense Fund. "Now the state is well-positioned to get its fair share of federal stimulus funds to enable New York's households and businesses to save money on electric bills. Thank you to Gov. Paterson, the legislature and Rep. Israel for this forward-looking legislation." Retrofits of older buildings can create an immediate 20 to 40 percent reduction in energy costs, leading to major savings for building-owners and their...

EDF Applauds New Law to Create NY Energy Efficiency Program [Street Insider - 11 hours ago]

...shot in the arm that also pays environmental benefits,' said Mary Barber, New York Region Campaign Director for Environmental Defense Fund. "Now the state is well-positioned to get its fair share of federal stimulus funds to enable thousands of New Yorkers to save millions of dollars in energy costs."

Press Release: EDF Applauds NY Legislatureâs Approval of Energy Efficiency Program [Environmental Defense - 12 hours ago]

...beginning of the end of California’s epic water wars," says Laura Harnish, California regional director of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). "It points us in a new direction, away from the brink of disaster towards a more sensible approach to solving both our ecosystem and water supply problems."

California’s water wars rage on [Crikey Media - 11/16/2009]

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EDF Applauds NY Legislature's Approval of Energ... [Street Insider - 11/17/2009]
Saving the world’s forests and making global wa... [Environmental Defense - 11/16/2009]
Coal Country Dems Dig In Against [Mother Jones - 11/16/2009]
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Greens again bait and switch on energy [Canada Free Press - 11/16/2009]
Perdue names mix of private, public sector exec... [Local Tech Wire - 11/16/2009]
PASSINGS: Thomas J. Graff [Los Angeles Times - 11/14/2009]
Wal-Mart Plans to Cut Bag [Packaging Digest - 11/14/2009]

Blogs

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Remembering Tom Graff [Switchboard, from NRDC - 11/13/2009] Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Yesterday, California lost one of its environmental heroes. Our friends at the ...
Interesting Diplomacy Tidbits for US-Cuba Watchers [The Washington Note - 11/12/2009] Some diplomacy data points I have picked up during my trip to Havana in the last couple of days: ~ There are 65% more non-immigrant visas processed by the US ...
On Leadership and the Water Package [Switchboard, from NRDC - 11/06/2009] A great deal has been written about the substance of the water reform bills that was passed by the legislature in the wee hours Wednesday. Here’s NRDC’s ...
Walmart As Government: Screening Chemical Produ... [Treehugger - 11/01/2009] Delinquent dioxane isomers seen lurking in darkened store aisles: Walmart to the rescue! Or not. Image credit:WikipediaGreenBiz has an update on the significant ...
SEC Opens Door for Climate Reporting Crackdown [Earth2Tech - 10/30/2009] Climate change, corporate carbon footprints and policies in the works to address them present real risk for businesses and their investors. But can shareholders ...

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