NRDC President Frances Beinecke tells Betsy about the coalition of large corporations, including Duke Energy, DuPont, General Electric, and PG&E, who are demanding strong leadership on climate change from the Federal Government, just in time for tomorrow’s State of the Union speech: "The most important thing we’d like to see the president to do is commit to a cap-and-trade proposal that reduces our carbon emissions. But we’re not that optimistic." LISTEN (11 min)
Category Archives: NRDC segment
NRDC Prez Frances Beinecke and not the Usual Suspects
- Monday, 22 January 2007 23:05
- Written by William Craven
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NRDC tours First Platinum Leed Home!
- Friday, 19 January 2007 20:10
- Written by William Craven
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NRDC‘s Daniel Hinerfeld tours the house of our dreams: the first home given a Platinum rating by the US Green Building Council. It’s a Zero Energy, Zero Water, Zero Waste, Zero Carbon, Zero Emissions residence. Wow. LISTEN (8 min)
Hybrid Savings
- Friday, 12 January 2007 20:04
- Written by William Craven
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NRDC‘s Daniel Hinerfeld reports on a study that concludes that no matter what you may have heard, owning a hybrid does indeed save you a substantial amount of money– perhaps as much as $13,000. Hear all about it, and new concepts like the Chevy Volt. LISTEN (6 min)
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New Year’s Resolutions
- Wednesday, 03 January 2007 12:33
- Written by William Craven
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NRDC‘s Daniel Hinerfeld hears the different resolutions that Americans are going to stick with in 2007, from decreasing their energy consumption to taking fewer showers.
LISTEN (7 min)
What’s your New Year’s Resolution? How are you planning to contribute to a more sustainable planet in 2007? Email betsy@ecotalk.net .
NRDC President Frances Beinecke: The Good Earth
- Thursday, 28 December 2006 11:25
- Written by William Craven
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The American Heartland’s role in solving global warming was a big topic of discussion this year at the 28th annual Prairie Festival, where Frances Beinecke, President of the Natural Resources Defense Council,was a guest speaker. She speaks about the festival with NRDC communications director Phil Gutis. LISTEN (8 min)