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Scott Dodd is the news editor of OnEarth.org, a blogger at NRDC's Switchboard, and a science writer and adjunct journalism professor in New York City. He has contributed to The New York Times, Scientific American, Oceanus and more.


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  • Green Acres

    How smart is your city? 1

    Posted 4 months, 1 week ago

    Cities matter -- to our health, as well as to the health of the planet. How we build our cities can play a very important role in preserving and protecting the environment.

  • Hawkarazzi

    Urban hawks take flight on New York's Upper West Side 0

    Posted 5 months ago

    Reason No. 137 that I love commuting by bike in New York City: I get to watch baby hawks go to flight school.

  • Putting the economy in the green

    New studies tout the economic benefits of green jobs 0

    Posted 5 months, 1 week ago

    Investments in clean energy -- such as those encouraged by the American Clean Energy and Security Act -- would produce several times as many jobs as the same amount of money spent on traditional fossil fuels, according to new studies released Thursday by a coalition of environmental groups and research institutes.

    Lower-income Americans in particular would benefit, according to a report from the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, which was commissioned by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Green for All.

    Upgrading the U.S. economy to rely less on… Read More

  • Good Fish, Bad Fish

    Is your favorite seafood unhealthy for the planet? 4

    Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago

    A new Sustainable Seafood Guide from the Natural Resources Defense Council can help me -- and you -- make better choices about what we eat. It provides seven basic guidelines to follow when shopping for seafood or ordering at a restaurant, as well as specific advice about America's five favorite types of seafood, from shrimp to tuna to fish sticks.

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