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Author |
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Section |
Word puzzles
Washington Post reporter not allowed to say what he knows about climate legislation costs |
David Roberts |
05 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, economy, Environmental Defense Fund, legislation (all these topics) |
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The Best Defense
An interview with Fred Krupp, author of Earth: The Sequel and president of EDF |
David Roberts |
05 May 2008 |
Grist Feature |
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| Topics: books, business, carbon trading, climate, economy, Environmental Defense Fund, interview (all these topics) |
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Greening the Green
Private equity firm and green group partner up |
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01 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:06 PM on 01 May 2008 The Environmental Defense Fund has struck a first-of-its-kind "green portfolio" deal with gigantic private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. The partnership plans to develop tools to measure and improve the environmental performance of KKR'S U.S. companies, with metrics including energy efficiency, greenhouse-gas emissions, water consumption, and toxic waste. KKR has more than $185 bi ... |
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| Topics: business, Environmental Defense Fund, greening biz operations, investing, news (all these topics) |
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From the peanut gallery
Responses to Bush's climate speech |
Grist |
16 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, Environmental Defense Fund, environmental movement, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, League of Conservation Voters, legislation, politics, Sierra Club (all these topics) |
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EDF + CEOs: C&T A-OK
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David Roberts |
18 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Environmental Defense Fund (all these topics) |
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Response from Environmental Defense: Top-down or bottom-up, the goal is cutting carbon
Getting something done is the priority |
David Roberts |
22 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: carbon tax, climate, climate change mitigation, Congress, Environmental Defense Fund, politics, US CAP (all these topics) |
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Tune In to Morro
Enviros buy out trawlers in California bay |
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08 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Tune In to Morro Enviros buy out trawlers in California bay Attempting to conserve rapidly vanishing bottom-dwelling fish stocks off the central California coast, Environmental Defense and The Nature Conservancy have teamed with bottom-trawling fishers to create three "no-trawl zones" covering a total of nearly 6,000 square miles. In exchange for their endorsement, t ... |
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| Topics: California, Environmental Defense Fund, marine life, Nature Conservancy, news (all these topics) |
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With Our Tailpipe Between Our Legs
U.S. cars are tops in CO2 emissions |
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29 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| With Our Tailpipe Between Our Legs U.S. cars are tops in CO2 emissions The U.S. boasts 30 percent of the world's cars and is responsible for almost half of global car-caused greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a new report by Environmental Defense. American-driven cars emit 15 percent more carbon dioxide per mile than the global average (meaning, in essence, they get worse gas mile ... |
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| Topics: climate, Environmental Defense Fund, news, placemaking, United States (all these topics) |
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We've Got Poll, and We're Super Bad
Polls find Americans worried about energy and climate problems |
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04 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| We've Got Poll, and We're Super Bad Polls find Americans worried about energy and climate problems To paraphrase Benjamin Disraeli, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and poll results. So take the following factoids from three recent polls with a big block o' salt. An Environmental Defense survey found that 71 percent of Americans think global warming is real and 53 percent think it' ... |
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| Topics: climate, Environmental Defense Fund, news, United States (all these topics) |
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This Is Your Train on Drugs
Environmental Defense and Ad Council debut edgy new climate ads |
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24 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| This Is Your Train on Drugs Environmental Defense and Ad Council debut edgy new climate ads You know what would really inspire us to turn off our thermostats, sell our cars, and fight global warming with all that we've got? Seeing a little girl almost get hit by a train. Or so seems to be the thinking of Environmental Defense and the Ad Council, as they kick off a new campaign with two public-servic ... |
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| Topics: climate, Environmental Defense Fund, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Operation Squander
As Kyoto goes live, U.S. green groups offer tepid response |
Amanda Griscom Little |
16 Feb 2005 |
Muckraker |
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| Topics: climate, Environmental Defense Fund, Greenpeace, Kyoto Protocol, legislation, Muckraker, National Environmental Trust, NRDC, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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A Catalog of Ills
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14 Nov 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| A Catalog of Ills Of the 17 billion catalogs mailed every year to American consumers (that's 59 catalogs for each and every one of us!), a surprising few contain recycled materials. An Environmental Defense survey released yesterday found that only six of 42 major catalog companies are using significant amounts of recycled paper, and most don't use any. Nary a sing ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, Environmental Defense Fund, green living, recycling (all these topics) |
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Fear and Loathing in D.C.
The Bush administration is smoking out enviros left and right |
Ben White |
29 Mar 2001 |
Muckraker |
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| Topics: cars, climate, energy, Environmental Defense Fund, Muckraker, politics, Prius (all these topics) |
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Marching to a Different Beat
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Ben White |
14 Feb 2000 |
Muckraker |
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| Topics: climate, Environmental Defense Fund, environmental non-government organizations, Muckraker, NRDC, politics (all these topics) |
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