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EDF President calls for action in wake of new report on natural gas climate concerns
August 6, 2013EDF President Fred Krupp called for action in response to a new scientific report published this week in the Geophysical Research Letters. -
From our economists: The cost of climate change 100 years from now
August 5, 2013How much should society pay, right now, to help future generations avoid the worst consequences of climate change? -
Must read: NYT op-ed on a "Republican case for climate action"
August 5, 2013Four former EPA administrators made a compelling case. -
Bike sharing in NYC: Fun, fast, and surprisingly social
August 2, 2013First impressions from a rider using New York City's new bike-share system. -
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Frogs behind glass bring wild frog declines into focus
August 1, 2013As a parent and conservation scientist, I want my child to grow up in a world with frogs that he can search out in the wild, on his own. -
How can we grow more rice - with less land, water and pollution?
July 31, 2013We're partnering with farmers and NGOs in India to produce more rice in ways that are resilient to climate change and contribute less to it. -
EDF Statement on Michael Connor’s Nomination as Deputy Secretary of Interior
July 31, 2013 | David H. Festa, Former Advisor, Ecosystems -
Trial, error and ingenuity: Traditional farm tinkering goes high tech
July 30, 2013Even in an age of high-tech agriculture, farmers' ingenuity and enterprise still plays a major role. -
Low cost of reducing international aviation emissions should encourage more ambitious targets
July 30, 2013 | Annie Petsonk, International CounselThe aviation industry can achieve its goal of carbon-neutral growth - by tapping into the available supply of high-integrity, low-cost carbon credits. -
Standing up to lobbyists who want to derail clean energy
July 26, 2013ALEC and the Heartland Institute’s efforts to roll-back individual state’s renewable energy goals decisively failed in legislatures from West Virginia to Kansas. -
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Momentum for restoration started with the BP spill and keeps building
July 25, 2013Three years after the BP spill, work on restoring the Gulf and its fisheries is moving ahead. -
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New report from DOE: America's aging energy infrastructure needs an overhaul
July 24, 2013The fundamental design of our grid is the same as when Thomas Edison invented it over 100 years ago, and no longer meets our energy needs. -
EDF Statement on Firing of N.C. Environmental Management Commission
July 24, 2013 | Jane Preyer, Senior Director, Southeast Regional Strategy -
Even after three years we can't fully quantify the BP disaster damage
July 23, 2013What we know isn't good, what we don’t know could be worse. -
D.C. Court of Appeals rejects petitions to strengthen primary air quality standards for smog
July 23, 2013 | Peter Zalzal, Distinguished Counsel & Associate Vice President, Clean Air Strategies -
Are we seeing the first green shoots of a bipartisan climate debate?
July 22, 2013There are signs, small ones, that conservatives are getting ready to have a real debate on climate change. -
Energy and water are fundamentally intertwined, but policies don't reflect that
July 22, 2013Energy is used to secure, deliver, treat and distribute water, while water is used (and often degraded) to develop, process and deliver energy. -
Statement from EDF On Disaster Relief Funds In Senate Appropriations Committee 2014 Commerce, Justice and Science Spending Bill
July 19, 2013 | Johanna Thomas, Senior Director, Oceans Climate Strategy -
The right way to judge a carbon market (hint: it's not the prices)
July 18, 2013The goal of a carbon market is to make emissions scarce. -
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Major report detailing how California can help fight tropical deforestation lauded by environmental, research groups
July 18, 2013 | Steve Schwartzman, Senior Director, Tropical Forest PolicyThe REDD Offsets Working Group offers guidance on establishing “gold-standard criteria”, cutting greenhouse gas emissions by reducing deforestation.