NRDC in the News: Fall 2007

"'IT'S NOTHING LESS THAN embarrassing that three of the world's biggest oil companies are calling for tougher measures than the White House.'"
-- David Doniger of NRDC's climate center, as quoted in "Perspectives: Quotes in the News," Newsweek, June 11, 2007

"'THEY ARE A TREMENDOUS influence on the environmental movement,' says Andrew Ruben, vice president of strategy and sustainability at Wal-Mart, which is working with NRDC on a variety of eco-friendly initiatives. 'The staff has an incredible knowledge base and they help us understand where the opportunities and better solutions exist.' "
-- From "The Wizards of Ozone," Fortune, June 15, 2007

"SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT climate change and the environment before Al Gore made it cool -- or warm. [Frances Beinecke] is a powerful leader, as effective in meetings with legislators as she is in building a staff of lawyers, scientists, advocates, and communications experts."
-- From "The NPT 2007 Power & Influence Top 50," NonProfit Times, August 1, 2007

"WITH ITSYOURNATURE.ORG Kelly Cox found a way to lure non-tree-hugging 18- to 34-year-olds to the NRDC. At the site, surfers lament and rock stars advise, making this the kind of community that can change attitudes."
-- From "Pop-A-List: 50 to Watch (Age 30 or Under), Interview, June 2007