"'It's about as wasteful an energy practice as one can image,' said Eric Goldstein, senior lawyer for [NRDC]. 'It's like leaving the gasoline station pumps gushing fuel whether the vehicles are filling up or not.'"

--From "When Shops Keep Doors Agape, Think of Cold Air at $140 a Barrel,", New York Times, June 17, 2008

"When you [connect] the dots...you realize...how interconnected our world is becoming, for better or for worse.  [George] Black's [OnEarth] article is a must read -- and the photographs are definitely a bonus for anyone who isn't able to travel to Bangladesh to see the beauty and destruction firsthand." 

--From "Bangladesh Be Damned," Bob Edwards Show, XM Satellite Radio, June 24, 2008

 "'We have seen cities and towns across America make a point to start buying efficient cars and trucks' [said Julia Bovey, NRDC's media relations director].  'There's no reason the federal government should continue to buy dinosaurs.'"

--From "McCain Has Plan to Make Government More Green," Washington Post, June 25, 2008

"'It is crucial that after the Olympics are done and gone, China keeps its eye ont the prize and invests even more in the environment,' [said Alex Wang, NRDC senior attorney in Beijing]."

--From "Giant Steelworks' Leap Lets Beijing Breathe in Time for the Olympics," The Times [U.K.], July 19, 2008