"'There are three horses  in this race -- electric vehicles, biofuels, and hydrogen (fuel cells),' said Roland Hwang, transportation program director for NRDC. 'At any given time, there’s going to be one that looks more promising. But you want to spread your bets around. Too much focus on a single one is not a good risk.'"

--From "Biofuels Left Out as Automakers Go Electric,"
San Francisco Chronicle, August 2, 2010

"Today’s homebuyers aren’t just looking for good schools and low crime rates when they evaluate a neighborhood, many brokers say. They’re paying much more attention to what they can walk to. 'For a lot of Americans, the whole problem of traffic congestion and having to drive everywhere to do almost anything has made other choices more attractive,' says Kaid Benfield, director of NRDC’s Smart Growth Program."

--From "A Walker’s Guide to Home Buying,"
Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2010

"'It boggles the mind that in these times of economic hardship and interest in environmental sustainability restaurant owners would choose the lightbulb that uses 5 to 10 times more power than the other bulbs on the market,' said Noah Horowitz, senior scientist at [NRDC]."

--From “When Out to Dinner, Don’t Count the Watts,”
New York Times, June 7, 2010