NRDC in the News: Summer 2007

"LED BY CALIFORNIA, 31 states representing more than 70 percent of the U.S. population announced Tuesday that they would measure and jointly track greenhouse gas emissions by major industries.... 'You have to be able to count carbon pollution in order to cut carbon pollution," said Frances Beinecke, president of [NRDC].
-- From "31 States to Track Global Warming," Los Angeles Times, May 9, 2007

"WAL-MART STORES INC. will lower the amount of mercury in high-efficiency compact fluorescent bulbs it sells.... 'People concerned about the environment and their health can buy these CFL's with a clear conscience,' Noah Horowitz, senior scientist with [NRDC] said."
-- From "Wal-Mart Cuts Mercury in CFL Bulbs," Business Week, May 10, 2007

"THE SUPREME COURT REBUKED the Bush administration April 2, 2007, for its inaction on global warming in a decision that could lead to more fuel-efficient cars as early as next year. '[T]his administration's legal strategy for doing nothing has been repudiated,' said David Doniger, counsel for [NRDC]."
-- From "High Court Rebukes Bush on Car Pollution," USA Today, April 2, 2007

"TXU, THE TEXAS ENERGY GIANT, announced Monday that it had agreed to be taken private by a group of investors... for $45 billion in what would be the largest leveraged buyout in history.... To secure the support of [environmental] groups, the bidding consortium agreed to scale back significantly on TXU's controversial plan to build 11 new coal plants.... Frances Beinecke, [NRDC's] president, called it 'a big step forward for the state of Texas and the American energy economy as a whole.' "
-- From "In TXU's $45 Billion Deal, Many Shades of Green," New York Times, February 26 , 2007