NRDC in the News: Summer 2008

 "'We have to chart this middle course [with biofuels re­search and cellulosic feed stocks] because we need solutions to global hunger and solutions to global warming.'"
-- NRDC senior policy analyst Nathanael Greene, on "Talk of the Nation; Scientists Seek New Ways to Produce Biofuel," National Public Radio, April 11, 2008

"Switchboard.nrdc.org is a bullpen of [NRDC] specialists monitoring the changes within the shadow of a changing climate.... Issues that traditionally fall under the increasingly anachronistic category 'environment' come to life with levelheaded writing, intriguing items, and commentary that fall below media radar."
-- From "Green Websites: Switchboard," Time.com, April 18, 2008

"When Ollie Johnston, one of Disney's pioneering animators, died, his family requested that in­stead of flowers, mourners should donate to [NRDC]. Anyone who has seen Bambi can understand why...[with Disney's] loving depic­tion of the woods and animals."
-- From "Animated Bambi Debate Arouses Pastoral Passions,"
New York Times, April 23, 2008

"Toss your air fresheners and open your windows. 'Eliminate the source of a bad smell,' [says] NRDC's Sarah Janssen, 'rather than trying to mask it with a prod­uct that may harm your health.'"
-- From "Improving Indoor Air Quality," National Geographic Green Guide, Spring 2008