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Foot Power, Rio Beckons, Congress to Navy: Screw National Security, Burn Oil
By The Editors | today onearth
May 23, 2012: You sunk my (green) battleship!: The U.S. military has been a leader in the development of cleaner fuel sources in recent years -- in part because the top brass know that using less oil is smart for our national security.... read more >
Savory Future
By Amy Kraft | Inside NRDC
May 23, 2012: Who are the nation's leaders when it comes to sustainably producing our food? Each year, NRDC embarks on a nationwide search and bestows on visionary men and women its Growing Green Awards.
Breathing Easier
By Amy Kraft | Inside NRDC
May 23, 2012: For decades, particulate pollution from two coal-fired power plants in Chicago has been wafting into homes and sickening residents in nearby neighborhoods.
Truth Squad: The "Facts," According to Big Oil
By The Editors | Inside NRDC
May 23, 2012: In response to remarks made by President Obama during his State of the Union address last January, the American Petroleum Institute issued a statement of "Energy Myths & Facts." OnEarth asked two NRDC experts to double-check it.
Not in Our Backyards!
By Susan E. Matthews | Inside NRDC
May 23, 2012: The ongoing battle over the harmful pesticide 2,4-D, has posed a tough challenge for NRDC. The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it would not heed NRDC's warnings about 2,4-D, leaving it on the market for purchase by consumers. But don't expect this setback to halt NRDC's efforts to limit use of the chemical.
A Golden Rule
By Amy Kraft | Inside NRDC
May 23, 2012: NRDC has helped California reach another automobile milestone.
It Did, Actually, Take a Village
By Douglas S. Barasch | Inside NRDC
May 23, 2012: Two events in recent months really stand out for me. The first was driving home from New York City in a snowstorm -- on October 29. The second was watching the magnolia tree in our front yard bloom -- in late March, about one month ahead of schedule.
This Brand Is Your Brand
By Rob Walker | Living Green
May 23, 2012: One writer imagines a consumer world where the hot "brand' is made up of already-owned items.
Throwing Away the Book
By Le Anne Schreiber | From the Mag
May 23, 2012: There's a time to throw away the field guides and learn instead from the evidence of your own senses.
Electric Avenue
By Alan Burdick | The Synthesist
May 23, 2012: What if the future of the car wasn't just about longer-lived batteries? Could electrified roads be the key?
Frontlines Summer 2012
By The Editors | From the Mag
May 23, 2012: The El Segundo blue butterfly, dining atop a volcano, and other short takes from our Summer 2012 issue.
The Fruits of His Labors
By Laura Fraser | From the Mag
May 23, 2012: Tim Thornhill took an aging, ailing winery and turned it into a model of sustainable viniculture.
The Barnstormer
By Paul Tullis | Q&A
May 23, 2012: Our agricultural policy used to be designed with farmers in mind. Then Big Ag took it over. Can it be won back?
Into the Wild Green Yonder
By Jeff Turrentine | From the Mag
May 23, 2012: Algae-derived biofuel -- already powering some planes and helicopters -- offers a cleaner, renewable alternative to petroleum. Will its partisan critics give it a chance to fly?
The Natural
By Todd Wilkinson | Inside NRDC
May 23, 2012: A love of the northern Rockies brings a lawyer west -- where he advocates for the region's iconic wildlife.
Flow
By Ben Howard | Inside NRDC
May 23, 2012: A poem from our Summer 2012 issue.
Cage
By William Heyen | Inside NRDC
May 23, 2012: A poem from our Summer 2012 issue.
NRDC: Our Ocean Priorities
By The Editors | Inside NRDC
May 23, 2012: NRDC expert Tina Swanson discusses the looming threat of ocean acidification and why it isn't such a bad thing for scientists to be advocates.