NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action group, combining the grassroots power of 1.3 million members and online activists with the courtroom clout and expertise of more than 350 lawyers, scientists, and other professionals.
March 3rd, 2017 | by NRDC
It’s cheaper and cleaner to replace retiring coal-fired power plants with wind and solar power and energy efficiency upgrades rather than to saddle the nation with more costly and climate-polluting natural gas plants, according to a report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council
February 14th, 2017 | by NRDC
The latest in a series of studies by M.J. Bradley & Associates, commissioned by NRDC, project huge consumer savings in New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and Pennsylvania as more PEVs take the road in those states.
February 1st, 2017 | by NRDC
U.S. automaker CEOs apparently lobbied President Trump to weaken strong fuel economy standards during a White House summit last week. But moving backward on fuel economy standards would be bad deal for America. It would not just threaten our health and energy security, but also jobs and investments in factories across the country.
February 1st, 2017 | by NRDC
The recently published Department of Energy 2017 U.S. Energy and Employment Report shows that clean electricity jobs are no doubt the engine that drives America’s electric energy economy, outstripping the number of paychecks provided by the fossil fuel industry by at least five to one.
January 30th, 2017 | by NRDC
On the eve of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources confirmation vote for Rick Perry to be Secretary of Energy, it’s important to take a close look at the Trump administration’s plans for America’s energy future.
January 19th, 2017 | by NRDC
Originally published on NRDC. By Simon Mui The California Air Resources Board (ARB) released a soup-to-nuts review of its Advanced [&hellip
December 19th, 2016 | by NRDC
2016 marks another year in a long string of significant gains for energy efficiency – making efficiency not only the most cost-effective way to meet our energy needs, avoid the need for more dirty power plants, and cut people’s utility bills -- but also to grow our economy and create jobs.
November 30th, 2016 | by NRDC
Originally published on NRDC. By Christina Swanson and Eric Weiner A new NRDC study shows that water heaters that use [&hellip
March 3rd, 2016 | by NRDC
Originally published on NRDC. By Max Baumhefner Oregon’s legislature has just adopted a bill to get the state off coal [&hellip
October 9th, 2015 | by NRDC
Originally published on NRDC. Energy efficiency remains key to “tectonic shift” in America’s energy sector. America’s reliance on wind, solar, [&hellip
June 10th, 2015 | by NRDC
Originally published on NRDC. As the financial pressures on the coal industry mount, a new $3 billion threat to taxpayers [&hellip
March 29th, 2015 | by NRDC
Originally published on NRDC. China’s national policies to control coal consumption can lead to greater and better employment opportunities in [&hellip
March 17th, 2015 | by NRDC
Originally published on NRDC. By Jackson Morris There are big goings-on in the Empire State these days related to how [&hellip
November 21st, 2014 | by NRDC
Originally published on NRDC. By Max Baumhefner Every year, along with reporters and editors from Car & Driver, Motortrend and [&hellip
June 2nd, 2014 | by NRDC
Originally published on the website of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Many key states will benefit from climate action: AR, CO, [&hellip
April 25th, 2014 | by NRDC
Originally published on Natural Resources Defense Council website. Governor’s Extension of NY-Sun Initiative Will Mean Thousands of Jobs, Less Climate [&hellip
November 28th, 2013 | by NRDC
Switching to energy-saving LED lighting to brighten the holidays and America’s homes, businesses, and streets could lower U.S. electric bills [&hellip
November 6th, 2013 | by NRDC
Originally published by the Natural Resources Defense Council Sen. Ed Markey today introduced legislation that sets a target of generating [&hellip
November 5th, 2013 | by NRDC
Originally published by the Natural Resources Defense Council Changing clocks to “fall back” means using more lights in our homes [&hellip
October 8th, 2013 | by NRDC
Originally published on the NRDC website. By Alex Jackson California’s new roadmap for reducing carbon pollution shows that the state [&hellip
