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Let’s Implement a Clear Cut Ban!Encouraged by reading about heroes who have taken direct action through non-violent resistance, I recently contacted the California’s North Coast chapter of Earth First! to volunteer my services.  You can imagine my surprise when they explained to me that their top...

By Tom PhilpottWhat happens when a few large buyers dominate a market? Anyone who keeps up with my posts -- still there, mom? -- knows what's coming next: The buyers gain the power to dictate to dictate terms and conditions to sellers. For farmers, the results of concentrated markets are devastat...

NRDC has been working for over a decade now on our campaign to protect some of the wildest areas in our national forests - the lands known as "roadless areas."  Roadless areas in our national forests are home to essential wildlife...

Earlier this fall, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law a piece of groundbreaking legislation that would address global warming by curbing sprawl development.  A recent piece in the San Francisco Chronicle takes a closer look at the legislation to see whether it will actually have an impact on...

Filed under: Natural GasThe city of Glendale, CA operates a fleet of compressed natural gas-fueled vehicles and now those vehicles will have access to a new fueling station. Clean Energy Fuels will be building a new CNG station that will also be accessible to the public (anyone wish they had a CN...

The Condor Preservation Act has barred the use of lead in killing big game, but under a settlement between environmentalists and state wildlife officials, it also will apply to non-game species.A ban on hunting with lead ammunition within the California condor's 2,385-square-mile range will be ex...

Here's the forecast on Oregon's sometimes hazy vistas: They should be clearer at the Columbia River Gorge, Mount Hood and Hells Canyon over the next decade. But the view won't noticeably improve at Crater Lake and scenic parts of the...

In advance of meetings on possible extensions of the Metro Gold Line, the Gold Line Construction Authority has released two documents pointing towards a future extension to the Ontario Airport.  An environmental study narrows the list of possible extensions to the airport to two, while a new surv...

Just before Thanksgiving, I had the chance to introduce Google CEO Eric Schmidt at a talk he gave in New York City. The event, organized by NRDC Trustee Wendy Schmidt, was illuminating and entertaining thanks to Eric's dry humor and...

In a budget balancing move, Chicago is upping the parking meter rate from a quarter per hour to at least a dollar an hour, starting next year. Done by privatizing. Rates for most city parking meters will increase to $1 an hour in the coming months as a result of Mayor Richard Daley's deal to lea...