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NRDC in the news.(view from NRDC)(Natural Resources Defense Council)(Brief article)
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OnEarth
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January 1, 2008
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"FROM BMW TO HONDA, from Chrysler to Volkswagen, the industry is rushing
to make vehicles that use less gasoline or don't rely on it at all....
'Companies that want to thrive in a world where carbon matters and
there's $80-a-barrel oil can't just swing for the fences' with one big
effort like the Volt or a Toyota plug-in hybrid [said Roland Hwang,
senior policy analyst with NRDC]."
--From "Getting to Green," the New York Times, October 24, 2007
"ACROSS AMERICA, THE PICTURE is critically clear: the nation's
freshwater supplies can no longer quench its thirst. Water managers will
need to take bold steps to keep taps flowing.... 'We've hit a remarkable
moment,' said Barry ...