Press releases from New York
Statement on the Senate Vote to Raise Fuel Economy Standards for the First Time in DecadesWashington, D.C, USA - Statement by Ann Bordetsky, NRDC Energy Policy Analyst, on the Senate vote to raise fuel economy standards for the first time in decades: "This is a vote for the auto industry's future, not its past. Automakers have the technology to improve fuel economy. This vote will help push more efficient cars into the marketplace." |
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NIKE to Donate $6 Million in Footwear to Help Teens Get Active and into Sport During Summer BreakNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA - NIKE Inc. today announced the launch of its NikeSummerShoes program, which will deliver more than 60,000 pairs of shoes, worth an estimated $6 million, to young people in 21 communities from coast-to-coast to help them get active over summer break through sport, dance and play. Created in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), NikeSummerShoes is a key element in NRPA's "Step Up to Health" initiative, which is designed to leverage park and recreation assets to promote healthy lifestyles and build more livable communities. |
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Researchers find plant protein that may aid biofuel productionNew York - In a breakthrough that could make the production of cellulosic ethanol less expensive, Cornell researchers have discovered a class of plant enzymes that potentially could allow plant materials used to make ethanol to be broken down more efficiently than is possible using current technologies. |
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Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon Saved In Hudson River- For the first time, a fish identified as endangered has been shown to have recovered -- and in the Hudson River near New York City, report Cornell's Mark Bain and colleagues in the online publication PLoS ONE. |
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WWF/World Bank Forest Alliance launches ambitious program to reduce deforestation, illegal loggingNew York City - WWF and the World Bank (WB) today announced an ambitious global program aimed at reducing global deforestation rates by 10% by 2010. |
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Corporate America, Activists & Circumventing Washington: A New Approach to Environmental LobbyingNew York City - On April 25, the New York-based banking giant J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. joined the ranks of a select group of firms in the financial sector who have adopted environment policies with an increased focus on more ecologically responsible business practices. |
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The Nature Conservancy Partners with State, County, Town to Preserve 308-Acre Rare ForestNew York City - In partnership with New York State, Suffolk County, and the Town of Southampton, The Nature Conservancy announced today the permanent preservation of a 308-acre parcel of globally rare forest, located in the heart of the Pine Barrens region, in Westhampton, Long Island. |
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National news
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- Researchers find new gene linked to breast cancer
- EPRI-NRDC Report Finds Environmental Benefits of Deploying PHEVs
- House appropriates $500,000 to protect Ebey’s Landing
- Statement on the Senate Vote to Raise Fuel Economy Standards for the First Time in Decades
- Saving the Rainforest 1 Glass of Lemonade at a Time: Cub Scouts Raise Money to Preserve 8,523 Acre
- HELP SOLVE GLOBAL WARMING: NON-PROFIT OFFERS FREE PERSONAL CARBON IMPACT CALCULATOR
- International Conservation Organizations Applaud Global Environment Facility’s $1M Proposal
- ExxonMobil Shareholders Confront Management Over Global Warming Inaction
- NIKE to Donate $6 Million in Footwear to Help Teens Get Active and into Sport During Summer Break
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