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White House Releases Preliminary Recovery Plan for the Gulf Coast
09/29/2010 – 2:00 pm PDT | No Comment

Three months after President Obama pledged his commitment to Gulf Coast restoration in a June address from the Oval Office, the White House released a report yesterday that outlines recommendations for ecosystem restoration and economic recovery …

Where the Wildlife Specialists Aren’t: Spill Recovery Reveals Need for Local Capacity Building in Coastal Louisiana
08/18/2010 – 9:55 am PDT | Comments Off

Dr. Angelina Freeman, a coastal scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, checks for traces of oil in the waters near the Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge in southern Louisiana. Environmental specialists like Dr. Freeman are needed …

Green Jobs: California’s Economic Bright Spot
08/14/2010 – 10:05 am PDT | Comments Off

One of the strongest arguments for passing a climate and clean energy bill is that it will boost the economy and create jobs.
Here’s more evidence to support that claim: an updated map compiled by Environmental Defense Fund …

Green Jobs: California’s Economic Bright Spot
08/09/2010 – 11:45 am PDT | Comments Off

One of the strongest arguments for passing a climate and clean energy bill is that it will boost the economy and create jobs.
Here’s more evidence to support that claim: an updated map compiled by Environmental Defense Fund …

Solutions Lab Minneapolis: Sustainability and the aspirational lifestyle
08/05/2010 – 9:15 am PDT | Comments Off

This is a guest post by Jamie Shea, Intern, EDF Corporate Partnerships
The two greatest human motivators are aspiration and desperation. Traditional marketing has effectively used aspirational lifestyle branding to create a culture where individuals define …

Calling All Carbon Geeks: Walmart’s Greenhouse Gas Protocol Document Is Here!
08/04/2010 – 10:00 am PDT | Comments Off

This past February, Walmart made a major commitment to reduce the carbon footprint from the lifecycle of its products, including its supply chain, by 20 million metric tons of carbon dioxide between now and 2015. …

Cleaning up our ports: Join the EDF Innovation Exchange Forum
07/23/2010 – 1:50 pm PDT | Comments Off

Port facilities are critical hubs of international trade.  In the U.S., over 2 billion tons of cargo pass through our ports each year. These facilities can also be significant sources of harmful …

How-to Guide: Energy Efficiency for Companies
07/23/2010 – 1:15 pm PDT | Comments Off

By Attia Qureshi, EDF Summer Associate, University of Michigan
Where can companies go for advice on getting started with energy efficiency?  What’s the first step?  And what tools and resources are available to help?
At the start …

EDFix Call #17: Cleaning up our ports
07/22/2010 – 12:25 pm PDT | Comments Off

Port facilities are critical hubs of international trade. In the U.S., over 2 billion tons of cargo pass through our ports each year. These facilities can also be significant sources of harmful emissions that affect …

A Cap on Carbon is a Private Sector Stimulus Bill
07/21/2010 – 3:25 pm PDT | Comments Off

About one million new jobs in the clean energy field have been created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the stimulus bill. That’s according the latest report from the Council of …