"We would like to thank the commission for giving careful consideration to these issues and moving forward into a formal rulemaking process," said Jon Goldstein, EDF Senior Energy Policy Tue, 2013-07-16 Contact: …
By Elena Craft, PhD At EDF, we are constantly ‘finding the ways that work’, and today’s announcement embodies that effort. EDF is requesting proposals to develop a Marine Port Environmental Recognition Program . This effort will enable port stakeholders to develop a program that uses best…
By EDF Blogs This commentary, authored by Dan Upham , originally appeared on EDF's Voices blog. When the folks at oilprice.com wanted to take a look at the clean energy landscape and see what opportunities might exist for energy investors, they turned to Jim Marston , the head of…
Please let your members of Congress know we need our political leaders to debate climate solutions, not climate denial.
By EDF Blogs By Eric Pooley , EDF Senior Vice President for Strategy and Communications (This post first appeared on Stanford Business , the Stamford Graduate School of Business' magazine) Source: Eric Pooley Astonishing images still crowd my mind: an endless field of jagged, broken sea…
By Marita Mirzatuny This commentary originally appeared on EDF's Energy Exchange blog. Last month, while I was speaking at the 7th Annual Platts Texas Energy Markets Conference in Houston , I missed out on celebrating a very important milestone here in Austin: The grand opening of the Pike…
By Marita Mirzatuny Last month, while I was speaking at the 7th Annual Platts Texas Energy Markets Conference in Houston , I missed out on celebrating a very important milestone here in Austin: The grand opening of the Pike Powers Laboratory & Center for Commercialization ! The ribbon cutting on…
Last week, Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe led the U.S. delegation to the 20th Annual Council Session of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) in Los Cabos, Mexico. Each year, the North American Ministers to the CEC meet to discuss their ongoing efforts under the North American…
Federal agencies raise questions about state's Mid-Barataria By Mark Schleifstein. The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). July 15, 2013. "The National Marine Fisheries Service has raised a series of questions about a state proposal to build a diversion on the Mississippi River near…
By EDF Blogs This commentary, authored by Robert Fares, originally appeared on Scientific American's "Plugged In" blog. The U.S. Department of Energy recently partnered with Texas Tech University to commission a Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SwiFT) laboratory, which helps researchers…
No. 13-OPA028 CHICAGO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued a Request for Applications soliciting proposals from states, municipalities, tribes, universities and nonprofit organizations for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants to fund new projects to restore and protect the…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a total of $1,465,000 to Nassau and Niagara counties and the city of Ogdensburg to clean up abandoned and contaminated properties. The funding is being awarded under the EPA’s brownfields program, which helps communities…
By Tom Murray Today, KKR released its 2012 ESG Report, which highlights that the firm faces significant obstacles as it continues to integrate ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) management throughout its investment process. It also shows that KKR is prepared to live up to the challenge. …
By Elena Craft, PhD Dr. Joseph Dungan and his team from James Madison high school attended the forum and showed off their solar powered car. If you haven’t heard already, San Antonio hosted its inaugural air quality forum this past week at the “Castle” headquarters of the socially conscious,…
A high court in the UK this week ruled that unused fishing quotas can be redistributed by the government from large scale vessels to smaller ones. Small scale inshore fishermen and fisheries minister Richard Benyon celebrated the decision as bringing added value to coastal communities in the UK. The…
Fading away: Coastal erosion threatens Louisiana's fragile wetlands and economy By Cole Avery. The News-Star (Monroe, La.). July 14, 2013. "Ryan Lambert has seen amazing things in the Louisiana bayou. Skies full of ducks. Waters teeming with fish. Lush plant life giving habitat to the game…
By Amy Miller You either hate it or you love it. That’s what people say about cilantro (I love it). And root beer (I also love it). And apparently patchouli. (I’ll have to get back to you on that one.) Even though I came of age in the 60s and 70s, and even though all [...]
The short seasons, decreasing bag limits and failing management of the recreational red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico has everyone that cares about the fishery upset. States are demanding changes from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), lawsuits have been filed, contentious…
By Michael Rohwer When I complain about the DC heat to my Austin-bred housemate, he likes to remind me that I, a native Michigander, don’t know what hot really is. But just the other day, I caught that same housemate saying “it is sweltering in DC.” AHA, it IS hot here, and getting hotter! It…
Gov. Bobby Jindal praises construction of 3 barrier islands, while urging Congress to fund coastal restoration By Mark Schleifstein. The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). July 11, 2013. "Gov. Bobby Jindal flew a group of parish and state officials and news reporters by helicopter to the…