Three hospitals in England recently cut energy costs in half after spending the equivalent of $18 million in energy efficiency upgrades. The projects got a much-needed boost from a certification that gave investors confidence the retrofits would bring returns. With millions of buildings in need of upgrades and the emergence of a $20-billion retrofit industry in the United States […]

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Three hospitals in England recently cut energy costs in half after spending the equivalent of $18 million in energy efficiency upgrades. The projects got a much-needed boost from a certification that gave investors confidence the retrofits would bring returns. With millions of buildings in need of upgrades and the emergence of a $20-billion retrofit industry in the United States […]

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Three hospitals in England recently cut energy costs in half after spending the equivalent of $18 million in energy efficiency upgrades. The projects got a much-needed boost from a certification that gave investors confidence the retrofits would bring returns. With millions of buildings in need of upgrades and the emergence of a $20-billion retrofit industry in the United States […]

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Three hospitals in England recently cut energy costs in half after spending the equivalent of $18 million in energy efficiency upgrades. The projects got a much-needed boost from a certification that gave investors confidence the retrofits would bring returns. With millions of buildings in need of upgrades and the emergence of a $20-billion retrofit industry in the United States […]

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On this special episode of Delta Dispatches, Simone and Jacques sit down with two members of the collaborative journalism project “The Drowning Coast." First up, John Schwartz, Science Reporter for the New York Times joins the program to talk with Jacques & Simone about the reporting that went into this project as well as what other areas are facing environmental challenges other than Louisiana. In the second half the show, Mark Schleifstein, Environmental reporter from the Times-Picayune stops by to ...

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On this special episode of Delta Dispatches, Simone and Jacques sit down with two members of the collaborative journalism project “The Drowning Coast." First up, John Schwartz, Science Reporter for the New York Times joins the program to talk with Jacques & Simone about the reporting that went into this project as well as what other areas are facing environmental challenges other than Louisiana. In the second half the show, Mark Schleifstein, Environmental reporter from the Times-Picayune stops by to ...

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A weekly round-up of what’s new in Louisiana coastal restoration 1) 300 students. Jimmy Frederick talks to WAFB about the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana’s new “The 300” program in the report, “Students 'get their feet wet' at new coastal restoration center.” The program description states, “The 300 will inspire our next generation of coastal warriors, and may even encourage some participating students to pursue the coastal sciences in their post-secondary education. Others may be inspired to seek professional opportunities ...

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A weekly round-up of what’s new in Louisiana coastal restoration 1) 300 students. Jimmy Frederick talks to WAFB about the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana’s new “The 300” program in the report, “Students 'get their feet wet' at new coastal restoration center.” The program description states, “The 300 will inspire our next generation of coastal warriors, and may even encourage some participating students to pursue the coastal sciences in their post-secondary education. Others may be inspired to seek professional opportunities ...

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Not often is running the electric grid as simple as applying lessons from childhood. Right now it is ─ California is learning to share with its neighbors. A bill currently in front of the Legislature from California Assemblymember Chris Holden, AB 813, aims to build a better trading platform to share California’s extra solar power […]

Not often is running the electric grid as simple as applying lessons from childhood. Right now it is ─ California is learning to share with its neighbors. A bill currently in front of the Legislature from California Assemblymember Chris Holden, AB 813, aims to build a better trading platform to share California’s extra solar power […]

Not often is running the electric grid as simple as applying lessons from childhood. Right now it is ─ California is learning to share with its neighbors. A bill currently in front of the Legislature from California Assemblymember Chris Holden, AB 813, aims to build a better trading platform to share California’s extra solar power […]

Not often is running the electric grid as simple as applying lessons from childhood. Right now it is ─ California is learning to share with its neighbors. A bill currently in front of the Legislature from California Assemblymember Chris Holden, AB 813, aims to build a better trading platform to share California’s extra solar power […]

Not often is running the electric grid as simple as applying lessons from childhood. Right now it is ─ California is learning to share with its neighbors. A bill currently in front of the Legislature from California Assemblymember Chris Holden, AB 813, aims to build a better trading platform to share California’s extra solar power […]

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Written by Katy Farber

In today’s political cycle, each day brings a dizzying (and often nauseating) storm of bad news. The problem is, the storm isn’t passing any time soon. So it will take every one of us to fight for our basic rights to clean air, clean water,...

The following is a statement released today at the World Ocean Summit by Environmental Defense Fund’s Amanda Leland, Senior Vice President, Oceans