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Costco, Don’t Be Complicit in Selling Forest Destruction

Expert BlogShelley Vinyard
There’s an adage in the marketing world that goes, “Every product has a story.” But sometimes the stories companies tell consumers hide the real truth behind how the product is made and the significant cost its production has on the…

Top New York State Environmental Priorities for 2020

Expert BlogRich Schrader
NRDC's New York State environmental priorities for 2020 include building on the sweeping climate progress made in 2019, tackling the biggest sources of climate pollution, and protecting New Yorkers' health.

Ten Environmental Stories to Mark a Decade in Latin America

Expert BlogInternational, Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico, BrazilAmanda Maxwell, Carolina Herrera, Jessica Carey-Webb, Marilyn Kunce
The Latin America team at NRDC reflects on the incredible environmental milestones we've witnessed in our work, and beyond.

A Case Study in "Greenflushing"

Expert BlogShelley Vinyard
In October, Charmin announced its new “Go Beyond” sustainability commitments. But P&G’s new commitment doesn’t get at the root of the problem, and we've invented a new word for how their supply chain belies their marketing claims: greenflushing.

Pebble Mine: The Opposition Intensifies

Expert BlogJoel Reynolds
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin cites reckless Bristol Bay mine as project that “doesn’t make any sense,” asks “why would we do it?”

Pebble Mine: A Scam with No Clothes?

Expert BlogJoel Reynolds
While Army Corps off Engineers “assumes” reckless Bristol Bay mine won’t “lose money,” Northern Dynasty Mineral’s latest financial statement raises “substantial doubt” about company’s “ability to continue as a going concern,” Pebble Partnership says failure to produce financial feasibility study…

U.S. Buyers of Canada's Boreal Wood: You’ve Been Had

Expert BlogShelley Vinyard
The old saying goes, “If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.” A new report from the Canadian NGO Wildlands League finds that in Ontario alone, deforestation rates from clearcut logging are fifty times higher than provincial…

Study Shows Boreal Deforestation Is Far Higher than Reported

Expert BlogInternational, CanadaAnthony Swift

In findings that have significant implications for Canada's boreal forest and the climate, a new study finds that deforestation rates in Ontario are nearly fifty times higher than reported by government officials.

Pebble Mine: Would You Buy a Used Car from This CEO?

Expert BlogJoel Reynolds
Combative congressional testimony by D.C. lawyer and Pebble CEO Tom Collier belies credibility, dismisses Alaskans’ concerns for salmon, reveals major flaws in federal review of reckless Bristol Bay mining project

What Side of History Will Procter & Gamble Be On?

Expert BlogInternationalShelley Vinyard
Procter & Gamble should take responsibility of the impact its tissue products have on our planet and climate-critical forests like the Canadian boreal.