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Environment:<br />

Global Toll <strong>of</strong> Air Pollution: Over 3 Million Deaths Each Year<br />

Posted December 14, 2012 by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution,<br />

Environmental Justice<br />

Tags: airpollution, diesel, particulatematter, particulatepollution<br />

We have long known that many people die from air pollution. What<br />

is surprising is how high <strong>the</strong> public health toll is and that it is largely<br />

preventable. A new study in The Lancet, developed by an international<br />

group <strong>of</strong>...continued→<br />

Supporting Home Rule Over Fracking in NY: NRDC Files Brief on<br />

Behalf <strong>of</strong> Environmental and Non-Pr<strong>of</strong>it Orgs<br />

Posted December 11, 2012 by Daniel Raichel in Environmental<br />

Justice, Health and <strong>the</strong> Environment<br />

Tags: fracking, gasdrilling, homerule, newyork, zoning<br />

Yesterday, NRDC filed an amicus, or “friend <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> court,” brief in<br />

<strong>the</strong> appeals <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Dryden and Middlefield decisions rendered earlier this<br />

year. The brief—filed on behalf <strong>of</strong> Catskill Mountainkeeper; Delaware<br />

Riverkeeper Network; Gas Drilling Awareness for Cortland County;<br />

Otsego...continued→<br />

Dynamic Ridesharing: Turning Empty Seats Into Affordable<br />

Transportation<br />

Posted December 21, 2012 by Lucian Go in Curbing Pollution, Health<br />

and <strong>the</strong> Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil,<br />

Solving Global Warming<br />

Tags: HOV3, lyft, millenials, newyorkcity, NYC, publictransit,<br />

ridesharing, sidecar, VMT, zimride<br />

With much <strong>of</strong> New York City’s public transit system crippled by<br />

flooding and debris due to Superstorm Sandy this past October, Mayor<br />

Bloomberg mandated high-occupancy vehicle (HOV 3) lanes on most

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