NWF Subscribe to Feed
OU Researcher’s “GreenBox” Creates Hydrogen, Clean Water From Urine
The answers to clean water, clean air and waste management could all be held inside a box as small as a mini-fridge. E3 Clean Technologies, based in Athens,Ohio, is in the process of producing GreenBoxes, which produce hydrogen and clean water from urine. Read more >
Big Mining Exploits Clean Water Act Loopholes
The Pebble Limited Partnership is proposing to build North America’s largest open pit mine in the pristine headwaters of Bristol Bay — the source of the greatest runs of wild sockeye salmon left on earth. Read more >
Wildlife & Outdoor Books for Holiday Gifts
Finding gifts for an outdoor-inclined loved one can sometimes be a challenge. Books are always a great option. Read more >
Stopping Massive Deforestation – A Bright Spot at Climate Talks
As we’ve discussed in previous posts, expectations are pretty modest for climate progress at the international talks here in Cancun. There are some places where we can and must act, and reduced emissions from deforestation (REDD) is one such building… Read more >
New Book Celebrates the “Living Waters of Texas”
Two National Wildlife Federation staff members have essays in a new book that celebrates Texas waters. Read more >
Campuses Save Money and the Environment With Zero-Waste Events
For many schools, zero-waste events are the first target they achieve in becoming a zero-waste campus. Read more >
Public Lands, Water and Wildlife Package Will Help Protect America’s Natural Resources
From the mountain lions in the Organ Mountains of New Mexico, to lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes, to the barred owl of the Alabama Black Belt Heritage Area–a package of public lands, water and wildlife bills currently up for… Read more >
Sea Ice Breakup Could Hit Polar Bears Hard in Churchill and Elsewhere
The polar bear is one of the earth’s most magnificent animals, and today we saw many of them here on the banks of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba. Read more >
After Five Years and Legal Wrangling, Agency Finally Protects South Carolina Wetland
On November 1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reasserted basic federal Clean Water Act protections for a 31-acre coastal wetland in Horry County, South Carolina, near Murrells Inlet. That’s the good news. Read more >
Eco-Schools USA attends first-ever Green Schools National Conference
This week, NWF’s Kate Hofmann attended the first-ever Green Schools National Conference in Minneapolis. Read more >
