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Two Reports Warn: Wake Up! It’s Later Than It’s Ever Been
By Larry J. Schweiger The latest in a series of unprecedented weather-related tragedies, Hurricane Sandy has been called “Frankenstorm Sandy” for its massive size, loss of lives and property and horrific infrastructure damages. Catastrophic events like Sandy are demonstrating that… Read more >
Getting Kids Back Outside—NWF Tackles the Problem
Our announcement of NWF’s 10 Million Kids Outdoors goal reminds me of a journey that dramatizes the serious nature of the problem we face. On a flight from Washington D.C. to San Francisco I found sitting in the window seat… Read more >
The Passing of Larry Gibson
I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Larry Gibson. Larry was a courageous leader and advocate for the stopping of mountaintop removal mining. I visited with Larry last year and found him to be courageous, down to… Read more >
What’s Not Making the News
As a boy living in Pittsburgh, I watched KDKA, one of the world’s first commercial television stations, and WQED, the nation’s first community-sponsored public television station, on my family’s Crosley black-and-white television. I must say that, with only a 10-inch… Read more >
In Defense of Wildflowers
NWF View By Larry J. Schweiger “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn… Read more >
Delta Study Confirms Later Duck Seasons
This recent study confirms what has long been observed by hunters: later duck harvest seasons. Read more >
Fuel Efficiency: America’s Generational Leap
Just wanted to pass along some quick thoughts on recent New York Times article that really missed the big picture on America’s fuel efficiency gains. You can’t look at 2012 vehicles through a 2002 lens. “Efficient” no longer just means hybrid… Read more >
We Must Care for the Oceans
Six decades ago, Rachel Carson wrote about the “bewildering abundance” of life found in the surface waters of the seas. While conducting her studies, she discovered that some fish migratory patterns were changing. She was the first scientist to suggest… Read more >
Media Scrutinizes Modest Clean Energy Investments, Ignores Massive Polluter Tax Giveaways
Imagine if reporters spent even a fraction of the time highlighting America’s hugely wasteful dirty energy subsidies as they do trying to gin up “scandal” in clean energy. How would American taxpayers react if they knew how much of their… Read more >
Historic New Standards for the Next Generation of Vehicles
Last week in Detroit I delivered this testimony on behalf of National Wildlife Federation at a hearing on proposed light duty vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for model years 2017-2025. In 2009, when the tide was flowing against… Read more >
