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National Association of Evangelicals Releases Document on Climate Change and Impacts on the Poor

12/20/2011 // Larry Schweiger

The National Association of Evangelicals released a new document on climate change’s impacts on the poor.  Loving the Least of These:  Addressing a Changing Environment covers the science of climate change, its impacts that are affecting everyone but that will… Read more >

Virginia’s Community Colleges are going green

12/16/2011 // Kristy Jones

The Virginia Community College System hosted its annual Hire Education conference, Extreme Innovation – Workforce Edition, last week at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. More than 400 workforce development faculty and other professionals gathered to network and share best practices of… Read more >

5 Things to Be Thankful for this Thanksgiving

11/21/2011 // Juliana Goodlaw-Morris

The holidays for me are all about family and enjoying nature.  When I was growing up, my family and I use to go camping for Thanksgiving in California.  I know, camping on Thanksgiving might seem a bit weird, but trust… Read more >

NWF Campus Ecology Staff Tour New Green Building at Germanna Community College

11/21/2011 // Kristy Jones

National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology staff, Jen Fournelle and Kristy Jones, toured Germanna Community College’s new green academic facility, still under construction, in early November. The new building located at Germanna’s Fredericksburg campus is scheduled for completion in March 2012;… Read more >

Students Are Doing It In the Dark—Are You?

11/8/2011 // Jen Fournelle

Last year marked the first year of Campus Conservation Nationals—a nationwide energy and resource savings competition. This year, we are expanding and want you to be a part of the fun! Check out one of the videos from schools that… Read more >

Great Veteran’s Day Movie Pick: Beat Big Oil, Drive Clean

11/7/2011 // Frank Szollosi

Just in time for Veteran’s Day weekend comes a major motion picture that shows how the world’s drivers will end their reliance on Big Oil – and, I and many others believe, stop wars fueled by our thirst for petroleum…. Read more >

Students and Other Clean Energy Advocates Mobilizing Against Setbacks

11/3/2011 // Julian Keniry

Two weekends ago, over 400 people gathered in Cleveland for one of several regional Power Shift meetings all across the country where the culminating event was a rally focused on stopping a Keystone XL pipeline project that would move tarsands oil through… Read more >

Join NWF for Tar Sands Rally in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, November 6th

10/28/2011 // Kristy Jones

On November 6th, thousands of people will encircle the White House to send a peaceful and lawful message urging the President to reject the Keystone XL pipeline–which would bring nearly one million barrels per day of dirty tar sands oil… Read more >

New York Takes Major Step Forward on Offshore Wind

9/15/2011 // Tony Iallonardo

NWF, Environmental groups praise Governor Cuomo for restarting process to bring clean energy ashore New York’s leading environmental organizations and the National Wildlife Federation applauded Governor Cuomo today for taking action to restart the process for pursuing offshore wind energy…. Read more >

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Bad Obama Ozone Decision May Spell Trouble for Wildlife

9/9/2011 // Tony Iallonardo

The Obama Administration’s recent announcement that the Environmental Protection Agency will not strengthen the ozone or smog standard is of little consolation to parents who have to rush their asthmatic kids to the hospital emergency room on dirty air days… Read more >