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President Must Match Words to Action on Carbon Pollution Limits
In President Obama’s first press conference after his re-election, the President connected the dots between the increase in temperature, melting Arctic ice, and extraordinary number of large storms. The president stated: I am a firm believer that climate change is… Read more >
[VIDEO] Our Clean Air Future / Roundtable Discussion in Pennsylvania
National Wildlife Federation recently organized a roundtable in State College, Pennsylvania, focused on climate change and renewable energy solutions. A recent Zogby Analytics poll shows that as Americans see the impacts of climate-fueled extreme weather hitting close to home, their concern of climate… Read more >
Tar Sands in New England?
Last week there was a meeting in the town of Randolph, New Hampshire to talk about tar sands. A Randolph conservation commissioner who had heard about the tar sands/Trailbreaker issue from NH Audubon (an NWF affiliate) had set the meeting… Read more >
Weekly News Roundup – November 16, 2012
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: Gulf Restoration: A Win for Wildlife and the Economy November 16 – The 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion sent more… Read more >
The Public Is Speaking: Action on Climate Change Now
New NWF post-election polling shows that the realignment of our politics around the issue of climate continues to gain steam. Conducted by Zogby Analytics, the new polling shows that as more and more Americans see the impacts of climate-fueled extreme… Read more >
24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report
Tune in to the The Dirty Weather Report, a 24-hour live online broadcast featuring former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore, NWF President and CEO Larry Schweiger, and climate advocates from across the globe. Find out how we can—and… Read more >
The Energy Future is Now: Extend wind tax credits
The election’s over. Billions of dollars have been spent on campaigns from coast to coast. And the pundits tell us, politically speaking, that we’re back where we were because the players and partisan makeup have barely changed. A glaring headline… Read more >
Poll – Keystone XL Pummeled by Clean Energy
National Wildlife Federation released results of a Zogby commissioned poll covering several climate and energy issues. The poll, done just after the election, finds support for Keystone XL was dwarfed by voters’ desire for expanded renewable energy investments. Support for… Read more >
Northern Cheyenne raise concerns about the Tongue River Railroad in first public hearing
Yesterday, braving Montana’s icy roads and freezing temperatures, over 50 Northern Cheyenne tribal members from the small community of Lame Deer gathered to tell representatives of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) of their concerns about the Tongue River Railroad, a proposed… Read more >
Climate Solutions Delivered Jobs and Votes
…and they show a way forward My colleague Joe blogged last week on three big reasons why climate will move to the top of the agenda as we close out the year and move into the next Congress. His reasons… Read more >
