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Weekly News Roundup – November 9, 2012
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: Election Reaffirms Need For Bipartisan Cooperation On Conservation November 7-Voters re-elected President Obama and rewarded conservation-minded Congressional candidates last […] Read more >
Election 2012 Results for Wildlife: New Opportunity for a Political Realignment
When the new Congress convenes in January, power will once again be divided between a Republican House and a Democratic President and Senate. So what does it mean for wildlife? The conservation story of the 2012 election has yet to be […] Read more >
Voters Want Answers on Climate from President Obama and Governor Romney
Undecided voters are not hearing what they want to hear from the candidates right now on climate change. A new poll by Yale University and George Mason University found that undecided voters are concerned about climate change and it could […] Read more >
Congress Takes a Mulligan for Dirty Energy, Ignores Actually Useful Legislation
Congress is set to leave town and head home to campaign for the next six weeks, and instead of working on unfinished business for the American people, the leadership of the House of Representatives is using its final work hours […] Read more >
Congress Fails Farmers and Wildlife (Updated)
The 2012 Farm Bill, or lack thereof, has been ubiquitous in news media over the last few months. Opinions and perspectives on the House and Senate versions of the Farm Bill are diverse and complicated; that isn’t surprising, considering that this […] Read more >
Three Reasons Congress Should Set Partisan Politics Aside for Renewables
If you’ve watched just a little television in the last couple of weeks, you’ve undoubtedly been exposed to the super partisan rhetoric of this campaign season. This fixation with making the other party look like out-of-touch, self-serving simpletons isn’t relegated […] Read more >
Wacky Weather and Wildlife—Staring Climate Change in the Face
In the words of President Obama, “More droughts and floods and wildfires are not a joke. They’re a threat to our children’s future.” Indeed, it is not a joke that driven by this summer’s drought in the U.S. and Eastern […] Read more >
Protecting Clean Water Helps Our Economy
This is a guest post by Congressman Tim Bishop (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment. In times of economic hardship, politicians who prioritize special interests over environmental protections are quick to overstate costs while understating the […] Read more >
Drought and the Climate Change Freeloaders
By now our news media has probably made you aware of the historic drought that is gripping the country. Almost 80 percent of the nation’s agricultural land is experiencing drought conditions not seen since the 1950′s. In mid-July, the U.S. […] Read more >
Dirtier Water Awaits Americans as They Head to Their Favorite Lakes, Rivers, and Beaches
As we slog through another scorching summer and head out to swim, paddle, fish and enjoy America’s waterways, the rumblings from Washington indicate that dirtier water may be on the way. Even though this Congress has made several attacks on clean water, […] Read more >
