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Fines, Civil Fines, and Statistics around the BP Oil Spill

5/26/2010 // Max Greenberg

Just how much oil is spewing into the Gulf of Mexico daily? Who’s gonna foot the bill? What, exactly, will they be paying for, and how much? It seems like BP had their answers to those questions worked out weeks… Read more >

NWF President: “It’s Past Time for a New Energy Plan for America”

5/12/2010 // Miles Grant

“The American Power Act has the one ingredient that is absolutely essential for any energy bill to be worth doing. It holds oil companies and other corporations accountable for doing their fair share to reduce pollution,” said NWF President & CEO Larry Schweiger. Read more >

What You Wish You Didn’t Know About Oil Spills

5/9/2010 // Miles Grant

A few facts gathered by the National Wildlife Federation’s Senior Scientist, Doug Inkley… According to the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, about 3 million gallons of oil and refined oil are spill in U.S. waters every… Read more >

Smarter than Smart Meters: A New Approach to Building Energy Management

4/13/2010 // NWF

Imagine that you have just returned to the US after living for many years in a remote part of the world with little connection to the news of the day. As a lifelong baseball fan, you ask a friend, “How… Read more >

Keep The Pressure On The Senate For All 72 Hours!

3/3/2010 // Miles Grant

We’re more than 24 hours into the 72 Hours for Clean American Power campaign. Read more >

A Look Back At Opportunity Lost – And 72 Hours to Change Our Future

3/2/2010 // Miles Grant

Time to tell our Senators that we’re tired of the same old excuses, same old unwillingness to stand up to polluters, same old status quo of climate & energy inaction. Read more >

Federal Government Moves to Slash Its Emissions & Energy Costs

1/29/2010 // Miles Grant

The White House today revealed details of a plan to slash the federal government’s energy usage. The move is expected to cut the federal government’s global warming pollution 28% by the end of this decade. It will also save taxpayers… Read more >

NWF Holds Firm on Climate & Energy Bill in 2010

1/13/2010 // Miles Grant

“As far as we are concerned there should not and will not be an energy bill in 2010 without the pollution cap needed to unleash private investment in the clean energy economy,” said NWF’s Jeremy Symons. Read more >

Americans Reject Big Oil’s Big Money Blitz

12/15/2009 // Miles Grant

There’s a dirty little secret about the Big Oil-funded campaign against clean energy & climate legislation: It’s been a huge failure. Read more >

Highlight of the Week: Obama Bumps Up Copenhagen Slate as EPA Rules on Carbon

12/10/2009 // Global Warming Staff

The president is changing his travel plans. President Obama will now head to the international climate summit in Copenhagen during the critical closing days of the summit, rather than at the outset, spurred by strong support for climate action and… Read more >