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Help Stop Big Oil’s Arctic Assault
Speak up today for the future of ringed seals and other cherished Arctic wildlife. Remember the days when Big Tobacco insisted their product was safe? For a long time, people bought in: doctors lit up, mothers smoked around their kids… Read more >
WATCH: 24 Hours of Climate Reality a Call to Action
24 Presenters. 24 Time Zones. 13 Languages. 1 Message. 24 Hours of Reality was a worldwide event to broadcast the reality of the climate crisis. Featuring a new multimedia presentation created by Al Gore and delivered once per hour for… Read more >
Global Warming Hits Home for NWF Climate Scientist
As I stood in a torrential downpour waiting for my son’s bus to arrive, I couldn’t help but think how this was yet another sign of climate change hitting home. Literally. It was only his third day riding the bus… Read more >
September 11th: Finding Solace in Nature
I am thinking a lot about 9/11 lately. The 10th Anniversary of 9/11 is a time for all of us, across the world, to think about the loss of innocent life, the bravery of so many, and the impact of… Read more >
American Jobs Act Would Offer Greening Opportunities To A Third of U.S. Schools
When President Obama presented the American Jobs Act proposal to the nation this week, he specifically proposed that some of the jobs be created by updating and refurbishing 35,000 schools across the U.S. Some $30 billion would be allocated to… Read more >
Climate Capsule: The Last Hurrah
In this last Capsule of my tenure relive the Climate adventures of Dirty the Global Warming Denying Sock Puppet. Read more >
Climate Capsule: The Dog Days Are Done?
This week’s stories: Highlight of the Week: Despite Flawed Review, Tar Sands Pipeline Receives Temporary Rubber Stamp Quote: Mitt Romney Economic Story of the Week: Cleantech Taking Off Editorial of the Week: Irene Strikes a Nation Seemingly Content to Worry… Read more >
Seven Things to Know About How Hurricanes Affect Wildlife
As Hurricane Irene made landfall on the East Coast this week, the news media was rightly focused on the many dangers to humans from such powerful storms. Due to the hurricane’s track, 2.5 million people were ordered to evacuate low-lying… Read more >
Better Faster Stronger – Past Week of Fuel Efficiency News Confirms More Great Cars and Trucks Ahead
In Trucks that Work, a report NWF released last week, we walk through just how much pickup truck owners save under new fuel efficiency standards (a lot), how fast they save it (fast), and we do a component-by-component breakdown that… Read more >
Two Labor Unions Oppose Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline And Outline Better Alternatives
“We call on the State Department NOT to approve the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline or to take any actions that lead to the further extraction of Tar Sands oil from Alberta, Canada,” said the presidents of the Amalgamated… Read more >
