“Basic soil and wetland protection requirements were extended to apply to crop insurance premium subsidies.” The National Wildlife Federation commends Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Ranking Member … Read more
renewable energy
Victory in North Carolina Shows America Wants More Clean Energy, Not Less
North Carolina’s House of Representatives got it right on clean energy last week—even though “getting it right” had to mean formalizing a refusal to get it wrong. Last Wednesday, North … Read more
Good Jobs, Green Jobs Coming to the U.S.
I attended the Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Close to 1,500 people attended, and half of those were representatives from the United Steel Workers (very impressive). … Read more
Celebrating Success – Offshore Wind Comes to Maryland
We don’t often take time to mark our successes, but after three years of effort by countless advocates to bring clean offshore wind energy to Maryland, it is time to … Read more
A Win for Offshore Wind in Maryland
What a way to end the week! On Friday afternoon, the Maryland Senate passed the Offshore Wind Energy Act by a vote of 30 to 15. This was the biggest … Read more
Offshore Wind Bill Returns, Thanks to Bipartisan Collaboration
It takes a strong and innovative leader to look into a tangled web of challenges and see where intersections offer opportunity. The National Wildlife Federation congratulates Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) … Read more
New Bill Lays Out Responsible Development of Renewable Energy on Public Lands
Today, a bipartisan group of Western representatives and senators introduced the Public Lands and Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013. I am feeling giddy. Let me tell you why. … Read more
Will New Interior Secretary Put Conservation On Equal Ground with Energy?
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama nominated Sally Jewell, CEO for the outdoor outfitter REI, as successor to Ken Salazar as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Conservation … Read more
America Must Lean into the Wind on Clean Energy
This week, the Washington Post called America’s pursuit of offshore wind energy a “tortured process” mired in uncertainty and challenges. While that is one way to describe it, National Wildlife … Read more
Momentum Growing for Maryland Offshore Wind
Yesterday, more than 80 Marylanders crowded into a standing-room only hearing for the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013. The House Economic Matters Committee hearing was the latest show of public … Read more