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Deer me, who knew I would miss hemlocks so much?
NWF recently released a report on how climate is already impacting wildlife, detailing everything from dropping numbers of moose in New England to bears not hibernating much (if at all) in the winter. And that’s not all – in the… Read more >
Be Part of the Largest Climate Rally Ever
On Presidents’ Day weekend, tens of thousands of Americans will head to our nation’s capital for the “Forward on Climate” rally to call for bold action by President Obama to tackle the climate crisis threatening our nation’s wildlife. But for… Read more >
Weekly News Roundup – February 1, 2013
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: Report: America’s Wildlife Struggling to Keep Up with Changing Climate January 30-The climate crisis is already changing the playing… Read more >
Congress Sees Its Shadow, Tries to Destroy Winter
With two more members aiming to force construction of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, Congress seems to be living in a time warp. Read more >
A Changing Climate and Keystone XL — Yes They’re Connected
Are you familiar with tar sands oil? It’s the black sheep of the oil family. It’s extremely difficult to get out of the ground (using three times as much water as extraction of crude), it produces lake sized reservoirs of toxic… Read more >
Thousands Brave the Cold to Say NO to Tar Sands in New England
Sub-zero temperatures were no match for an enthusiastic crowd in Portland, who protested a plan to bring the world’s dirtiest oil through their backyard. Read more >
New Keystone XL Pipeline Route to Steamroll Bald Eagles?
Will America’s national icon be yet another casualty of the tar sands megapipeline? Read more >
Keystone XL Paints Bleak Future for Caribou
I remember seeing the images of the tar sands region in Alberta, Canada for the first time: a lifeless wasteland of massive open pit mines, smokestacks spewing thick black fumes, and toxic waste ponds. “How can this happen?” I thought,… Read more >
Exxon’s Yellowstone Debacle Gets Worse
The planet’s second biggest corporation couldn’t be bothered to clean up after its last mess — will the next one ruin your community? Read more >
Save Santa’s Reindeer!
Tar Sands Threat to Santa’s Reindeer: Santa’s sleigh doesn’t run on oil, it’s powered by Rudolph and his friends! Santa’s reindeer and their cousins, the woodland caribou, are in danger and need your help! Up in Alberta, Canada caribou are… Read more >
