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New White House Report on Great Outdoors
Today President Obama is announcing a new conservation and recreation agenda for the country, detailed in a report entitled “America’s Great Outdoors.” The President established the America’s Great Outdoors initiative in April of 2010 and charged several government agencies to… Read more >
UPDATE – Canadian PM’s White House Visit Stirs Controversy Over Dirty Energy
President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet Friday and “clean energy” is reportedly on the agenda according to the Canadian Broadcasting Company. More likely to come up however is dirty energy from tar sands. A decision on the controversial Keystone XL… Read more >
Let’s Move Outside!, Outdoors Alliance for Kids Launched
NWF and a broad community representing businesses and non-profits announced a new national coalition, called the Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK), aimed to address the growing divide between children and families and the natural world.
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Let’s Move! Tackling Childhood Obesity With the Great Outdoors
First Lady Michelle Obama this week released an action plan called Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation. The new report provides a national road map of solutions to tackle this health issue.
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A Cajun Call for Clean Energy
This past weekend, about 200 residents from the New Orleans area signed a huge banner with bold personal messages to express deep concern over America’s continuing addiction to oil. Read more >
Federal Government Moves to Slash Its Emissions & Energy Costs
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 Activist Joins White House Clean Energy Economy Forum
The Obama administration is hosting Clean Energy Economy Forum at the White House tonight. Read more >
Water Quality as a Way of Life
Here’s a story for the history books: In 1983, our government set water planning policies that determined how we create water projects–and they’re still in place today. But as you and I know, the world has changed. There are more… Read more >
New White House Report: Green Jobs on Track for Future Growth
A new White House economic advisers report looks at employment through 2016 and finds that the health and green job sectors are growing. Associated Press reports: “President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers said jobs ranging from technical record keeping to nursing… Read more >
