July, 2007

Global Warming in Greenland, DAY 2

Global Warming in Greenland, DAY 1

Iowa, here we are!

Well, we got to Iowa on Saturday. We set up at the Expo in Rock Rapids, in the northwest corner of Iowa. Before the day was out, we had 215 … Read more

Fjieldbanken: Mirrored Beauty of the Night

The natural mirrored beauty of the "fjieldsbanken"  at the mouth of the Jakobshavn fjord in the Disco Bay at midnight can be absolutely breathtaking. This is the most active iceberg … Read more

Almost to RAGBRAI

Hey everyone. I’m in Sioux Falls, SD with my bike in a box (seems to have made it in one piece), my laptop and a big pile of electronics – … Read more

Headed to Iowa for RAGBRAI!

Hey everyone! “Team NWF” is on its way to Iowa! We’re a group of 10 NWF cyclists and a couple of volunteers who are participating in RAGBRAI®–the Register’s Annual Great … Read more

Fishing from Dog Sleds

Ilulissat, Greenland: The Ilulissat harbor is 250km north of the Arctic Circle. Perched above the ice-infested harbor are hundreds of wonderfully maintained, multicolored homes dotting the rocky hills. Rugged hillsides … Read more

Lifting the Fog over Greenland

Ilulissat, Greenland: We are on the world’s largest island that happens to hold the second largest reservoir of frozen fresh water on the planet. More than 80 percent ice covered, … Read more

In the Greenhouse: Confronting a Changing Climate

The National Wildlife Federation recently worked with experts at the Duke Nicholas Institute who  modelled a 2% per year global warming pollution reduction pathway.  The result of Duke’s work is … Read more

Scientists Detail Cost of Global Warming

The Union of Concerned Scientists recently presented a report detailing the consequences of climate change on the economy, tourism industry, coastline and agricultural production in the Northeast.  For example, Boston … Read more