Plant a Tree, Grow a Job
Got this email recently from Jeremy Symons, the National Wildlife Federation’s senior vice president for conservation and education: I was returning from a meeting in Congress a week ago and …
NWF’s Larry Schweiger on the American Clean Energy & Security Act
Via the ClimateOne blog, here’s a clip of National Wildlife Federation President & CEO Larry Schweiger talking about how the Waxman-Markey bill affects international climate treaty negotiations coming up in …
Urgent Request from Congress: Tell Us About Wildlife
I just got an email from Robyn, in the Western Regional Center, with an urgent call to action she’d seen in the Mercury News. Oddly enough the author was not …
Bald Birds
At this time of year, you might start seeing something strange at your bird feeder: bald birds. Blue jays and cardinals are the most commonly reported bald birds, but it …
Growing Green and Going Wild
Children’s author Mary Quattlebaum wants to know your favorite outdoor kids’ books.
Zionsville Community Habitat and Indiana Wildlife Federation
Over the weekend, I was proud to join the community of Zionsville, Indiana at the dedication of a sign honoring their Community Wildlife Habitat. I joined Elizabeth Mueller, the Zionsville …
Dutch Lessons on Managing Rising Water Due to Warming
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson led a delegation of federal and Louisiana officials to the Netherlands, to learn how the Dutch manage their water. More …
Global CEOs: Climate Action Key to Economic Growth
Hoping to create a global carbon market, the organizers of a world business summit on climate change said 2 million new jobs would be created in the U.S. alone if …
Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Presses for China-US Climate Action
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) led a bipartisan Congressional delegation to China last week, urging that "we must work together" to address global warming. "We believe China and …
Unprecedented Coalition Sets Stage for Climate Bill to Move to Full House
The race is on in Washington and at international talks continuing throughout the year to bring the era of fossil fuel dominance to a close. National Wildlife Federation called the …
