April, 2010

Jaime Matyas Supports Environmental Education On Capitol Hill

NWF’s Executive Vice President and COO Jaime Matyas contributes from Washington, on the day of her testimony before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science & Related Agencies. … Read more

Big Coal on Capitol Hill: Liveblogging Today’s House Hearing

The National Wildlife Federation is liveblogging today’s House Select Committee on Energy Independence & Global Warming hearing, The Role of Coal in a New Energy Age. Read the liveblog here! Read more

Smarter than Smart Meters: A New Approach to Building Energy Management

Imagine that you have just returned to the US after living for many years in a remote part of the world with little connection to the news of the day. … Read more

Reduce, Reuse, ReTweet

The conversations that lead towards a sustainable society happen in many places–classrooms, coffeeshops, offices, student centers, fields, and mountains. More than any of these, however, the future of climate change … Read more

FWS Submits Wind Turbine Guideline Recommendations to Interior Secretary

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today transmitted a set of final recommendations on how to minimize the impacts of land-based wind farms on wildlife and its habitat to Secretary … Read more

A Kinder, Gentler Wrecking Ball

“Basically, when we deconstruct, we don’t get out the wrecking ball, we take the building apart.” That’s how Robert Keller, associate vice president for facility planning and operations at Miami … Read more

This Week’s NWF Climate Capsule: Energy Independence & Dy-No-Mite Dirty

In this week’s NWF Climate Capsule, an endangered species at Glacier National Park, how a climate bill would hit America’s enemies where it hurts & a “global cooling” flashback with Dirty the Global Warming Denier Sock Puppet.
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Reduce, Reuse, ReTweet

New courses and campaigns that take place online, specifically in social media, are changing the way students and staff talk about sustainability. Read more

National Summit – Getting Kids Outdoors

By Larry Schweiger I was in Houston yesterday at National Wildlife Federation’s summit on getting kids outdoors.  We had over 1,000 attendees from 101 locations in more than 25 states … Read more

Eco-Schools USA Case Study: United High School’s “Trashin’ Fashion Show”

Armagh, Pennsylvania is a rural school district in the heart of coal country. For many in the community, alternative energy and other environmental initiatives are tied to fears of family … Read more