November, 2010

Eco-Schools USA: Charting the Course to Excellence

 |  Nov 12, 2010

“Charting the Course to Excellence” was the theme for the 2010 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Area Conference in Baltimore. NWF’s Jennifer Hammonds attended, and left the conference even more proud to be an educator and a steward of the environment. Read more

After Five Years and Legal Wrangling, Agency Finally Protects South Carolina Wetland

 |  Nov 12, 2010

On November 1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reasserted basic federal Clean Water Act protections for a 31-acre coastal wetland in Horry County, South Carolina, near Murrells Inlet. That’s the good news. Read more

America Recycles Day: Tips from Eco-Schools USA

 |  Nov 11, 2010

November 15 is America Recycles Day. On Monday, learn how students all over the country are taking action to reduce consumption and waste with NWF’s Eco-Schools USA program. Read more

Coral Damage: How Long Will Gulf Oil Disaster Impacts Linger?

 |  Nov 11, 2010

“Decades and decades – if not hundreds of years.” That’s how long it could take coral affected by the Gulf oil disaster to recover, according to NWF Senior Scientist Doug Inkley. Read more

To Save Resources, Campuses get Creative–and Competitive

,  |  Nov 10, 2010

Colleges and universities love a good rivalry with another school, whether competing in academics, sports, best food, or prettiest campus — and now, energy and resource savings. Add school pride and innate love of competition to students’ desire to make the world a better place and you get over 40 schools participating in the first ever Campus Conservation Nationals! Read more

Bird of the Week: Dickcissel

 |  Nov 10, 2010

Stroll across a Midwestern prairie anytime between late spring and early fall, and you’ll rarely be out of ear shot of the dickcissel’s distinctive trill: see-see, dick-dick, ciss-ciss-ciss. Stocky, streaked, … Read more

Gulf Oil Spill Symposium: Work Groups Begin Design of Early Warning System for Gulf Wildlife and Habitats

,  |  Nov 10, 2010

NOTE: this is the second post from the Gulf Oil Spill Symposium. Also see part I, Symposium Looks to Alert Policy Makers to Impacts from Gulf Oil Disaster One glaring … Read more

Tar Balls Continue Washing Ashore in Florida

 |  Nov 10, 2010

Nearly seven months after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, oil continues to soil Escambia County’s white sand. Read more

EPA Takes Another Key Step on Global Warming Pollution

 |  Nov 10, 2010

Much like the recently announced clean vehicle rules that will take our fleet to an average of 60 miles per gallon in the decades to come, today’s new clean air … Read more

This Veterans Day, Consider The Consequences Of Our Oil Dependence

 |  Nov 10, 2010

Tomorrow, on Veterans Day, I want us to renew the fight for climate and energy action. I intend the above cartoon as a tongue-in-cheek tribute to full-throttle calls to arms … Read more