October, 2012

Engaging with local communities has big salmon and water conservation payoffs

 |  Oct 26, 2012

NWF’s Yakima River salmon and ecosystem project shows how engagement with local communities pays off. Read more

Weekly News Roundup – October 26, 2012

 |  Oct 26, 2012

Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: HISD Celebrates New Collaboration with National Wildlife Federation’s Eco-Schools … Read more

What’s Your Purpose? Billy Parish asks Students at the Annual AASHE Student Summit

 |  Oct 26, 2012

On October 14, almost 500 students gathered at the Los Angeles Convention center for the student summit at the AASHE annual campus sustainability conference.  This was the sixth year NWF … Read more

East Coast Faces Monstrous Halloween Hurricane: How is Climate Change Fueling Sandy?

 |  Oct 26, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy barrels up the East Coast, forecasters are giving it nicknames that sound like the title of a disaster movie: Frankenstorm. The Perfect Storm II. All point to … Read more

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Photo of the Day: Yellowlegs

,  |  Oct 26, 2012

Lesser yellowlegs Photo by Flickr member Brad James ~ Nature Photography See more of Brad James’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your … Read more

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NWF Book Club: Wild

 |  Oct 26, 2012

Welcome back to the NWF book club! We have been going through some changes here and have had to take a short hiatus but are back up and running! We … Read more

MI Student Groups Endorse 25% Renewable Energy Standard Ballot Proposal

 |  Oct 26, 2012

On November 6, Michigan voters will have the chance to secure more clean energy for our state by voting for Prop 3. This ballot proposal is a unique opportunity for Michigan citizens … Read more

New Chevron Money Dump as Unprecedented Polluter Cash Flows

 |  Oct 26, 2012

Polluters this election year are doing the equivalent of betting it all.  They’re spending unprecedented amounts of cash to influence the election in the hopes of electing policy makers who will … Read more

Where is the climate debate?: New Hampshire

 |  Oct 26, 2012

The political debates are heating up this fall, like the planet, and yet, while candidates across the country debate issues like the future of Medicare, Afghanistan and the federal deficit, there’s rarely mention of our warming planet, much less a solution offered. Read more

NWF Tells Fox News – Enbridge Pipeline Could Cause Terrible Spill

 |  Oct 25, 2012

When NASDAQ seemed to connect a temporary drop in shares of tar sands pipeline company Enbidge to a new report from NWF, it got the attention of Fox Business News’ … Read more