There are certain moments along this road toward a clean and responsible energy future – moments that make the climb feel a little less steep. On Monday, Massachusetts gave us … Read more
Amber Hewett’s Archive
Sailors Know the POWER of Offshore Wind Power
Well before I understood how essential it is that we realize our offshore wind power potential in America, I knew that there was something unspeakably special about the wind offshore. … Read more
Clean, Smart, and Cheaper than Coal: New England’s Wind Power Decisions Keep Getting Easier
A headline in the Boston Globe’s business section on Monday deserves serious attention: “Wind Power Now Competitive with Conventional Sources” Where to begin? This is huge. Wind power’s biggest hurdle … Read more
Wind Energy Needs Us to Master its Parts, their Sum, and the Whole – Luckily, We Can
“We want to do more … but there are real limits to what a state can do.” I recently attended a Wind Energy Finance and Investment Seminar in New York … Read more
America’s Second Offshore Wind Energy Area Goes to… Dominion Virginia Power!
After six rounds of bidding, the second in a series of competitive auctions for offshore wind energy leases came to an end this afternoon. Shortly after, the Bureau of Ocean … Read more
Obama Administration Announces Offshore Wind Energy Lease Auction for Virginia
An announcement this morning gives an important boost to offshore wind energy development, and demonstrates exactly the kind of leadership we hoped would follow President Obama’s climate speech last month. … Read more
Climate Plan Sets the Stage for Offshore Wind Power’s American Debut
On Tuesday, President Obama presented a series of strategies to move us toward an energy future that capitalizes on clean and renewable sources and leaves behind our heavy dependence on … Read more
Ranger Rick Goes to Bonnaroo and Reminds Twentysomethings Just How Much They’ve Missed Him
Last week, the National Wildlife Federation joined a new community. We gathered up our camping gear, piled into two cars, and started out toward Manchester, Tennessee for our first visit to … Read more
Department of the Interior Ushers the U.S. One Step Closer to Offshore Wind Development
Offshore wind energy has felt just out of America’s reach for quite some time now. While Europe has more than fifty projects up and running off their shores, here in … Read more
An Updated Social Cost of Carbon Shows that the Economy Benefits from Cutting Carbon Pollution
Just before the weekend, the Obama Administration nodded in the direction of more responsive limits on carbon pollution, and acknowledged that the science and economics tell the story that many … Read more
