Larry Schweiger’s Archive

Taylor Francis is an inspiring young man from San Francisco who believes he can make a difference. Here is a 15-year old high school student who has rejected the widely-held … Read more

Yesterday was the largest national teach-in on climate and global warming in U.S. history.  The Focus the Nation Team estimates that 3 million people participated at some 1,800 institutions across … Read more

I was struck by President Bush’s comment in the State of the Union address on Monday that the United States should complete an international agreement to reduce greenhouse gases only … Read more

Ready for largest nationwide climate teach-in history?   Tonight at 8 pm Eastern time, National Wildlife Federation will launch Focus the Nation with an orientation and kickoff 2% Solutions Web Cast … Read more

The climate crisis will be one of the biggest challenges facing the next president. But the top Sunday hosts don’t seem to think so. In 2007, they asked the presidential … Read more

Some time back, I wrote about a young Alaskian scientist Dr. Katey Walter who has been doing some very important research concerning the formation and leakage of methane from ponds … Read more

"60 Minutes" did a great piece on forest fires in America’s West: The Age of Mega-Fires – Warming Climate Fuels Mega-Fires. This informative and disturbing segment highlights that due to … Read more

Check out this video of Al Gore’s speech accepting the Nobel Peace prize in Oslo, Norway earlier this month. They are the most important words of the year. Read more

Post from Jeremy Symons, Executive Director, National Wildlife Federation’s Global Warming Campaign, guest blogger: Larry, at long last, the president has signed an energy bill! As you know, the energy … Read more