While we’re waiting on a decision from the Obama administration on protecting polar bears, I thought I’d pass along this little laugher from the American Enterprise Institute: The National Wildlife … Read more

Miles Grant
Miles Grant is director of communications for National Wildlife Federation, coordinating communications across NWF’s programs to protect wildlife and wild places, connect Americans with nature, and confront climate change. He lives in Fairhaven, MA with his wife and daughter.
Polar Bear Protection Decision Due
UPDATE 10:27am: Hearing we may get a decision this morning. I’ll keep you updated. A critical decision is expected any minute now from the Obama administration: A decision involving the … Read more
Rep. Pence’s Five Seconds of Silence
Five seconds doesn’t seem like a long time. Heck, it took me that long to type that sentence. But when you’re behind a microphone at a press conference, five seconds … Read more
NWF: GOP Leaders Resurrect Cheney Energy Plan
House Republicans are holding a mock climate hearing today in the Capitol Visitors Center. Here’s what Joe Mendelson, the National Wildlife Federation’s global warming policy director has to say about … Read more
Obama to Huddle with House Dems on Clean Energy Bill
President Obama is calling all 36 Democrats from the House Energy & Commerce Committee to a meeting at the White House today: A White House aide said Obama plans to … Read more
House GOP Holding “Mock” Climate Hearing
Mocking the climate crisis? Mocking the political process? A little of both, I guess. Reports Politico: While Democrats bicker over a sweeping climate change bill, Republicans are going rogue, crafting … Read more
NRDC Digs Into Newt’s Cement Story
When I live-blogged Newt Gingrich’s testimony before the House Energy & Commerce Commmittee last week, I left out a yarn Newt spun about a cement factory. The story was allegedly … Read more
Shadowy Group Launches Attack on Clean Energy
As the National Wildlife Federation predicted last month, big polluters and their allies have launched a major blitz against clean energy & climate legislation. And now CQ reports the latest … Read more
Clean Energy & Climate Impact of Specter’s Switch?
Just talked to Adam Kolton, the National Wildlife Federation’s senior director for Congressional & federal affairs: Read more
PA’s Sen. Specter Switching Parties
As first reported by The New Republic, Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter is joining the Democratic Party. Specter is pointing to GOP opposition to the economic stimulus bill, supported by … Read more