Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said recently the government is throwing out the leases of 77 parcels of federal land for oil and gas drilling in Utah's redrock country. "In the … Read more
U.S. Needs Climate Action Partnership With China
The world’s two top polluters must act swiftly and work together with global warming solutions to save the planet from devastating climate change. A report produced in part by the … Read more
U.S. Agriculture And Food Supplies May Be Slammed By Global Warming, Drought
California, the nation's leading agricultural producer, may be hit particularly hard by the effects of climate change and drought, with dire consequences on the industry and our food supplies, a … Read more
Climate Action On Capitol Hill
The U.S. Senate passed an economic recovery package today, setting up a conference committee to reconcile its version with a House of Representatives bill. Adam Kolton, National Wildlife Federation's senior … Read more
White House: Green Jobs A Pathway To A Strong Middle Class
The White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families holds its first meeting on February 27 in Philadelphia to discuss the urgency to create green jobs to save the … Read more
Sportsmen, Conservationists Rally Behind Efforts To Safeguard Wildlife
More than 340 hunting, fishing and conservation groups from across the country have signed a letter to rally support for helping wildlife survive global warming. From sport fishing groups to … Read more
Wind Now Employs More Than Coal In U.S.
The wind industry now employs more people than coal mining in the United States. Wind industry jobs jumped 70 percent in 2008 from the previous year, according to a new … Read more
Climate Action On Capitol Hill
Last week, the House of Representatives passed an economic recovery package with $100 billion in funding for clean energy, electric cars, developing a next-generation national electric grid, and efficiency upgrades … Read more
Groups Press Obama For Tribe-Friendly Renewables
A network of Native American tribal groups is asking President Barack Obama to support tribally owned and operated renewable energy projects, along with economic development initiatives that could reduce dependence … Read more
Report: All Antarctica Warming
Antarctica is warming rather than cooling, according to scientists analyzing half a century of temperatures on the continent. A review by U.S. scientists of satellite and weather records for Antarctica, … Read more
