This week, president-elect Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats begin work on a two-year economic recovery package. The president-elect has pledged to create three million jobs over the next two years. … Read more
Hunters, Anglers More Likely To Buy from Companies That Support Conservation
A majority of hunters and anglers say they are more likely to buy products from companies if they support conservation efforts, according to a recent survey. In November 2008, Southwick … Read more
Reinsurance Company Links Global Warming To Billions In Natural Disaster Losses
Munich Re Group, the world’s largest reinsurer, released figures for 2008 and identified global warming as the principal factor behind $200 billion in losses last year. Throughout the world, more … Read more
Northeastern States Hold Second Carbon Auction
Ten northeastern and mid-atlantic states recently held the second U.S. greenhouse gas emissions auction, a project of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). RGGI is the first mandatory, market-based CO2 emissions … Read more
Repower America with Green Education, Green Jobs, Green Schools
National Wildlife Federation has joined environmental and conservation organizations in recommending a green stimulus proposal that would repower America. The proposal would jumpstart our economy by creating as many as … Read more
New Jersey Releases Implementation Strategies For Climate Action Plan
New Jersey has released a draft recommendation report to deal with global warming. The report provides scientific analyses about major sources of greenhouse gas emissions and outlines actions that are … Read more
Group Uses Polar Worms To Track Climate Change
A group of researchers affiliated with Colorado State University (CSU) is hunting for worms in Antarctica to help track our planet’s changing climate. A research team of seven students led … Read more
Climate Change May Increase Human Health Problems
Global warming could lead to a rise in human health problems due to exposure to harmful air pollutants, according to researchers in a study published in the journal Environmental Health … Read more
Conservation Groups File Suit to Restore Endangered Species Act Protections
The National Wildlife Federation, 13 of its affiliates, and Golden Gate Audubon have filed a lawsuit challenging the Bush administration’s regulations weakening the consultation requirements of the Endangered Species Act. … Read more
NASA: 2 Trillion Ice Tons Melted Since ’03, Study Links Extreme Weather With Global Warming
Two trillion tons of Arctic land ice has melted since 2003, according to new NASA satellite data that show the latest signs of a warming world. More than half of … Read more
