Opponents of federal legislation to fight global warming tried a sneak attack last week by adding an amendment to the budget bill. The amendment would have put Congress on record … Read more
NWF Staff
Paper Industry Feeling Heat to Address Climate
International Paper and the printing company RR Donnelley face upcoming shareholder votes on climate change resolutions filed by Domini Social Investments.Domini, a sustainable investing leader, has convinced five other major … Read more
Global Warming, a Global Security Threat?
In April of 2007, a panel of retired U.S. generals and admirals released a report titled National Security and the Threat of Climate Change.The report outlines how “climate change acts … Read more
Global Warming is a Global Problem
We are just weeks away from significant movement in the U.S. Senate on addressing global warming. The Climate Security Act will help the U.S. reduce global warming pollution by 2% … Read more
The Senate Must Save the Polar Bear
Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) decided to list the polar bear as threatened under the endangered species act. Unfortunately, the USFWS made it clear that they would … Read more
By 2030, Wind Could Supply 20 Percent of U.S. Power
In just two decades, windmills could produce as much electricity in the U.S. as nuclear power plants, according to a government report that lays out a possible plan for wind … Read more
Recharging America’s Economy
How many jobs does America’s clean energy industry create today? How big is the potential for the future? The National Wildlife Federation has released a handy guide to help answer … Read more
Presidential Candidates Step Up
All three Presidential candidates have now officially lined up in favor of the Climate Security Act. In order to solve global warming we must, as a country, cut our global … Read more
This is a drill
The Senate is less than a month away from taking up the Climate Security Act and I’m pumped. This is the first ever vote in Congress on a real, science … Read more
Reality Check
As we head toward a vote on the Climate Security Act, it is clear that there is an immense amount of pressure being leveraged on Senators to vote against this … Read more