Answer: One Trillion Tons of Carbon Pollution 40,000 heat records have already been broken this year across the United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Here in Fredericksburg, … Read more
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Talking Climate Change before the Fireworks
As we head out to visit family and friends this Fourth of July or welcome the gang into our own homes, chances are that the conversation is going to turn … Read more
Thoughts on A New Normal
I attended the Aspen Environmental Forum this past weekend, bringing together a mixture of scientists, policy makers and business leaders who all care deeply about the environment. This year the … Read more
2.1 Million Comments to Cut Carbon Pollution
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT6fdS0QNLo[/youtube] The National Wildlife Federation and a coalition of allies, including Environment America, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Interfaith Power and Light, just delivered more than 2.1 million comments to … Read more
Colorado Wildfires Hit Close to Home for NWF Staff, Families
It’s one thing to work for an organization committed to protecting wildlife, public lands and tackling the environmental challenge of our lives – climate change. It’s startling to watch threats … Read more
Appeals Court Upholds EPA “Endangerment” Finding on Climate
In a victory for advocates of EPA action to reduce global warming pollution, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has just announced that EPA acted properly in assessing the risks … Read more
Lonesome George – Extinction is Forever
The Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni) is gone, forever. Lonesome George, a sad sentinel for his subspecies and a symbol of the destruction of species caused by humankind, died … Read more
195 People to Thank: How Hard Work and Dedication Combat Climate Change in the NPLCC Region
For the last nine months, I have been inspired and impressed by 195 hard-working, dedicated, thoughtful, and intelligent people. These people hail from Alaska and British Columbia, the Pacific Northwest … Read more
5 Ways Wildfires Threaten Western Wildlife
The wildfires raging throughout the West are a stark reminder of the new world we are living in. One in which climate change due to carbon pollution takes something that … Read more
