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Climate Capsule: “Catastrophic, In Fact”

 |  Aug 2, 2011

In this week’s Capsule, Senator Durbin calls out Congress for avoiding discussion of global warming while they pass legislation to cut spending on programs that clean our air and water and attempt to reduce our carbon pollution. I don’t think they heard you… Read more

Double Your Own Fuel Economy

 |  Aug 1, 2011

Getting excited about the President’s fuel efficiency announcement Average fuel economy in America today is about 26 miles per gallon (mpg) across all cars and light trucks (SUV’s, pickups, etc.).  The … Read more

Will Someone Finally Ask If News Corp. Was Behind Hacked Climate Emails?

 |  Aug 1, 2011

It’s been frustrating that for all the rightful attention paid to The News of the World phone hacking scandal, virtually no journalist has been willing to ask if News Corp.’s lawbreaking extended into email hacking. Read more

Federal Budget Antics Threaten Safety of Communities, Raise Costs

 |  Jul 29, 2011

Even climate change skeptics may agree that the weather is changing. Just this spring and summer, a tornado outbreak in Alabama tore through the state and destroyed homes; an unprecedented … Read more

Climate Change Connections: Connecting with Educators from Around the Globe

,  |  Jul 29, 2011

The Eco-Schools USA team held its second NASA/Eco-Schools USA Climate Change Connections professional development institute event on July 27-29, 2011 in Washington, DC.  For this training, we brought in educators … Read more

Is There a Concerted Effort in Congress to Wipe Out Environmental Education Funding?

 |  Jul 28, 2011

At first glance it seemed to me that environmental education spending cuts in Congress must be symptomatic of the broader trend to reduce federal spending in light of our nation’s … Read more

Climate Capsule: Turn Down the Heat

 |  Jul 26, 2011

This week’s stories: Highlight of the Week: Wrong Pipeline, Wrong Oil Quote: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer Economic Story of the Week: Energy-Saving LEDs , Unstoppable Editorial of the Week: Sizzle … Read more

Offshore Wind is a Wise Investment

 |  Jul 21, 2011

America’s offshore wind resources are immense, and it is time to get serious about bringing this significant, domestic clean energy source ashore.  National Wildlife Federation applauds Senators Carper (D-DE) and … Read more

Meltdown in the Mountains: How Global Warming Threatens Pikas and Other High-Country Critters

 |  Jul 19, 2011

Alarm Bells for the Alpine Zone It’s high atop the world’s mountains, where it accounts for less than 5 percent of the Earth’s surface. It’s battered by winds, it’s frigidly … Read more

Climate Change Makes Us Sick – Literally

 |  Jul 19, 2011

Julie Mida Hinderer, a graduate of the Aquatic Sciences master’s program at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment, is a research assistant at NWF’s Great Lakes … Read more