climate change

New Data: Climate Records Crumbled in April

April was one of the most alarming months ever for global warming. The startling details from NASA & NOAA: Read more

NWF President: “It’s Past Time for a New Energy Plan for America”

“The American Power Act has the one ingredient that is absolutely essential for any energy bill to be worth doing. It holds oil companies and other corporations accountable for doing their fair share to reduce pollution,” said NWF President & CEO Larry Schweiger. Read more

New EPA Report “Wake-Up Call” on Need for Climate Action

“The EPA’s findings underscore the need for the Senate to stay focused and finish the job of crafting and passing a bipartisan climate and energy bill,” said NWF President & CEO Larry Schweiger.
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Climate Science Under Attack: Who Speaks and Why?

By Larry J. Schweiger The following editorial will be published in the upcoming issue of National Wildlife Federation’s National Wildlife magazine: The famed Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes understood … Read more

This Week’s Climate Capsule: Earth Day Recap & Dirty’s Fuel

In this week’s NWF Climate Capsule, pushing the Senate to move now on clean energy & climate action, an Earth Day thank you & Dirty the Global Warming Denier Sock Puppet channels Napoleon Dynamite.
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Time to Finish the Job

By Larry Schweiger In response to National Journal’s blog question today “Does Sen. Lindsey Graham’s decision to quit the climate and energy negotiations with Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman … Read more

CNN Video: Reducing Emissions Down on the Farm

We touched on livestock emissions in our recent Cowgate episode of the Climate Capsule’s Denier File. Here’s a CNN report on efforts to reduce emissions at one Vermont farm: http://cnn.com/video/?/video/tech/2010/04/07/gsif.burpless.cows.cnn Read more

Scientists Say Billions of Birds are Changing Migration Habits

The world’s birds are already finding their own ways to adapt to the effects of climate change. In addition to migrating at different times to newly hospitable locations, they may … Read more

New Climate Capsule: Record Temps, Volcano’s Impact & Dirty’s Got Mail

In this week’s NWF Climate Capsule, a record-breaking March, a new push for Senate climate action, Earth Day’s 40th anniversary & Dirty faces down the “Green Goon Squad.”
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Obama Presses Senate to Pass Clean Energy & Climate Bill

President Obama is sending a clear message to Senate leaders, asking them to pass clean energy & climate legislation as soon as work on financial reform is done: “This is … Read more