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NWF’s Larry Schweiger to Testify on Capitol Hill

 |  Oct 28, 2009

National Wildlife Federation President & CEO Larry Schweiger is set to testify before the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee today. Here’s what Larry wrote on his blog yesterday previewing … Read more

Can All Senators Hear Growing Clamor for Clean Energy?

 |  Oct 27, 2009

I spent the day watching the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee’s hearing on the Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act. But while I listened to Sen. Jim Inhofe … Read more

New Video: Why the Clean Energy Jobs Act Matters

 |  Oct 27, 2009

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) released this video today on the Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act: Read more

We’re in Our Best Position Ever for Federal Legislation to Safeguard Wildlife From Climate Change

 |  Oct 27, 2009

Download TESTIMONY OF LARRY SCHWEIGER-10-28-09 Tomorrow I’ll be testifying in front of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the need to safeguard wildlife and natural resources and the … Read more

New Report: Failed Energy Policies Cost Americans $120 Billion a Year

 |  Oct 22, 2009

“Energy and climate-change legislation winding through Congress might make economic sense even if you don’t believe for a second in climate change.” The words of some treehugging liberal? Not exactly. … Read more

What’s Next for Senate Clean Energy Jobs Act?

 |  Oct 14, 2009

I just stopped by the office of Joe Mendelson, the National Wildlife Federation’s global warming policy director, to get his take on this weekend’s game-changing guest editorial in the New … Read more

Al Gore Predicts Passage of Senate Clean Energy Jobs Act

 |  Oct 13, 2009

Former Vice President Al Gore predicted Friday that the U.S. Senate will soon approve the Clean Energy Jobs Act that will cut carbon pollution that contributes to climate change. Speaking … Read more

The Future is In Our Hands

 |  Oct 7, 2009

Sometimes change happens in small shifts, sometimes in a bit of an earthquake. So there we were on the same day Senators Kerry and Boxer released the Clean Energy and … Read more

New Momentum for Clean Energy & Climate Action

 |  Sep 30, 2009

Just got back from the big event on the East Lawn of the Capitol to unveil the Senate’s Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act! Here’s what Joe Mendelson, NWF’s … Read more

Key Senators to Unveil Clean Energy Bill

 |  Sep 30, 2009

This morning in DC, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) will detail their framework for comprehensive clean energy & climate legislation: The bill, which is still being … Read more