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Ron Sims inspires at Department of Education Green Summit

,  |  Sep 21, 2010

Deputy Secretary of Urban Development Ron Sims took the podium yesterday during the Sustainability Education Summit: “Citizenship and Pathways for a Green Economy” to make a strong case for the … Read more

Big Oil to Mount (Another) Assault on Clean Air Act

 |  Aug 4, 2010

Feeling emboldened with scuttling clean energy and climate legislation for the summer, Big Oil is ready to go on the offensive and gut the Clean Air Act, one of the … Read more

Senate’s Thurs “Big Oil Bailout” Vote = 455 Million More Barrels of Oil Addiction

 |  Jun 6, 2010

NWF is fighting hard this week to defeat an anticipated vote June 10th on a resolution in the Senate that would blow a hole in the Clean Air Act and … Read more

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

 |  Apr 28, 2010

“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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Clean Energy Week

,  |  Feb 5, 2010

It’s Clean Energy Week in Washington! The National Wildlife Federation is one of more than 100 businesses & organizations partnering on the week. The organizers of Clean Energy Week assert … Read more

Preserve the Clean Air Act’s Protections

 |  Jan 25, 2010

By Larry J. Schweiger I posted this response “Preserve the Clean Air Act’s Protections” on National Journal’s blog in response to the following question: Should Congress Stop EPA? Sen. Lisa … Read more

Copenhagen Day 1 (EPA’s Lisa Jackson, Smart Grids, Weatherization)

 |  Dec 14, 2009

Wednesday, December 9 (Day 1) McNair Wagner, Robert Boyd and I woke up very early this morning (7am CET = 1am EST), put on our warmest clothes and made our … Read more

Highlight of the Week: Obama Bumps Up Copenhagen Slate as EPA Rules on Carbon

 |  Dec 10, 2009

The president is changing his travel plans. President Obama will now head to the international climate summit in Copenhagen during the critical closing days of the summit, rather than at … Read more

EPA Rules Carbon Pollution a Public Hazard

 |  Dec 10, 2009

As President Obama prepares to commit the U.S. to carbon pollution cuts at the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, a crucial Environmental Protection Agency ruling stresses the … Read more

Obama Goes to Copenhagen!

 |  Dec 1, 2009

A day before Thanksgiving, President Obama gave us all a little something more to be thankful for by announcing that he will attend next week’s climate negotiations in Copenhagen. The … Read more