Many parents experience mornings and evenings as a race against time. Each weekday they get themselves and the kids up, dressed, fed, packed and off to school or daycare. The … Read more
Fair Climate
Vermont Governor Bemoans Climate Inaction After Flood
Saying his state is under siege after Hurricane Irene swept through his state early this week, the governor of Vermont had some choice words about the failure of leaders at … Read more
Climate Capsule: The Dog Days Are Done?
This week’s stories: Highlight of the Week: Despite Flawed Review, Tar Sands Pipeline Receives Temporary Rubber Stamp Quote: Mitt Romney Economic Story of the Week: Cleantech Taking Off Editorial of … Read more
Seven Things to Know About How Hurricanes Affect Wildlife
As Hurricane Irene made landfall on the East Coast this week, the news media was rightly focused on the many dangers to humans from such powerful storms. Due to the … Read more
Better Faster Stronger – Past Week of Fuel Efficiency News Confirms More Great Cars and Trucks Ahead
In Trucks that Work, a report NWF released last week, we walk through just how much pickup truck owners save under new fuel efficiency standards (a lot), how fast they … Read more
Code Orange: Sensitive Groups Should Stay Indoors!
In December, I became a father of a beautiful, now 8-month old boy named August. We call him “Gus.” As someone whose full-time job at the National Wildlife Federation is … Read more
TV is Killing Me, or: Not Only Kids Need to Get Outside
I watch too much television. It’s tempting to invoke ‘Do As I Say, Not As I Do’—we’ve discussed the pitfalls of couch-potato-ism and sedentary life several times on Wildlife Promise—but … Read more
New Climate Data Shows July was 7th-Hottest on Record Globally
New data confirms what you already knew – July was incredibly hot, one of the warmest on record. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Climatic Data Center just released … Read more
Cornell’s Civic Ecology Lab to Lead EPA Environmental Education Program
The Ivy League gets especially green around the southern shore of Cayuga Lake–never more so than when it comes to environmental education. Cornell University’s Civic Ecology Lab has been chosen … Read more
