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Climate Change: Not Just a Fair Weather Issue

 |  Oct 17, 2011

An article in this week’s New York Times talks about the current trend here in the US for people to ignore Climate Change (Global Warming). It seems ironic that a … Read more

Climate Deniers Champion Persecution, Not Proof

 |  Oct 3, 2011

While we no longer literally burn scientists at the stake, they still face persecution for upsetting the apple cart. Read more

Global Warming’s Big Impact on Small Animals

,  |  Sep 30, 2011

In a recent study, scientists have examined the effects of climate change on amphibians and what climate change could bring for small animals. As temperatures rise, animals of all sizes need ongoing protection. We … Read more

California Leading the Fight on Global Warming

 |  Sep 30, 2011

  Wednesday’s decision by California’s Supreme Court to allow the state to go ahead with a cap-and-trade program was an important step in the effort to limit and dramatically reduce … Read more

Sea Turtle Conservation, Brought to you by the U.S. Postal Service

, ,  |  Sep 27, 2011

Ah, the small thrilling victory of adorning your lackluster mail with a spiffy stamp. Now, with the U.S. Postal Service’s new Save Vanishing Species semipostal stamp dedicated to animal conservation, … Read more

This Coal-Train is no Jazz Saxophonist

,  |  Sep 23, 2011

Coal is a dirty business. This was made abundantly clear to me just last week as I was enjoying the view from my living room window. I was startled to … Read more

The Auto Industry Just Built More Than 100,000 Green Jobs

 |  Sep 21, 2011

Why haven’t we heard about this…and how do we get more of it? Over the last few weeks, the national debate has been even more all-about-jobs than usual.  But one … Read more

Obama Delaying Action on Carbon Pollution: Quite Damaging

 |  Sep 21, 2011

Power plants are the nation’s single largest source of climate change causing air pollution pumping roughly 2.4B tons of carbon dioxide into the air each year.  Setting standards to limit … Read more

No More Delays on Climate Action, Enviro CEOs tell White House

 |  Sep 20, 2011

Less than a week after the Environmental Protection Agency said it was delaying release of  proposed new standards to rein in global warming pollution from new and existing power plants, … Read more

Weekly News Roundup – September 16, 2011

,  |  Sep 16, 2011

Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s National Wildlife Federation news: Loggerhead Sea Turtles Need Protections Enforced September … Read more