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10 Best Green Stories of 2007

 |  Dec 28, 2007

Grist has an excellent post called The Top Green Stories of 2007.  While they highlighted some of the biggest news, good and bad, I tried to focus on the most … Read more

Energy Bill Signed into Law

 |  Dec 19, 2007

Wildlife to Benefit from this “Down Payment” on Strong Global Warming Legislation The package–which passed the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in the past week–will help reduce America’s oil … Read more

No Need for Blues, Here’s Some Green News

 |  Nov 28, 2007

Oil Spill…Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: With the Cosco Busan Oil spill to clean up, the San Francisco Bay volunteers have been using a not-so-technical solution. In fact, the clean up … Read more

Letter-to-the-Editor Campaign Delivers Strong Global Warming Message

 |  Aug 31, 2007

Recently, NWF activists went the extra mile, writing letters to the editor of their local newspapers to help raise awareness about global warming and the need for action. So far … Read more

House Energy Vote Approaches

 |  Jul 31, 2007

A few weeks ago, the U.S. Senate passed their version of an Energy Bill, drawing up a blueprint for America’s energy use in the coming year. Now the House of … Read more

Senate Energy Bill: Done

 |  Jun 22, 2007

Yesterday afternoon the Senate voted to end debate on the energy bill, and then after a couple more hours of debate (huh?), but no important votes, the Senate passed the … Read more

Take Back America: Dem. Candidates Speak out on Global Warming

 |  Jun 20, 2007

Several NWF staff attended the Take Back America Conference today.  Keynote speakers included Presidential candidates Bill Richardson, Barack Obama, John Edwards and Mike Gravel.  I took notes during the speeches … Read more

Senate Energy Bill: Final Week (?)

 |  Jun 18, 2007

The Senate begins its second week debating the energy bill. This bill has tremendous implications for global warming and wildlife. With a handful of votes this week, the Senate could … Read more

SOTU ’07–A “Global Climate Change” Nod

 |  Jan 23, 2007

Exerpt from the energy portion of President George Bush’s State of the Union address tonight: Extending hope and opportunity depends on a stable supply of energy that keeps America’s economy … Read more

Energy Freedom, Strings Attached

 |  Aug 6, 2006

Ahhhhh, what’s an energy bill without a good name? The “American-Made Energy Freedom Act” was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.). It’s purpose? … Read more