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The Government Shutdown Puts D.C.’s Environmental Education on Hold

 |  Oct 9, 2013

When I moved to D.C. two weeks ago, I brought with me a pretty large to-do list. Unfortunately, almost as soon as I got here, that was all put on … Read more

Domestic cat by Sherry and Brian Wood

New Studies Highlight Impact of Outdoor Cats on Birds and Other Wildlife

 |  Mar 16, 2011

This week–National Wildlife Week–scientific organizations announced two new studies that provide more evidence of the havoc outdoor cats wreak on wild birds and other wildlife. “Crime Against Nature” On March … Read more

Blight at the Museum: Watch NWF’s Climate Capsule

 |  Sep 14, 2010

An exhibit on evolution & climate at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History that doesn’t even mention manmade climate pollution or the current impacts of global warming? As we … Read more

Polluter-Funded Evolution & Climate Exhibit at the Smithsonian

 |  Sep 10, 2010

A “scientific” exhibit ignoring the threat of global warming at the taxpayer-funded Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC? Reports The New Yorker: The David H. Koch Hall of … Read more

Climate Denial Billionaires Bankroll Efforts to Stop Progress in California

 |  Sep 7, 2010

It’s no secret that global warming deniers rely on Big Oil’s deep pockets to fund their work, but few are as brazen as the billionaire Koch brothers. Charles and David … Read more