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Helping Wildlife With Grace

,  |  Jun 11, 2010

As the bleak news continues to flow from the oil spill disaster in the Gulf, there is one thing that is keeping spirits a little bit lighter: the amazing outpouring … Read more

Big Oil Bailout Vote Looks Likely By June 10

 |  Jun 1, 2010

Wait a minute. In the depths of a Great Recession and the likely decimation of Gulf Coast fishing, tourism and recreation industries caused by BP’s oil spill, the Senate thinks … Read more

Standing Up for the Roan Plateau

 |  Dec 10, 2009

In a recent Men’s Journal article, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar described the Roan Plateau in Colorado as “one of those treasured landscapes of America,” and “a place … Read more

Editorial of the Week: Seize the Moment on Climate Change in the Miami Herald

 |  Dec 10, 2009

Today 56 newspapers in 45 countries take the unprecedented step of speaking with one voice through a common editorial. We do so because humanity faces a profound emergency. The dangers … Read more

Students Refusing Coal-Funded and Coal-Powered Buildings

 |  Dec 8, 2009

At the University of Kentucky, students are fighting back against Alliance Coal's sponsorship of a new dorm for basketball players. MSNBC reports that the $7 million dorm will be called … Read more

Momentous Battle to Save the Great Lakes is On

 |  Dec 3, 2009

A momentous battle to save the Great Lakes from one of the worst invasive species imaginable is being waged in an artificial canal south of Chicago. Watch Andy Buchsbaum, director … Read more

New Report Out – Coal’s Assault on Human Health

 |  Dec 2, 2009

Listen to television ads that promote “clean coal” a thousand times over and you will soon begin to believe that clean coal actually exists. At least that’s the aim of … 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

Annual List of Candidates for Endangered Species Act Released

 |  Nov 13, 2009

Last week the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services released their yearly assessment of plants and animals that are candidates for protection under the Endangered Species Act. The good news is … Read more

Senate Progress for Clean Energy & Climate Action

 |  Nov 6, 2009

The Senate Environment & Public Works Committee passed the Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act yesterday on an 11-1 vote. Read more