The most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report stated that the world is set to reach the 1.5 degrees Celsius increase in the next two decades. Therefore, we must … Read more
transportation
It’s almost Earth Day. Time to think cleaner transportation.
Across town or around the world, moving goods and people is an energy intensive business. In the U.S. the transportation sector is the single biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions … Read more
It’s as Easy as Riding a Bike!
We all want a cleaner, greener planet, sometimes we just aren’t sure how to do our part to achieve it. We hear about recycling, planting trees, or considering switching over … Read more
Climate and Energy Infrastructure Priorities
A Clean Energy Economy The temperature isn’t the only thing heating up this summer in Washington, D.C. Talk of major investment in infrastructure is on the rise, too. Federal policymakers … Read more
Stalled Tailpipe Standards Send both Innovation and Climate Protection to the Junkyard
On Wednesday, March 15, 2017, the Trump Administration announced that it would cancel the next round of fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas pollution improvements for cars and light trucks, stalling … Read more
How Bikeable Is Your Campus?
Looking for a new way to travel around campus this year? How about a bicycle?! Bicycles are a super-efficient way to get from your dorm to class in practically no … Read more
NWF Calls for Campus Case Studies on Sustainability Efforts
National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology Program is calling for case studies on campus sustainability efforts and green jobs training programs from the 2011-2012 academic year; case studies are due on August … Read more
Keystone XL Backers Could Derail 1 Million Jobs
Friends of Big Oil have been making a habit in this session of Congress of threatening to scuttle “must pass” legislation in order to hasten construction of the dangerous Keystone … Read more
House Transportation Bill Would Defund Programs to Help Kids Walk to School Safely
The House Transportation and Infrastructure committee released its transportation bill yesterday, and it’s already been billed “a march of horribles” that would strip funding from public transit, urban improvements for … Read more
3 Campuses make greener transportation a priority – Appalachian State, U of Chicago, and U Mass Amherst
National Wildlife Federation’s 2011 campus sustainability case studies are online now at www.nwf.org/campuscasestudies. The following is the second in a series of blog posts to highlight some of the notable … Read more