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Affiliate Program Aims to Empower Returning War Veterans Through Conservation and Angling

 |  Jul 16, 2012

National Wildlife Federation’s Oregon affiliate, the Association of Northwest Steelheaders (ANWS), is preparing to launch an exciting and innovative program that aims to help returning war veterans develop new skills … Read more

6 Ways to Honor Veterans and the Great Outdoors this Nov. 11

,  |  Nov 9, 2011

  I grew up in a military family as passionate about recycling and nature as it was about patriotism and public service. I guess it’s no surprise these twin passions drive … Read more

This Veterans Day, Consider The Consequences Of Our Oil Dependence

 |  Nov 10, 2010

Tomorrow, on Veterans Day, I want us to renew the fight for climate and energy action. I intend the above cartoon as a tongue-in-cheek tribute to full-throttle calls to arms … Read more

Memorial Day – Vets Launch Ad for Clean American Power

 |  May 27, 2010

Let’s enjoy our burgers and franks this weekend but remember that the mess in the Gulf is an environmental catastrophe that also alarms veterans and active military. Thus a new … Read more

Inhofe Insults Pro-Energy Reform Veterans

 |  Nov 30, 2009

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) has a name for those veterans: Attention hogs.
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Operation FREE Veterans – Heroes, Not Traitors

 |  Oct 22, 2009

Veterans of the U.S. armed forces are doing a bus tour around the country speaking on energy independence and climate change as national security matters. Pennsylvania State Representative Daryl Metcalfe … Read more

National Security and Clean Energy: Operation Free Launches New Push

 |  Oct 13, 2009

A veterans group called Operation Free is launching a national bus tour this week in support of clean energy. The group is highlighting the national security connection of clean energy … Read more

Breaking: Pro-Polluter Lobbyists Posed as Veterans

 |  Sep 10, 2009

Just in from the Washington Post: Congressional investigators today said they have turned up a 14th forged letter that was sent to a Congressional office criticizing the House’s climate change … Read more

Retired Republican Senator John Warner on National Security and Climate Change

 |  Jul 30, 2009

Today the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on Climate Change and National Security. Former Republican Senator and Secretary of the Navy John Warner spoke … Read more