Conservation

A Young Leader’s Call to Action

,  |  Nov 3, 2011

Dan Weisshar is a former NWF Global Warming Policy Intern and currently serves as a Youth Advisor on NWF’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Board Directors. Dan  grew up in Colorado and Eastern Wyoming … Read more

Students and Other Clean Energy Advocates Mobilizing Against Setbacks

, ,  |  Nov 3, 2011

Two weekends ago, over 400 people gathered in Cleveland for one of several regional Power Shift meetings all across the country where the culminating event was a rally focused on stopping … Read more

New Report to Warn Climate Change Already Fueling Extreme Weather

 |  Nov 2, 2011

A new report is set to warn the intensity of 2011’s floods, heat and drought aren’t freak occurrences – they’re the direct result of man-made climate change. Read more

5 More Reasons to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline

,  |  Nov 2, 2011

On Sunday, it will be exactly one year before Election Day 2012, which is a good time to push President Obama toward making a decision on the most crucial environmental … Read more

Global Warming-Fueled Extreme Weather Spikes Peanut Butter Prices

 |  Nov 1, 2011

Will consumers get the jarring truth about why peanut butter prices are suddenly chunky? So far, it looks like the media is feeding them a smoothed-over version that omits the impact of the climate crisis. Read more

Haunted Forests

 |  Oct 31, 2011

Halloween is the time when ghosts of ages past appear! It is not only the ghosts of those people who have past though that can be seen haunting our historic … Read more

Running A-Fowl of Conservation: 2012 Duck Stamp Highlights Need to Protect Wetlands

,  |  Oct 31, 2011

Every duck hunter and bird watcher in America will be able to spot more waterfowl in their local post offices and sporting goods stores. The upcoming 2012 Duck Stamp will … Read more

99% of Bear Encounters Continued – Some End in Scat

, , ,  |  Oct 27, 2011

This story and pictures were sent in by Jeffrey Willius in response to an earlier post about Milo (the dog) and my encounters with bear sign and scat.    The story and pictures are … Read more

Nebraska Says NO to Keystone XL…Again

,  |  Oct 26, 2011

Maybe it was the 91 jack-o-lanterns refusing to blink staring up at the Nebraska Governor reminding him the potential number of leaks that would soil the Ogallala aquifer? Or maybe … Read more

Midwest Power Shift: Young People Rally Against the Keystone XL Pipeline

,  |  Oct 26, 2011

This past weekend, over 400 young people from as far away as Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa and the East Coast participated in the much anticipated Midwest Power Shift conference.  From … Read more