Conservation

Watch Adorable Video of Bear Cubs Playing in Road: We Need Safe Road Crossings

,  |  Sep 27, 2011

I couldn’t resist. Bear cubs are adorable. Could there be a better reminder of the need for safe wildlife road crossings? Check out this new video shot at Yosemite National … Read more

Sea Turtle Conservation, Brought to you by the U.S. Postal Service

, ,  |  Sep 27, 2011

Ah, the small thrilling victory of adorning your lackluster mail with a spiffy stamp. Now, with the U.S. Postal Service’s new Save Vanishing Species semipostal stamp dedicated to animal conservation, … Read more

Koch Brothers Interfere At Keystone XL Public Meeting

 |  Sep 27, 2011

Yesterday, the State Department kicked off the final round of public meetings on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in Kansas, the home state of the billionaire industrialist brothers, Charles … Read more

Efficient Vehicles: A Better Way to Go

,  |  Sep 24, 2011

The Obama administration, a labor union and key auto manufacturers have joined with the state of California to reach a critical deal requiring passenger vehicles to average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. Read more

This Coal-Train is no Jazz Saxophonist

,  |  Sep 23, 2011

Coal is a dirty business. This was made abundantly clear to me just last week as I was enjoying the view from my living room window. I was startled to … Read more

Weekly News Roundup – September 23, 2011

,  |  Sep 23, 2011

Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s National Wildlife Federation news: National Wildlife Federation Partnership Wins Prestigious Department … Read more

Reasons to Get Outdoors (While I’m Stuck Inside)

,  |  Sep 22, 2011

So here I am, wearing a tie and being all professional-like. Sitting in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC, gearing up for work. I’m years removed from real … Read more

The Auto Industry Just Built More Than 100,000 Green Jobs

 |  Sep 21, 2011

Why haven’t we heard about this…and how do we get more of it? Over the last few weeks, the national debate has been even more all-about-jobs than usual.  But one … Read more

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Eyewitness Account: Oil Still Soaking Gulf Coast

 |  Sep 21, 2011

It seemed odd to be heading out of the Myrtle Grove Marina on a beautiful day looking for oil. The Deepwater Horizon well was capped over a year ago. BP is … Read more

UPDATED Clean Air Under Attack (Again) this Week In Congress

,  |  Sep 21, 2011

Update: On September 26, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the TRAIN Act, by a vote of 249-216. It must still pass the U.S. Senate before it reaches President Obama, … Read more