Conservation

Oilies sink to a new low: “Ethical” tar sands

,  |  Sep 7, 2011

The oil industry is notorious for putting profits above honesty, but if you needed a reminder just view the ad below (or don’t, if you don’t like being outraged). It’s … Read more

Wolverine

Ready to Fight the Stealth Attack on Wildlife? Part Four: Wolverines

, ,  |  Sep 7, 2011

Just the name wolverine evokes images of a ferocious fighter, able to take down prey many times its size. However, the U.S. government isn’t one of them. The largest of … Read more

Climate Capsule: The Last Hurrah

 |  Sep 6, 2011

In this last Capsule of my tenure relive the Climate adventures of Dirty the Global Warming Denying Sock Puppet. Read more

US drought map

Going to the Mattresses with the Texas Drought

,  |  Sep 6, 2011

After almost 70 days of 100 degree temperatures in North Texas (we still have a chance throughout September to reach those high marks yet again) it’s time for me and the … Read more

Stop the Pipeline!

 |  Sep 3, 2011

Tar Sands Action! Today marked the final day of the tar sands pipeline protest as a surge of Americans joined outside the White House in a historic effort to urge … Read more

Virginia’s largest solar energy system to be installed at Washington and Lee University

,  |  Sep 2, 2011

Washington and Lee University has signed an agreement with Secure Futures L.L.C., a solar-energy developer based in Staunton, Virginia, to install two solar photovoltaic arrays, totaling approximately 450 kilowatts. The … Read more

U.S. House to Push Pro-Polluter Agenda in Fall

 |  Sep 1, 2011

The U.S. House of Representatives will return to Washington after their summer vacation Labor Day weekend intent on dirtying the air and impairing the health of millions of Americans, just … Read more

Waterfowl Finding New Homes in Thriving Mississippi River Wetlands Restoration Project

 |  Aug 31, 2011

By Maura Wood, National Wildlife Federation Coastal Louisiana Senior Outreach Coordinator Our boat left the canal, rounded a small spit of land, and emerged into the outfall area of the … Read more

Nebraska Governor Tells Feds Keystone XL Route Unsafe

 |  Aug 31, 2011

The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline route is unsafe, and the federal government’s environmental risk analysis is wrongly optimistic. That’s the assessment of Nebraska Republican Governor Dave Heineman who today … Read more

Vermont Governor Bemoans Climate Inaction After Flood

 |  Aug 31, 2011

Saying his state is under siege after Hurricane Irene swept through his state early this week, the governor of Vermont had some choice words about the failure of leaders at … Read more