Conservation

Meltdown in the Mountains: How Global Warming Threatens Pikas and Other High-Country Critters

 |  Jul 19, 2011

Alarm Bells for the Alpine Zone It’s high atop the world’s mountains, where it accounts for less than 5 percent of the Earth’s surface. It’s battered by winds, it’s frigidly … Read more

Tell Congress to Stop Slashing Great Lakes Restoration

,  |  Jul 19, 2011

Celia Haven works on Great Lakes Restoration and Climate Adaptation at NWF’s Great Lakes Regional Center. Efforts to restore the Great Lakes could suffer a huge blow in the next … Read more

Climate Capsule: Pipelines, Plug-ins, & Public Comments on Pollution

 |  Jul 19, 2011

This week’s stories: Highlight of the Week: NWF Reminds House, Pipelines Dangerous Quote: Bill McKibben Economic Story of the Week: Plug it In Editorial of the Week: The Risks of … Read more

Climate Change Makes Us Sick – Literally

 |  Jul 19, 2011

Julie Mida Hinderer, a graduate of the Aquatic Sciences master’s program at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment, is a research assistant at NWF’s Great Lakes … Read more

Bald Eagle - Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center - Girdwood AK

Bald Eagle Gets Mouth-to-Beak Resuscitation

,  |  Jul 19, 2011

The return of America’s iconic bird from the brink of extinction is one of our country’s  best endangered species success stories.  It’s heartening to know that efforts to protect the bald … Read more

Butte College Proves “Grid Positive” Possible

, ,  |  Jul 18, 2011

When Butte College publicly stated its goal in 2008 to become grid positive by 2012, the campus sustainability community watched developments closely, wondering how Butte would achieve this goal.  The technical, financial, … Read more

New BP Spill, This Time in Alaska

 |  Jul 18, 2011

We’re just learning about America’s second big oil spill in just the last month, this time new BP spill in Alaska: BP said on Monday that a pipeline at its … Read more

Weekly News Roundup – July 15, 2011

,  |  Jul 15, 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: Legislating in the Dark: Latest House Vote … Read more

Take Action to Stop Power Plants from Shredding Fish

 |  Jul 15, 2011

I’m a student in upstate New York, and feel grateful to get to look out on Cayuga Lake every day. It has always been a vibrant ecosystem, and the community … Read more

Senators Scrutinize Safety of Proposed Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

 |  Jul 15, 2011

No study has been done nor regulations developed for tar sands pipelines, and pipeline safety regulators have not been involved in the environmental review for TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar … Read more