Conservation

Weekly News Roundup – June 3, 2011

, ,  |  Jun 3, 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: June is Great Outdoors Month! June 3, … Read more

US DOT Order Shuts Down Keystone Tar Sands Pipeline for Corrective Action

 |  Jun 3, 2011

As the State Department likely wraps up a comment period on the second round of environmental review for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline on Monday, the US Department of Transportation … Read more

Townhalls Inspiring Action

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This past Wednesday, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) partnered with Democracia USA, a national non-partisan Hispanic civic engagement organization, to put on a townhall-style event in Camden, NJ (outside of … Read more

Swans & Solutions: Will We Choose To Face Our Problems?

 |  Jun 3, 2011

Will we choose not to face our interconnected economic, energy and environmental crises? Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein raises the possibility with a wildlife-themed analogy: Forget preparing for the “black … Read more

[Video] Don’t Let Mercury Silence the Loons’ Call

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Have you ever heard a Common Loon yodel? What about hoot, wail or tremolo? Not sure what a tremolo is? Or let’s rewind—not even sure what a Common Loon is? … Read more

Killer Coal Starring in “The Last Mountain”

 |  Jun 2, 2011

I was reading through a report last week that the Governor of West Virginia’s independent investigation panel just released their findings on what led to Massey Energy’s coal mine explosion … Read more

Climate Capsule: Sowing Seeds for Cleaner, Smarter Technologies

 |  Jun 1, 2011

Happy June Capsule readers! Things are heating up here in DC, and for once I really do mean the heat.  Yesterday’s 94 degrees tied the record 1991 high at Dulles … Read more

House Members Blast Keystone XL Tar Sludge Pipeline

 |  Jun 1, 2011

June 1 Breaking News – Thirty four House members wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today to request a meeting over the agency’s “failed” environmental review. They issue a … Read more

Southeastern Faculty Build Capacity for Infusing Sustainability Across the Curriculum

,  |  May 31, 2011

On May 17-18, 2011, 25 faculty members from 16 campuses across the Southeast participated in the Sustainability and Curriculum for Campus Leaders “train the trainer” workshop, hosted by the Georgia … Read more

Bipartisan Nebraska State Senators Say Tar Sands Pipeline Dangerous

 |  May 31, 2011

Telling Secretary of State Hillary Clinton they need time to pass pipeline safety legislation in the state, a bipartisan group of five Nebraska state senators is urging a delay of … Read more