Conservation

Progress in Cancun Climate Talks, Much Left To Do

 |  Dec 11, 2010

In the wee hours of the morning, international negotiators announced we had an agreement in Cancun on some forward steps, building blocks toward a binding treaty we hope. There’s still a … Read more

Sustaining Life: How Our Health Depends on Biodiversity

 |  Dec 10, 2010

My friend Dr. Eric Chivian, and Dr. Aaron Bernstein, both with Harvard Medical School’s Center for Health and the Global Environment, have published an excellent summary of the many diverse … Read more

Blackened Pork: Liquid Coal Subsidies Sneak into Senate Tax Bill

 |  Dec 10, 2010

Is regular coal not dirty enough for you? Meet liquid coal fuel! Destructive to mine, water-intensive to manufacture, devastating to our climate at every step of the way – liquid … Read more

In Cancun and Congress, Pressing for Clean Energy Jobs ASAP

 |  Dec 9, 2010

  As the Cancun climate talks proceed in balmy 75 degrees weather, the U.S. Senate stands on the precipice of a vote on a controversial new tax bill. Unfortunately, key … Read more

VIDEO – At Climate Talks, NWF Presses for Reduced Deforestation in Brazil

 |  Dec 9, 2010

In the past decade, deforestation has accounted for over 50 percent of Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions and it’s the world’s third largest emitter of carbon. Agriculture for things like cattle … Read more

Will Energy And Science Chairs Become Kindling For Post-Election Blaze?

 |  Dec 8, 2010

Late yesterday, the House GOP Steering Committee recommended Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) as the next chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. They could have chosen far, far worse … Read more

VIDEO – BP Disaster Looms Over Climate Talks in Cancun

 |  Dec 7, 2010

The well is capped but NWF President and CEO Larry Schweiger is pressing the case at the climate treaty talks in Cancun that fossil fuel extraction remains an inherently dangerous business.  … Read more

Stopping Massive Deforestation – A Bright Spot at Climate Talks

 |  Dec 7, 2010

As we’ve discussed in previous posts, expectations are pretty modest for climate progress at the international talks here in Cancun. There are some places where we can and must act, … Read more

VIDEO – Update from the International Climate Talks

 |  Dec 6, 2010

The international climate talks can be complex to summarize and are certainly massive in scope. Hans Verolme, NWF climate negotiations adviser, helps cut through the clutter and in this video talks about … Read more

Kyoto Love Letter Tries to Rekindle Romance at Climate Talks

 |  Dec 6, 2010

Love affairs can lose their spark, and turn bittersweet, like the candy “Time for Climate Justice” is handing out at the climate talks in Cancun. Has the international community fallen … Read more