Conservation

Dear New Incumbent: Help America Solve Big Problems Again, Starting With Climate Change

 |  Nov 3, 2010

Letter to a new member of Congress Dear New Incumbent- There was a time when we led the league in muscular thinking. The flattop American in square glasses and a … Read more

NASA and Eco-Schools USA – Phenology, POWER, and Participation

,  |  Nov 3, 2010

Day 2 of the NASA/Eco-Schools USA Climate Change Connections institute focused on technology and student engagement. Read more

Senators Raise Concerns About Dirty Fuels Pipeline

 |  Nov 3, 2010

Eleven U.S. senators, led by Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), have written to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling on her to respond to detailed questions about the environmental impacts … Read more

Election – Bright Spots for Environment Despite Mixed Returns

 |  Nov 3, 2010

The voters have spoken and 2011 will bring us a more conservative Congress where many winners ran on promises of rolling back federal spending, elements of the health care reform … Read more

NASA and Eco-Schools USA – Get Your Techno On!

,  |  Nov 2, 2010

The inaugural NASA/Eco-Schools USA Climate Change Connections professional development institute is happening this week just outside of Washington, DC. Read more

NASA and Eco-Schools USA, NWF, climate change

NASA and Eco-Schools USA – Forging Climate Change Connections

,  |  Nov 2, 2010

The inaugural NASA/Eco-Schools USA Climate Change Connections professional development institute is happening this week just outside of Washington, DC. Read more

What if 1/3 of Americans said there was no evidence Pearl Harbor was attacked?

 |  Nov 2, 2010

Imagine if a survey were taken in late December 1941 and it revealed that one-third of Americans believed there was no solid evidence of an attack on Pearl Harbor and … Read more

Wildlife Could Be The New ‘Homeless, Tempest-Tossed’ As Climate Change Shifts Habitats

,  |  Nov 1, 2010

According to an article in the online edition of last week’s Science News, climate-change-induced species disruption and environmental displacement is causing major headaches for officials who monitor the movements of non-native invasive wildlife. That in addition to the headaches facing the species themselves. Read more

Migratory waterfowl in Louisiana

Update: Migratory Birds in the Gulf of Mexico

,  |  Nov 1, 2010

Just over six months into the worst oil disaster in U.S. history, federal officials finally have some good news for those of us concerned about birds in the Gulf of … Read more

little brown bat affected by White-nose syndrome

Now that’s scary! White-nose syndrome decimating US bat populations

,  |  Oct 28, 2010

It’s almost Halloween and there is no better time to spotlight an animal in need of our attention: bats! Bat populations across the northeastern United States are being destroyed by … Read more