Conservation

Secretary Arne Duncan, Congressman John Sarbanes Address Sustainability Education Summit in DC

, ,  |  Sep 21, 2010

This post was written by Patrick Fitzgerald, NWF’s Director of Education Advocacy. NWF’s Campus Ecology Team is back for Day 2 of the Sustainability Education Summit where hundreds of environmental, … Read more

Ron Sims inspires at Department of Education Green Summit

,  |  Sep 21, 2010

Deputy Secretary of Urban Development Ron Sims took the podium yesterday during the Sustainability Education Summit: “Citizenship and Pathways for a Green Economy” to make a strong case for the … Read more

Sustainability Education Summit convenes in DC this week

,  |  Sep 20, 2010

Patrick Fitzgerald is NWF’s Director of Education Advocacy. I’m sitting in a room with 250+ leaders from the education, environmental, and business communities for the first ever Sustainability Education Summit, … Read more

Permanent Cap Marks End of Beginning of Gulf Oil Disaster

 |  Sep 19, 2010

BP announced Sunday a permanent seal had been placed on its Macondo well, site of the April 20th Deepwater Horizon disaster that killed 11 people and led to an estimated … Read more

Automotive Xprize–still more super-efficient vehicles are here today

,  |  Sep 17, 2010

This post was written by Zoe Lipman, Senior Analyst of Climate and Energy Policy for National Wildlife Federation. Yesterday on the lawn of the DC Historical Society, the Xprize foundation … Read more

Tar Sands Producing Deformed Frankenfish

,  |  Sep 17, 2010

It’s a sportsmens nightmare just in time for Halloween. Reports of fish species near Canadian tar sands operations sprouting lesions,  and deformities like “pushed in faces, bulging eyes, humped back, … Read more

White House hosts first ever community college summit

,  |  Sep 17, 2010

Scheduled for October 5, 2010, the White House will host the first ever summit on community colleges, addressing their critical role as part of America’s economic vision for the future – … Read more

Whose Air Is It? (Video)

 |  Sep 17, 2010

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Breaking: Gulf Oil Disaster Bird Species Impacts Released

,  |  Sep 16, 2010

UPDATE 9/16: More reaction to the new data from NWF’s Dr. Doug Inkley. For the first time, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) has just released a catalog of … Read more

Congressional Black Caucus Honored for Clean Energy Support

,  |  Sep 15, 2010

National Wildlife Federation, Green for All and a coalition of conservation groups hosted a Capitol Hill reception to honor the Congressional Black Caucus for its commitment to build a clean-energy … Read more