Conservation

Key Senators to Unveil Clean Energy Bill

 |  Sep 30, 2009

This morning in DC, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) will detail their framework for comprehensive clean energy & climate legislation: The bill, which is still being … Read more

Your National Parks

 |  Sep 29, 2009

Ken Burns’ 12-hour series on National Parks is turning a lot of attention towards America’s treasured wilderness and natural wonders. From Mount Rainier to the Everglades, our national parks exist … Read more

180 Of The World’s Largest Investors (With $13 Trillion) Want Climate Legislation Passed

 |  Sep 28, 2009

Wildlife has a whole bunch of new friends. As the Senate considers climate legislation and the world readies itself for the global climate negotiations in Copenhagen a powerful and welcome group of investment funds … Read more

Updated Science: Climate Change Is Happening Faster Than Predicted

 |  Sep 28, 2009

The United Nations Environment Program released an excellent report summarizing scientific evidence from over 400 sources that have emerged since the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report. … Read more

Another Company Abandons Clean Energy-Obstructing U.S. Chamber

 |  Sep 28, 2009

Will the last one out of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce please shut off the lights? Last week, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and New Mexico-based PNM Resources Inc. pulled … Read more

The Frogs are Croaking

 |  Sep 28, 2009

Here’s some bleak news for a Monday: Up to 1/3 of amphibians today are at risk for extinction, according to the Global Amphibian Assessment and a recent post to Bright … Read more

Report: Climate Change Coming Sooner, Stronger Than Thought

 |  Sep 27, 2009

A report released on September 22 by the United Nations points to some disturbing findings about how much quicker global warming is coming on: Roseanne Skirble of Voice of America … Read more

President Obama Points Out The Role of Hunters and Anglers in America’s Conservation History

 |  Sep 26, 2009

To acknowledge National Hunting and Fishing Day this weekend, President Obama has released a special White House proclamation that reflects the many decades that hunters and anglers in the U.S. … Read more

Scientists: New Rating System Maps Immediacy Of Nine Threats to Environment

 |  Sep 26, 2009

In a rating system compiled by a group of scientists, there is new meaning to immediate threats being off-the-charts. The top three threats? Biodiversity loss, nitrogen run-off and climate change. … Read more

Highlight of the Week: White House Details New Automotive Emissions Standards

 |  Sep 24, 2009

The Obama administration detailed new motor vehicle guidelines that would mandate improved fuel economy and institute the nation's first-ever automotive emissions standards. "The Environmental Protection Agency has taken an important … Read more