Conservation

Finding alternatives to coal on campus

 |  Jan 13, 2010

A few weeks ago, we drew your attention to students who are fighting against coal power on their campuses: University of Kentucky students voted against the building of a "Wildcat … Read more

Polluter Dirty Air Acts Come to Light – Help Stop Them

 |  Jan 13, 2010

At first it seemed like simply one bad idea from one senator. But now we know the real story — a tangled web of public officials, polluter lobbyists, and efforts to gut the Clean Air Act. Read more

NWF Holds Firm on Climate & Energy Bill in 2010

 |  Jan 13, 2010

“As far as we are concerned there should not and will not be an energy bill in 2010 without the pollution cap needed to unleash private investment in the clean energy economy,” said NWF’s Jeremy Symons. Read more

David Orr, Oberlin College

Confronting Climate Collapse: The Work of a Lifetime

,  |  Jan 12, 2010

Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse, recently published by Oxford University Press, is David W. Orr’s ninth book.  Although dozens of climate-related books have been published within the last … Read more

Copenhagen Days 8-10 (Earth Hour, Final Conversations)

 |  Jan 11, 2010

Wednesday, December 16 (Day 8) On my way to the Earth Hour event at Copenhagen's city hall square, I marveled at how many people ride their bikes through the city, … Read more

Pope Calls for Global Climate Treaty in 2010

 |  Jan 11, 2010

Benedict’s words certainly hold true across all peoples and faiths — we have a moral responsibility to act now to protect our children & grandchildren, wildlife and natural resources from the worst effects of global warming. Read more

 |  Jan 10, 2010

Accomplished actor and social activist Gloria Reuben takes on JP Morgan for funding the nightmare of mountaintop removal mining in her thought-provoking and well written piece JP Morgan Chase Profits … Read more

NWF’s Larry Schweiger Visits Yellowstone

 |  Jan 10, 2010

What do you do if it’s 38 below zero outside? If you’re National Wildlife Federation President & CEO Larry Schweiger, you head out in Yellowstone National Park to get some spectacular wildlife shots. Read more

America Loses 80,000 Acres of Wetlands Annually: Will 2010 be any different?

 |  Jan 8, 2010

America loses approximately 80,000 acres of wetlands annually; 125 square miles every year. Want to do something about it? Be one of 80,000 people to sign a petition to President … Read more

Copenhagen Days 6-7 (“A Nuclear Renaissance?”)

 |  Jan 7, 2010

Monday, December 14 (Day 6) When I arrived on the platform outside of the Bella Center this morning, something was noticeably different. There was a line, actually two lines, at … Read more