Conservation

Lemurs in the ‘REDD’

 |  Dec 15, 2009

Last week, as global leaders joined together in Copenhagen to start negotiations for a landmark agreement on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD), I took leave from the National Wildlife Federation to … Read more

Americans Reject Big Oil’s Big Money Blitz

 |  Dec 15, 2009

There’s a dirty little secret about the Big Oil-funded campaign against clean energy & climate legislation: It’s been a huge failure. Read more

New Poll: Americans Know Clean Energy & Climate Action Create Jobs

 |  Dec 15, 2009

A new Associated Press poll out this morning is giving a big boost to the prospects of a clean energy & climate bill in the Senate. Read more

NWF’s Jeremy Symons: Mind the Gaps

 |  Dec 14, 2009

When 120 foreign leaders converge on Copenhagen later this week, they will need to watch their step for other reasons – minding the two “gaps” that have turned these negotiations into a minefield. Read more

Copenhagen Event: Last Chance for Wildlife

,  |  Dec 14, 2009

By Larry Schweiger I was pleased to see good attendance at National Wildlife Federation’s event this Saturday at the climate discussions in Copenhagen, Denmark. I was joined by Steve Schneider of Stanford University … Read more

Copenhagen Day 1 (EPA’s Lisa Jackson, Smart Grids, Weatherization)

 |  Dec 14, 2009

Wednesday, December 9 (Day 1) McNair Wagner, Robert Boyd and I woke up very early this morning (7am CET = 1am EST), put on our warmest clothes and made our … Read more

Did You Get That Handbag From…The Amazon Rainforest?

 |  Dec 12, 2009

Here in Copenhagen, while negotiators hash out the details of an international climate agreement, thousands of organizations and businesses from all over the globe are monitoring the talks and bringing … Read more

Generosity in Copenhagen

 |  Dec 11, 2009

Caught in indescribably desperate times, my great grandmother Moriah Burke departed from the docks of Cork, Ireland and sailed to the United States using the last bit of money her … Read more

Copenhagen: It’s About Wildlife Too

 |  Dec 11, 2009

My colleague Tom Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair at the Heinz Center and head of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel for Global Environment Facility, has an excellent reminder in his New … Read more

Promising News from Arkansas for Senate Climate Bill

 |  Dec 11, 2009

As Senators Kerry, Graham and Lieberman unveiled their Senate clean energy and climate framework yesterday, prospects for progress got a boost from Arkansas Senators Lincoln and Pryor.
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