Conservation

Report: Climate Change Is Greatest Threat Ever To U.S. National Parks

 |  Oct 3, 2009

In a recently released report, our colleagues at the Natural Resources Defense Council have identified how great a threat global warming poses to U.S. national parks. U.S. Today Science Fair reports: The … Read more

Momentum For Wildlife

 |  Oct 2, 2009

I was glad to see the Senate release the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. The clock is ticking ever faster for wildlife and our planet as accelerating climate … Read more

Room to Roam: Protecting Public Lands Near and Far

 |  Oct 2, 2009

Last weekend, thousands of volunteers from coast to coast took part in National Public Lands Day. Four signature sites of this year’s celebration were the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC; … Read more

Make the Call Today

 |  Oct 1, 2009

All week we’ve been talking about the wildlife and wild places that need your help. Frogs are dying out. National parks face threats from severe drought and storms. Bears can’t … Read more

Highlight of the Week: Senate Bill Signals New Momentum for Clean Energy in 2009

 |  Sep 30, 2009

Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Chair Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Foreign Relations Committee Chair John Kerry (D-MA) unveiled the Senate's version of comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation on … Read more

Economic Message of the Week: Another Half Billion Goes to Clean Energy Companies

 |  Sep 30, 2009

The Treasury Department awarded $550 million to American companies that manufacture renewable energy equipment, part of the stimulus package signed into law by President Obama in February.   "This is a … Read more

Efforts to Stall Action on Global Warming Fail in Senate

 |  Sep 30, 2009

Efforts to stall action on global warming and block enforcement of the Clean Air Act failed when Senators reached agreement to move forward on an appropriations bill without taking up amendments designed … Read more

China Pledges Greater Emissions Efforts

 |  Sep 30, 2009

Chinese President Hu Jintao promised to work toward curbing his country's carbon emissions by a significant margin by the year 2020 in an address to the U.N. General Assembly last week.   … Read more

FWS Releases Global Warming Strategy

 |  Sep 30, 2009

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released a proposed strategy for guiding agency-wide efforts to react to global warming impacts to the nation's natural resources.   "The U.S. Fish and … Read more

EPA Finalizes Emissions Reporting Plan

 |  Sep 30, 2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized plans for a system that will require large sources of carbon emissions to report their emissions.   EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson called the new rule … Read more