Last week green building advocates pushed Congress to restore slashed stimulus funding to "green" schools and federal buildings, after cash was cut in a compromise leading up to the Senate … Read more
Conservation
Stimulus First Step to Repowering America's Economy
Congressional leaders have passed a final economic recovery package. "This stimulus package is a good down-payment for putting America on the road to economic recovery,” said Adam Kolton, senior director … Read more
George Will Still Doesn’t Get the ’70s
No, not the cultural side of the '70s (though judging by that haircut and those glasses, I doubt he was loving the disco era). I'm talking about the decade's temperatures. … Read more
Salazar Scraps Sale Of Oil, Gas Leases
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said recently the government is throwing out the leases of 77 parcels of federal land for oil and gas drilling in Utah's redrock country. "In the … Read more
U.S. Needs Climate Action Partnership With China
The world’s two top polluters must act swiftly and work together with global warming solutions to save the planet from devastating climate change. A report produced in part by the … Read more
U.S. Agriculture And Food Supplies May Be Slammed By Global Warming, Drought
California, the nation's leading agricultural producer, may be hit particularly hard by the effects of climate change and drought, with dire consequences on the industry and our food supplies, a … Read more
Climate Action On Capitol Hill
The U.S. Senate passed an economic recovery package today, setting up a conference committee to reconcile its version with a House of Representatives bill. Adam Kolton, National Wildlife Federation's senior … Read more
Dancing = education?
Does a teacher have to dance to teach good science? Richard Alley of Penn State does (you can see the original post at DotEarth here), twisting around and waving his … Read more
Stimulus Bill a Unique Chance to Repower America’s Economy
As a Congressional conference committee considers final changes to the economic recovery package, the National Wildlife Federation has joined a coalition of conservation organizations to send a joint letter to … Read more
Important Vote this Week–Help Secure 2 Million Acres of Public Lands
The past month has been huge for our public lands! In early January, the U.S. Senate passed sweeping legislation to provide historic protections for millions of acres of America’s cherished … Read more
