Conservation

230% Return on Investment? Where Do I Sign Up?

 |  Jul 29, 2009

What if someone told you that by spending just $43, you could make $100 back? Sounds like a great deal to me. Well, that’s the potential return on investment of … Read more

Preventing More Climate Impacts in the United States

 |  Jul 29, 2009

(As published in National Wildlife magazine, Aug/Sept. 2009) Long recorded in numerous science journals that are accessible only to a few, the fast-emerging impacts of climate change in the United … Read more

Highlight of the Week – USDA: House bill should yield long-term benefits for agriculture

 |  Jul 28, 2009

According to an analysis by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the American Clean Energy and Security Act would cost the farming sector little in the short-term and yield great long-term … Read more

Economic Message of the Week – Governors Say Fighting Global Warming Will Create Jobs

 |  Jul 28, 2009

Three Democratic governors told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that curbing emissions and developing a national clean energy economy could mean more jobs and economic prosperity. Citing the … Read more

Org Goes Door-to-Door For Clean Energy Education

 |  Jul 28, 2009

As part of the Alliance for Climate Protection's Repower America National Mobilization Weekend, members and volunteers went door to door to educate Americans about the transition to a clean energy … Read more

Coral Reefs Imperiled By Rising Temperatures

 |  Jul 28, 2009

According to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report, coral reefs in the Caribbean face a considerable risk of bleaching and die-offs partly due to rising water temperatures. The report … Read more

Cabinet Members Tout Energy Plans in Print

 |  Jul 28, 2009

In regional newspapers around the country, members of President Obama's cabinet have published op-ed columns on the heels of their testimony before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. … Read more

Radar Could Protect Birds From Wind Generators

 |  Jul 27, 2009

As the number of wind farms increases in the United States the number of bird deaths will likely go up. Designers are looking to a variety of ways to avoid … Read more

Insurers Call for Climate Action

 |  Jul 24, 2009

A coalition of insurance groups and conservation advocates has just sent a joint letter (PDF) to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) highlighting “the urgent need to move away from the carbon … Read more

New Jobs at Solar Mirror Plant in Pittsburgh

 |  Jul 23, 2009

If Congress enacts a new energy policy that caps global warming pollution, America could produce millions of new clean energy jobs like the jobs being created at the new solar … Read more