Conservation

Plant a Tree, Grow a Job

 |  Jun 11, 2009

Got this email recently from Jeremy Symons, the National Wildlife Federation’s senior vice president for conservation and education: I was returning from a meeting in Congress a week ago and … Read more

NWF’s Larry Schweiger on the American Clean Energy & Security Act

 |  Jun 11, 2009

Via the ClimateOne blog, here’s a clip of National Wildlife Federation President & CEO Larry Schweiger talking about how the Waxman-Markey bill affects international climate treaty negotiations coming up in … Read more

Urgent Request from Congress: Tell Us About Wildlife

 |  Jun 10, 2009

I just got an email from Robyn, in the Western Regional Center, with an urgent call to action she’d seen in the Mercury News. Oddly enough the author was not … Read more

Zionsville Community Habitat and Indiana Wildlife Federation

 |  Jun 8, 2009

Over the weekend, I was proud to join the community of Zionsville, Indiana at the dedication of a sign honoring their Community Wildlife Habitat. I joined Elizabeth Mueller, the Zionsville … Read more

Dutch Lessons on Managing Rising Water Due to Warming

 |  Jun 5, 2009

Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson led a delegation of federal and Louisiana officials to the Netherlands, to learn how the Dutch manage their water. More … Read more

Global CEOs: Climate Action Key to Economic Growth

 |  Jun 5, 2009

Hoping to create a global carbon market, the organizers of a world business summit on climate change said 2 million new jobs would be created in the U.S. alone if … Read more

Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Presses for China-US Climate Action

 |  Jun 5, 2009

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) led a bipartisan Congressional delegation to China last week, urging that "we must work together" to address global warming. "We believe China and … Read more

Unprecedented Coalition Sets Stage for Climate Bill to Move to Full House

 |  Jun 5, 2009

The race is on in Washington and at international talks continuing throughout the year to bring the era of fossil fuel dominance to a close. National Wildlife Federation called the … Read more

Morning Joe on Clean Energy

 |  Jun 3, 2009

Via ThinkProgress’ Wonk Room, MSNBC’s Morning Joe talks about the economic opportunities of clean energy: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Read more

Flat Earth Society Meets in DC

 |  Jun 2, 2009

The debate over climate change in America has long since moved past the questions of “Is the planet warming?” (yes) and “Is man-made pollution to blame?” (it is) to “What … Read more