Conservation

U.S. Needs Climate Action Partnership With China

 |  Feb 11, 2009

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

 |  Feb 11, 2009

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

 |  Feb 11, 2009

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?

 |  Feb 11, 2009

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

 |  Feb 11, 2009

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

 |  Feb 9, 2009

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

Ranger Rick Goes to Washington

 |  Feb 6, 2009

Breaking News: A Washington Post article reports that raccoons have invaded White House grounds, and are causing the National Park Service no small amount of trouble. We at NWF would like … Read more

Momentum gathers for Power Shift

 |  Feb 4, 2009

I'm counting the days until the end of February – and not just because it'll be closer to spring. In a few weeks, I'll be joining 10,000 of my peers … Read more

Help is On the Way

 |  Feb 3, 2009

Alright friends of wildlife, here’s the update: A green recovery package has passed the U.S. House of Representatives– with great provisions to create clean energy jobs while protecting wildlife and natural resources. … Read more

Climate Legislation Principles

 |  Feb 3, 2009

This morning I attended a press conference held by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, to release her principles for climate legislation. Sen. … Read more